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IN Code § 23-17-27-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 27. Records and Reports|23-17-27-2. Member's Right to Inspect and Copy Records

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsection (e) and section 3(c) of this chapter, a member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and location specified by the corporation, the records of the corporation described in section 1(e) of this chapter if the member gives the corporation written notice or a written demand at least five (5) business days before the date on which the member desires to inspect and copy.(b) Subject to subsection (e), a member may inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and reasonable location specified by the corporation, the following records of the corporation if the member meets the requirements of subsection (c) and gives the corporation written notice at least five (5) business days before the date on which the member desires to inspect and copy:(1) Excerpts from records required to be maintained under section 1(a) of this chapter, to the extent not subject to inspection under subsection (a).(2) Accounting records of the corporation.(3) Subject to section 5 of this chapter, the membership list.(c) A member may inspect and copy the records identified in subsection (b) only if the following conditions exist:(1) The member's demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose.(2) The member describes with reasonable particularity the purpose and the records the member desires to inspect.(3) The records are directly connected with the purpose.(d) This section does not affect the following:(1) The rights of a member to inspect records under IC 23-17-11-1 or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant.(2) The power of a court, independently of this article, to compel the production of corporate records for examination.(e) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a religious corporation may limit or abolish the right of a member under this section to inspect and copy a corporate record.(f) The articles of incorporation of a corporation may limit or abolish the following:(1) The right of a member to obtain from the corporation information as to the identity of contributors to the corporation.(2) The right of a member or the member's agent or attorney to inspect or copy the membership list if the corporation provides a reasonable means to mail communications to other members through the corporation at the expense of the member making the request.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-27-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 27. Records and Reports|23-17-27-3. Inspection by Member's Agent or Attorney; Copies; Costs; List of Members

Sec. 3. (a) A member's agent or attorney, if authorized in writing, has the same inspection and copying rights as the member the agent or attorney represents.(b) The right to copy records under section 2 of this chapter includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic, xerographic, or other means.(c) A corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the member. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of production or reproduction of the records.(d) A corporation may comply with a member's demand to inspect the record of members under section 2(b)(3) of this chapter by providing the member with a list of the corporation's members that was compiled not earlier than the date of the member's demand.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-27-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 27. Records and Reports|23-17-27-4. Court Order for Inspection and Copying; Payment of Costs by Corporation; Restrictions on Use of Records

Sec. 4. (a) If a corporation does not allow a member who complies with section 2(a) of this chapter to inspect and copy records required under section 2(a) of this chapter to be available for inspection, the circuit court or superior court of the county where:(1) the corporation's principal office is located; or(2) if the principal office is not located in Indiana, the corporation's registered office is located;may order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation's expense upon application of the member.(b) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a member to inspect and copy any other record, a member who complies with section 2(b) and 2(c) of this chapter may apply to the circuit court or superior court of the county where:(1) the corporation's principal office is located; or(2) if the principal office is not located in Indiana, the corporation's registered office is located;for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.(c) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, the court shall also order the corporation to pay the member's costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that the corporation refused inspection in good faith because the corporation had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the member to inspect the records demanded.(d) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, the court may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding member.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-27-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 27. Records and Reports|23-17-27-5. Membership List; Use

Sec. 5. Without the consent of a board of directors, all or part of a membership list may not be obtained or used by a person for a purpose unrelated to a member's interest as a member. Without the consent of the board of directors, all or part of a membership list may not be:(1) used to solicit money or property unless the money or property will be used solely to solicit the votes of the members in an election to be held by the corporation;(2) used for a commercial purpose; or(3) sold to or purchased by a person.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-27-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 27. Records and Reports|23-17-27-6. Annual Financial Statements; Furnishing to Members

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in articles of incorporation or bylaws of a religious corporation, a corporation upon written demand from a member shall furnish the member the corporation's latest annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and the corporation's subsidiaries or affiliates, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and statement of operations for that year. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.(b) If annual financial statements are reported upon by a certified public accountant, the accountant's report must accompany the statements. If annual financial statements are not reported upon by a certified public accountant, the statements must be accompanied by the statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's financial accounting records that does the following:(1) States the president's or other person's reasonable belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describes the basis of preparation.(2) Describes any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-27-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 27. Records and Reports|23-17-27-7. Indemnification or Advance of Expenses to Director; Report to Members

