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MT Code § 35-2-906 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 9. Annual Report -- Corporate Records|35-2-906. Corporate records

  35-2-906. Corporate records. (1) A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by committees of the board of directors as authorized by 35-2-433(4).   (2) A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.   (3) A corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its 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.   (4) A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.   (5) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office or a location from which the records may be recovered within 2 business days:   (a) its articles or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect;   (b) its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect;   (c) resolutions adopted by its board of directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of members or any class or category of members;   (d) the minutes of all meetings of members and the records of all actions approved by the members for the past 3 years;   (e) the financial statements available to members for the past 3 years under 35-2-911;   (f) a list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers; and   (g) its most recent annual report delivered to the secretary of state under 35-2-904.   History: En. Sec. 161, Ch. 411, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 10, L. 1993.
MT Code § 35-2-907 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 9. Annual Report -- Corporate Records|35-2-907. Inspection of records by members

  35-2-907. Inspection of records by members. (1) Subject to 35-2-908(3) and subsection (5) of this section, a member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and location specified by the corporation, any of the records of the corporation described in 35-2-906(5) if the member gives the corporation written notice or a written demand at least 5 business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy.   (2) Subject to subsection (5), a member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the member meets the requirements of subsection (3) and gives the corporation written notice at least 5 business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy:   (a) excerpts from any records required to be maintained under 35-2-906(1), to the extent not subject to inspection under subsection (1);   (b) accounting records of the corporation; and   (c) subject to 35-2-910, the membership list.   (3) A member may inspect and copy the records identified in subsection (2) only if:   (a) the member's demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose;   (b) the member describes with reasonable particularity the purpose and the records the member desires to inspect; and   (c) the records are directly connected with this purpose.   (4) This section does not affect:   (a) the right of a member to inspect records under 35-2-535 or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant; or   (b) the power of a court, independent of this chapter, to compel the production of corporate records for examination.   (5) The articles or bylaws of a religious corporation may limit or abolish the right of a member under this section to inspect and copy any corporate record.   History: En. Sec. 162, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-908 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 9. Annual Report -- Corporate Records|35-2-908. Scope of inspection rights

  35-2-908. Scope of inspection rights. (1) A member's agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the member the agent or attorney represents.   (2) The right to copy records under 35-2-907 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic, xerographic, or other means.   (3) The corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of documents provided to the member. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of production or reproduction of the records.   (4) The corporation may comply with a member's demand to inspect the record of members under 35-2-907(2)(c) by providing the member with a list of its members that was compiled no earlier than the date of the member's demand.   History: En. Sec. 163, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-909 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 9. Annual Report -- Corporate Records|35-2-909. Court-ordered inspection

  35-2-909. Court-ordered inspection. (1) If a corporation does not allow a member who complies with 35-2-907(1) to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the district court for the judicial district of the county where the corporation's principal office is located or, if none in this state, in Lewis and Clark County may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation's expense upon application of the member.   (2) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a member to inspect and copy any other record, the member who complies with 35-2-907(2) and (3) may apply to the district court for the judicial district of the county where the corporation's principal office is located or, if the principal office is not located in this state, in Lewis and Clark County 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.   (3) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the corporation to pay the member's costs, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the member to inspect the records demanded.   (4) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding member.   History: En. Sec. 164, Ch. 411, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 240, L. 2007.
MT Code § 35-2-910 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 9. Annual Report -- Corporate Records|35-2-910. Limitations on use of membership list

  35-2-910. Limitations on use of membership list. (1) Without consent of the board, a membership list or any part of it may not be obtained or used by a person for any purpose unrelated to a member's interest as a member.   (2) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), without the consent of the board a membership list or any part of it may not be:   (a) 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;   (b) used for any commercial purpose; or   (c) sold to or purchased by any person.   History: En. Sec. 165, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-911 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 9. Annual Report -- Corporate Records|35-2-911. Financial statements for members

  35-2-911. Financial statements for members. Upon the written request of any member of the corporation, the corporation shall deliver to the member its most recent financial statements showing in reasonable detail its assets and liabilities and the results of the operations.   History: En. Sec. 166, Ch. 411, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 190, L. 2013.
MT Code § 35-2-912 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 9. Annual Report -- Corporate Records|35-2-912. Report of indemnification to members

  35-2-912. Report of indemnification to members. If a corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under 35-2-447 through 35-2-450 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.   History: En. Sec. 167, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-1001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 10. Fees and Charges|35-2-1001. Repealed

  35-2-1001. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 83, Ch. 198, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 152, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 15-2383; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 202, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 119, L. 1985.
MT Code § 35-2-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 10. Fees and Charges|35-2-1002. Repealed

  35-2-1002. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 84, Ch. 198, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 185, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 15-2384.
MT Code § 35-2-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 10. Fees and Charges|35-2-1003. Fees for filing, copying, and services

  35-2-1003. Fees for filing, copying, and services. (1) The secretary of state shall establish fees for the following:   (a) filing documents and issuing certificates as required by this chapter; and   (b) copying documents, priority handling, transmitting or filing facsimile copies, and providing computer-generated information.   (2) The fees authorized in this section must be set and deposited in accordance with 2-15-405.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 411, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 396, L. 2001.
MT Code § 35-2-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1101. Repealed

  35-2-1101. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 87, Ch. 198, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 15-2387.
MT Code § 35-2-1102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1102. Repealed

  35-2-1102. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 90, Ch. 198, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 15-2390.
MT Code § 35-2-1103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1103. Repealed

  35-2-1103. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 88, Ch. 198, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 15-2388.
MT Code § 35-2-1104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1104. Repealed

