2017 Indiana Code
TITLE 23. Business and other Associations
ARTICLE 17. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
CHAPTER 27. Records and Reports
23-17-27-1. Required records
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2018. See also following version of this section, effective 1-1-2018.
Sec. 1. (a) A corporation shall keep as permanent records a record of the following:
(1) Minutes of meetings of the corporation's members and board of directors.
(2) A record of actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting.
(3) A record of actions taken by committees of the board of directors as authorized under IC 23-17-15-6(d).
(b) A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.
(c) A corporation or the corporation's agent shall maintain a record of the corporation's members in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all members, in alphabetical order by class, showing the number of votes each member is entitled to cast.
(d) A corporation shall maintain the corporation's records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.
(e) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at the corporation's principal office:
(1) The corporation's articles of incorporation or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to the articles of incorporation currently in effect.
(2) The corporation's bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to the bylaws currently in effect.
(3) Resolutions adopted by the corporation's board of directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of members or a class or category of members.
(4) The minutes of all meetings of members and records of all actions approved by the members for the past three (3) years.
(5) Written communications to members generally within the past three (3) years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three (3) years under section 6 of this chapter.
(6) A list of the names and business or home addresses of the corporation's current directors and officers.
(7) The corporation's most recent biennial report delivered to the secretary of state under section 8 of this chapter.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in articles of incorporation or bylaws, ballots must be retained by a corporation until the earlier of the following:
(1) The date of the next annual meeting.
(2) One (1) year after the date the ballot was received.
As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.110-2008, SEC.8; P.L.119-2015, SEC.61.
IC 23-17-27-1 Required records
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2018. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2018.
Sec. 1. (a) A corporation shall keep as permanent records a record of the following:
(1) Minutes of meetings of the corporation's members and board of directors.
(2) A record of actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting.
(3) A record of actions taken by committees of the board of directors as authorized under IC 23-17-15-6(d).
(b) A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.
(c) A corporation or the corporation's agent shall maintain a record of the corporation's members in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all members, in alphabetical order by class, showing the number of votes each member is entitled to cast.
(d) A corporation shall maintain the corporation's records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.
(e) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at the corporation's principal office:
(1) The corporation's articles of incorporation or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to the articles of incorporation currently in effect.
(2) The corporation's bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to the bylaws currently in effect.
(3) Resolutions adopted by the corporation's board of directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of members or a class or category of members.
(4) The minutes of all meetings of members and records of all actions approved by the members for the past three (3) years.
(5) Written communications to members generally within the past three (3) years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three (3) years under section 6 of this chapter.
(6) A list of the names and business or home addresses of the corporation's current directors and officers.
(7) The corporation's most recent biennial report delivered to the secretary of state under IC 23-0.5-2-13.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in articles of incorporation or bylaws, ballots must be retained by a corporation until the earlier of the following:
(1) The date of the next annual meeting.
(2) One (1) year after the date the ballot was received.
As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.110-2008, SEC.8; P.L.119-2015, SEC.61; P.L.118-2017, SEC.94.
