13.1-933 - Inspection of records by members.
§ 13.1-933. Inspection of records by members.
A. Subject to subsection C of § 13.1-934, a member of a corporation isentitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at thecorporation's principal office, any of the records of the corporationdescribed in subsection E of § 13.1-932 if he gives the corporation writtennotice of his demand at least five business days before the date on which hewishes to inspect and copy.
B. A member of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy, during regularbusiness hours at a reasonable location specified by the corporation, any ofthe following records of the corporation if the member meets the requirementsof subsection C and gives the corporation written notice of his demand atleast five business days before the date on which he wishes to inspect andcopy:
1. Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the board of directors, records ofany action of a committee of the board of directors while acting in place ofthe board of directors on behalf of the corporation, minutes of any meetingof the members, and records of action taken by the members or board ofdirectors without a meeting, to the extent not subject to inspection undersubsection A;
2. Accounting records of the corporation; and
3. The record of members.
C. A member may inspect and copy the records identified in subsection B onlyif:
1. He has been a member of record for at least six months immediatelypreceding his demand;
2. His demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose;
3. He describes with reasonable particularity his purpose and the recordsthat he desires to inspect; and
4. The records are directly connected with his purpose.
D. The right of inspection granted by this section may not be abolished orlimited by a corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws.
E. This section does not affect:
1. The right of a member to inspect records if the member is in litigationwith the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant; or
2. The power of a court, independently of this Act, to compel the productionof corporate records for examination.
(1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925.)