  35-2-1104. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 198, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 15-2337(part).
MT Code § 35-2-1105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1105. Repealed

  35-2-1105. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 89, Ch. 198, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 15-2389.
MT Code § 35-2-1106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1106. Repealed

  35-2-1106. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 256, L. 1981.
MT Code § 35-2-1107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1107. Secretary of state -- powers -- rulemaking

  35-2-1107. Secretary of state -- powers -- rulemaking. (1) The secretary of state has the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of the secretary of state's office by this chapter.   (2) The secretary of state may adopt rules to perform the duties required of the secretary of state under this chapter, including establishing necessary fees.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-1108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1108. Forms

  35-2-1108. Forms. (1) The secretary of state may by rule prescribe and furnish on request forms or computer formats for:   (a) an application for a certificate of existence;   (b) a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state;   (c) a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal;   (d) the annual report; and   (e) other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter.   (2) If the secretary of state so requires, use of any of the forms or formats listed in subsection (1) is mandatory.   (3) The secretary of state may by rule prescribe and furnish on request forms or computer formats for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, but their use is not mandatory.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-1109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1109. Filing duty of secretary of state

  35-2-1109. Filing duty of secretary of state. (1) If a document delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing satisfies the applicable requirements of 35-2-119 and 35-2-120, the secretary of state shall file the document.   (2) The secretary of state shall file a document by stamping or otherwise endorsing on the document "Filed", the secretary of state's official title, and the date and time the secretary of state received the document. Except as provided in 35-2-830, after filing a document, the secretary of state shall deliver a certification letter to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative as acknowledgment that the document has been filed and the fee has been paid.   (3) If the secretary of state refuses to file a document, the secretary of state shall return the document to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within 10 business days after the document was delivered to the secretary of state and include a brief written explanation of the reason for the refusal.   (4) The secretary of state's duty concerning the documents under this section is ministerial. Filing or refusal to file a document does not:   (a) affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part;   (b) relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or   (c) create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.   (5) The secretary of state may correct errors caused by a filing officer. The error and the correction must be retained in the file containing the document in which the error appeared. For the purposes of this subsection, a filing officer is a person employed in a filing office as defined in 30-9A-102.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 411, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 71, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 33, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 240, L. 2007.
MT Code § 35-2-1110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1110. Appeal from secretary of state's refusal to file document

  35-2-1110. Appeal from secretary of state's refusal to file document. (1) If the secretary of state refuses to file a document delivered for filing to the secretary of state's office, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal to the district court for the first judicial district. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel the filing of the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the secretary of state's explanation of the refusal to file.   (2) The court may summarily order the secretary of state to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.   (3) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-1111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1111. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document

  35-2-1111. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. A certificate attached to a copy of a document, bearing the secretary of state's signature, which may be in facsimile, and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the secretary of state.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-1112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 11. Secretary of State|35-2-1112. Certificate of existence

  35-2-1112. Certificate of existence. (1) A person may apply to the secretary of state to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic or foreign corporation.   (2) The certificate of existence must set forth:   (a) the domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's corporate name used in this state;   (b) (i) that the domestic corporation is incorporated under the laws of this state, the date of its incorporation, and the period of its duration if less than perpetual; or   (ii) that the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state;   (c) that all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, if:   (i) payment is reflected in the records of the secretary of state; and   (ii) nonpayment affects the good standing of the domestic or foreign corporation;   (d) that its most recent annual report required by 35-2-904 has been delivered to the secretary of state;   (e) that articles of dissolution have not been filed; and   (f) other facts of record in the office of the secretary of state that may be requested by the applicant.   (3) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in good standing in this state.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-1201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 12. Reinstatement (Repealed)|35-2-1201. Repealed

  35-2-1201. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 256, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 131, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 174, L. 1983.
MT Code § 35-2-1202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 12. Reinstatement (Repealed)|35-2-1202. Repealed

  35-2-1202. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 256, L. 1981.
MT Code § 35-2-1203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 12. Reinstatement (Repealed)|35-2-1203. Repealed

  35-2-1203. Repealed. Sec. 174, Ch. 411, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 256, L. 1981.
MT Code § 35-2-1301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 13. Derivative Actions|35-2-1301. Standing

  35-2-1301. Standing. (1) For purposes of this part, "derivative proceeding" means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided in 35-2-1307, in the right of a foreign corporation.   (2) A derivative proceeding may be commenced or maintained by a complainant who is:   (a) a director at the time of the bringing of the proceeding; or   (b) a member or members having 5% or more of the voting power or by 50 members, whichever is less. Each member must be a member at the time of the proceeding, including the time of the complained act or omission.   History: En. Sec. 50, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-1302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 13. Derivative Actions|35-2-1302. Demand

  35-2-1302. Demand. A complainant may not commence a derivative proceeding until:   (1) a written demand has been made upon the corporation to take suitable action;   (2) 90 days have expired from the date the demand was made, unless the complainant has earlier been notified that the demand has been rejected by the corporation or unless irreparable injury to the corporation would result by waiting for the expiration of the 90-day period; and   (3) the complainant has notified the attorney general prior to commencing a proceeding if the proceeding involves a public benefit corporation or assets held in charitable trust by a mutual benefit corporation. Notification of the attorney general must be made by mailing the attorney general a copy of the complaint.   History: En. Sec. 51, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
MT Code § 35-2-1303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations|Part 13. Derivative Actions|35-2-1303. Stay of proceedings

  35-2-1303. Stay of proceedings. If the corporation commences an inquiry into the allegations made in the demand or complaint, the court may stay any derivative proceeding for any period the court considers appropriate.   History: En. Sec. 52, Ch. 411, L. 1991.