IN Code § 23-17-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 17. Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 11. Voting|23-17-11-1. List of Members Entitled to Notice of Meeting; Inspection; Validity of Action Not Affected by Unavailability of List; Limitation on Inspection Imposed by Religious and Public Benefit Corporations

Sec. 1. (a) After fixing a record date for a notice of a meeting, a corporation shall prepare a list of the names of the corporation's members who are entitled to notice of a members' meeting. The list must show the address and number of votes each member is entitled to vote at the meeting. The corporation shall prepare on a current basis through the time of the membership meeting a list of members, if any, who are entitled to vote at the meeting, but not entitled to notice of the meeting. This list shall be prepared on the same basis and be part of the list of members.(b) The list of members must be available for inspection by a member for the purpose of communication with other members concerning the meeting, beginning five (5) business days before the date of the meeting for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the corporation's principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. Subject to IC 23-17-27-2(c) and IC 23-17-27-5:(1) a member;(2) a member's agent; or(3) an attorney authorized in writing;may, on written demand, inspect and copy the list, during regular business hours and at the member's expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.(c) The corporation shall make the list of members available at the meeting, and a member, the member's agent, or an attorney authorized in writing may inspect the list at any time during the meeting or an adjournment.(d) If the corporation refuses to allow a member, the member's agent, or an attorney authorized in writing to inspect or copy the list of members during the period specified in subsection (b), the circuit court or superior court of the county where a corporation's principal office, or, if no principal office is located in Indiana, the corporation's registered office, is located, on application of the member, may order the inspection or copying.(e) Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the list of members does not affect the validity of an action taken at the meeting.(f) The use and distribution of information acquired from inspection or copying the list of members under the rights granted by this section are subject to IC 23-17-27-2(c) and IC 23-17-27-5.(g) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a religious corporation may limit or abolish the rights of a member under this section to inspect and copy the corporation's records.(h) The articles of incorporation of a public benefit corporation may limit or abolish the right of a member, the member's agent, or an attorney authorized in writing to inspect or copy the membership list if the corporation provides a reasonable means to mail communications concerning the corporation to other members through the corporation at the expense of the member making the request.As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.