Sec. 7. If a corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under IC 23-17-16-1 through IC 23-17-16-11 in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the members with or before the notice of the next meeting of members.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-28-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 28. Notice|23-17-28-1. Notice

Sec. 1. Notice under this article must be in writing unless oral notice is authorized by a corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-28-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 28. Notice|23-17-28-2. Notice; Means of Communication

Sec. 2. Notice, if otherwise in proper form under this article and subject to the requirements of section 1 of this chapter, may be communicated by any of the following:(1) In person.(2) By telephone, telegraph, teletype, or other form of wire or wireless communication.(3) By mail.(4) By a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published or by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-28-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 28. Notice|23-17-28-3. Corporations; Notice by Mail

Sec. 3. Written notice by a domestic or foreign corporation to a member is effective when mailed, if correctly addressed to the member's address shown in the corporation's current record of members.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-28-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 28. Notice|23-17-28-4. Address of Corporations; Notice

Sec. 4. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Indiana, other than in the corporation's capacity as a member, may be addressed to the corporation's registered agent at the corporation's registered office or to the corporation's secretary at the corporation's principal office shown in the most recent filing of the corporation under this article.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.228-1995, SEC.22.
IN Code § 23-17-28-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 28. Notice|23-17-28-5. Effective Date of Notice

Sec. 5. Except as provided in this chapter or other applicable law, written notice is effective at the earliest of the following:(1) When received.(2) Five (5) days after the notice is mailed, as evidenced by the postmark or private carrier receipt, if mailed correctly addressed to the address listed in the most current records of the corporation.(3) On the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.(4) Thirty (30) days after the notice is deposited with another method of the United States Postal Service other than first class, registered, or certified postage affixed, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed correctly addressed to the address listed in the most current records of the corporation.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.110-2008, SEC.9.
IN Code § 23-17-28-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 28. Notice|23-17-28-6. Newsletters, Magazines, or Other Publications; Written Notice

Sec. 6. A written notice or report delivered as part of a newsletter, magazine, or other publication regularly sent to members constitutes a written notice or report if addressed or delivered to the member's address shown in the corporation's current list of members, or if members are residents of the same household and have the same address in the corporation's current list of members, if addressed or delivered to one (1) of the members at the address appearing on the current list of members.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-28-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 28. Notice|23-17-28-7. Oral Notice

Sec. 7. Oral notice is effective when communicated.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-28-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 28. Notice|23-17-28-8. Prescribed Notice Requirements

Sec. 8. If this article prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those requirements govern. If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe notice requirements not inconsistent with this chapter or other provisions of this article, those requirements govern.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-30-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 30. Miscellaneous Provisions|23-17-30-1. Dissolution of Corporations; Transfer and Distribution of Assets

Sec. 1. (a) Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant, or member of the corporation who cannot be found or who is not competent to receive the assets shall be reduced to cash subject to known trust restrictions and deposited with the treasurer of state or other appropriate state official for safekeeping. The treasurer of state may receive and hold property in kind. When a creditor, claimant, or member furnishes satisfactory proof of entitlement to the amount deposited or property held in kind, the treasurer of state shall deliver to the creditor, claimant, or member, or a person representing a creditor, claimant, or member, that amount.(b) On dissolution of a corporation, assets remaining after distribution shall escheat to the state. The corporation shall pay the assets to the state general fund through payment to the treasurer of state.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-30-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 30. Miscellaneous Provisions|23-17-30-2. Religious Doctrines; Conflict With Statutes

Sec. 2. If religious doctrine or practice governing the affairs of a religious corporation is inconsistent with this article, the religious doctrine or practice control to the extent required by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Indiana.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-30-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 30. Miscellaneous Provisions|23-17-30-3. Secretary of State; Powers and Duties

Sec. 3. The secretary of state has the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of the secretary of state's office by this article.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-17-30-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 30. Miscellaneous Provisions|23-17-30-4. Meetings Impractical or Impossible; Court Orders

Sec. 4. (a) If it is impractical or impossible for a corporation to call or conduct a meeting of the corporation's members, delegates, or directors or otherwise obtain their consent in the manner prescribed by the corporation's articles of incorporation, bylaws, or this article, upon petition of a director, an officer, a delegate, a member, or the attorney general the circuit or superior court of the county where a corporation's principal office is located may order that a meeting be called or that a written ballot or other form of obtaining the vote of members, delegates, or directors be authorized in a manner that the court finds fair and equitable under the circumstances.(b) The court shall, in an order issued under this section, provide for a method of notice reasonably designed to give actual notice to all persons who would be entitled to notice of a meeting held under the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and this article, whether or not the method results in actual notice to all persons or conforms to the notice requirements that would otherwise apply. In a proceeding under this section, the court may determine who the members or directors are.(c) An order issued under this section may dispense with any requirement relating to the holding of or voting at meetings or obtaining votes, including any requirement concerning quorums or the number or percentage of votes needed for approval, that would otherwise be imposed by the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or this article.(d) When practical, an order issued under this section must limit the subject matter of meetings or other forms of consent judicially authorized to those items, including amendments to the articles of incorporation or bylaws, for which the resolution may enable the corporation to continue managing the corporation's affairs without further resort to this section. However, an order under this section may also authorize the obtaining of any votes and approvals that are necessary for a dissolution, merger, or sale of assets.(e) A meeting or other method of obtaining the vote of members, delegates, or directors conducted pursuant to an order issued under this section that complies with the order, is considered a valid meeting or vote and has the same force and effect as if the meeting or method complied with every requirement imposed by the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and this article.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-18-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-1. Citation of Article

Sec. 1. This article may be cited as the "Indiana business flexibility act".As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-2. Application of Definitions

Sec. 2. The definitions of this chapter apply throughout this article.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-3. "Articles of Organization"

Sec. 3. "Articles of organization" means the articles of organization described by IC 23-18-2-4 and any amended or restated articles of organization.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-4. "Business Trust"

Sec. 4. "Business trust" means a business trust or a foreign business trust (as defined in IC 23-5).As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-5. "Contribution"

Sec. 5. "Contribution" means any cash, property, services rendered, or a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services that a person transfers to a limited liability company in the capacity as a member.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-6. "Corporation"

Sec. 6. "Corporation" means a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation (as defined in either IC 23-1 or IC 23-17).As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-7. "Distribution"

Sec. 7. "Distribution" means a direct or an indirect transfer of money or other property or the incurrence or the transfer of indebtedness by a limited liability company to or for the benefit of its members in respect of their interests in the limited liability company. A distribution may be in the form of a declaration or payment of a dividend, purchase, redemption, or other acquisition of an interest, a distribution of indebtedness, or otherwise. The term does not include:(1) amounts constituting reasonable compensation for past or present services or reasonable payments made in the ordinary course of business under a bona fide retirement plan or other benefit program; or(2) the making of or payment or performance upon a bona fide guaranty or similar arrangement by a limited liability company to or for the benefit of its members.However, the failure of an amount to satisfy subdivision (1), or of a payment or performance to satisfy subdivision (2), is not determinative of whether the amount, payment, or performance is a distribution.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301. Amended by P.L.130-2006, SEC.26; P.L.40-2013, SEC.5.
IN Code § 23-18-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-8. "Event of Dissociation"

Sec. 8. "Event of dissociation" means an event that causes a person to cease being a member of a limited liability company as provided by IC 23-18-6-5.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-9. "Foreign Limited Liability Company"

Sec. 9. "Foreign limited liability company" means an entity that is:(1) an unincorporated association organized under the laws of a state other than Indiana or another jurisdiction, including a foreign country;(2) organized under a statute that affords each member of the entity limited liability with respect to the activities and ownership of the entity; and(3) not required to obtain a certificate of registration as a foreign limited partnership under IC 23-16 or qualify to transact business as a foreign business trust under IC 23-5.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-10. "Interest"

Sec. 10. "Interest" means a member's economic rights in the limited liability company, including the member's share of the profits and losses of the limited liability company and the right to receive distributions from the limited liability company.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-11. "Limited Liability Company" or "Domestic Limited Liability Company"

Sec. 11. "Limited liability company" or "domestic limited liability company" means an entity that is an unincorporated association organized under this article.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-12. "Limited Partnership"

Sec. 12. "Limited partnership" means an Indiana limited partnership or foreign limited partnership (as defined in IC 23-16).As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.
IN Code § 23-18-1-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 18. Limited Liability Companies|Chapter 1. Definitions|23-18-1-13. "Majority in Interest of the Members"

Sec. 13. "Majority in interest of the members" means the members who have made more than fifty percent (50%) of the agreed value, as stated in the records of the limited liability company, of the total contributions made by all members, to the extent that the contributions have not been previously returned.As added by P.L.8-1993, SEC.301.