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DC Code § 29-313.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 3 - Business Corporations|Subchapter XIII - Records and Reports|Part A - Records|§ 29-313.02. Inspection of records by shareholders

(a) A shareholder of a corporation shall be entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the corporation’s principal office, any of the records of the corporation described in § 29-313.01(e) if the shareholder gives the corporation notice in a record of the shareholder’s demand at least 5 business days before the date on which the shareholder wishes to inspect and copy. (b) A shareholder of a corporation shall be entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the shareholder meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and gives the corporation notice in a record of the shareholder’s demand at least 5 business days before the date on which the shareholder wishes to inspect and copy: (1) Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the board of directors, records of any action of a committee of the board of directors while acting in place of the board of directors on behalf of the corporation, minutes of any meeting of the shareholders, and records of action taken by the shareholders or board of directors without a meeting, to the extent not subject to inspection under § 29-313.02(a); (2) Accounting records of the corporation; and (3) The record of shareholders. (c) A shareholder may inspect and copy the records described in subsection (b) of this section only if: (1) The shareholder’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose; (2) The shareholder describes with reasonable particularity the shareholder’s purpose and the records the shareholder desires to inspect; and (3) The records are directly connected with the shareholder’s purpose. (d) The right of inspection granted by this section shall not be abolished or limited by a corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws. (e) This section shall not affect: (1) The right of a shareholder to inspect records under § 29-305.20 or, if the shareholder is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant; or (2) The power of the Superior Court, independently of this chapter, to compel the production of corporate records for examination. (f) For purposes of this section, the term “shareholder” includes a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or by a nominee on the shareholder’s behalf.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(c)(34), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-305.20, § 29-313.03, and § 29-313.04. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “notice in a record” for “written notice” in (a) and (b). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-313.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 3 - Business Corporations|Subchapter XIII - Records and Reports|Part A - Records|§ 29-313.03. Scope of inspection right

(a) A shareholder’s agent or attorney shall have the same inspection and copying rights as the shareholder represented. (b) The right to copy records under § 29-313.02 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies by xerographic or other means, including copies through an electronic transmission if available and so requested by the shareholder. (c) The corporation may comply at its expense with a shareholder’s demand to inspect the record of shareholders under § 29-313.02(b)(3) by providing the shareholder with a list of shareholders that was compiled no earlier than the date of the shareholder’s demand. (d) The corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the shareholder. The charge shall not exceed the estimated cost of production, reproduction, or transmission of the records.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-313.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 3 - Business Corporations|Subchapter XIII - Records and Reports|Part A - Records|§ 29-313.04. Court-ordered inspection

(a) If a corporation does not allow a shareholder that complies with § 29-313.02(a) to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the Superior Court may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation’s expense upon application of the shareholder. (b) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder to inspect and copy any other record, the shareholder that complies with § 29-313.02(b) and (c) may apply to the Superior Court 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 Superior Court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the corporation to pay the shareholder’s expenses 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 shareholder to inspect the records demanded. (d) If the Superior 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 shareholder.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-313.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 3 - Business Corporations|Subchapter XIII - Records and Reports|Part A - Records|§ 29-313.05. Inspection of records by directors

(a) A director of a corporation shall be entitled to inspect and copy the books, records and documents of the corporation at any reasonable time to the extent reasonably related to the performance of the director’s duties as a director, including duties as a member of a committee, but not for any other purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the corporation. (b) The Superior Court may order inspection and copying of the books, records, and documents at the corporation’s expense, upon application of a director who has been refused such inspection rights, unless the corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to such inspection rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis. (c) If an order is issued, the Superior Court may include provisions protecting the corporation from undue burden or expense, and prohibiting the director from using information obtained upon exercise of the inspection rights in a manner that would violate a duty to the corporation, and may also order the corporation to reimburse the director for the director’s expenses incurred in connection with the application.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-313.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 3 - Business Corporations|Subchapter XIII - Records and Reports|Part A - Records|§ 29-313.06. Exception to notice requirement

(a) Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of this chapter to any shareholder, the notice shall not be required to be given if: (1) Notice of 2 consecutive annual meetings, and all notices of meetings during the period between such 2 consecutive annual meetings, have been sent to such shareholder at such shareholder’s address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned undeliverable; or (2) All, but not less than 2, payments of dividends on securities during a 12-month period, or 2 consecutive payments of dividends on securities during a period of more than 12 months, have been sent to such shareholder at such shareholder’s address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned undeliverable. (b) If any such shareholder delivers to the corporation a written notice setting forth the shareholder’s then-current address, the requirement that notice be given to the shareholder is reinstated.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-313.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 3 - Business Corporations|Subchapter XIII - Records and Reports|Part B - Reports|§ 29-313.07. Financial statements for shareholders

(a) A corporation shall deliver to its shareholders annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year, an income statement for that year, and a statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for the year unless that information appears elsewhere in the financial statements. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements shall also be prepared on that basis. (b) If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the report shall accompany them. If not, the statements shall be accompanied by a statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation’s accounting records: (1) Stating such person’s reasonable belief whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and (2) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year. (c) A corporation shall mail the annual financial statements to each shareholder within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year. Thereafter, on written request from a shareholder that was not sent the statements, the corporation shall mail the shareholder the latest financial statements. (d) A public corporation may fulfill its responsibilities under this section by delivering the specified financial statements or otherwise making them available in any manner permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(c)(35), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-311.10, § 29-311.14, and § 29-313.01. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “sent” for “mailed” in (c); and added (d). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-401.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter I - General Provisions|Part A - General Provisions|§ 29-401.01. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Nonprofit Corporation Act of 2010”.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)  Cross References Licenses to conduct bingo games, raffles, or Monte Carlo night parties, see § 3-1323. Child abuse and neglect prevention children’s trust fund, see § 4-1341.06. Financial institutions, licensing of money lenders, “community development corporation” defined, see § 26-910. Cable television, Public Access Corporation, formation, see § 34-1229. Museum of the City of Washington, powers, see § 39-303. Nonprofit healthcare entities, sale, lease, or exchange of assets with for-profit entities, see § 44-603.
DC Code § 29-401.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter I - General Provisions|Part A - General Provisions|§ 29-401.04. Reference to extrinsic facts in plans or filed documents

(a) For the purposes of this subsection, the term: (1) “Filed record” means a record delivered to the Mayor for filing under any provision of this chapter except § 29-102.11. (2) “Plan” means a plan of domestication, business conversion, entity conversion, merger or membership exchange. (b) Whenever a provision of this chapter permits any of the terms of a plan or a filed record to be dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan or filed record, the following rules apply: (1) The manner in which the facts will operate upon the terms of the plan or filed record shall be set forth in the plan or filed record. (2) The facts may include: (A) Any of the following that is available in a nationally recognized news or information medium either in print or electronically: (i) Statistical or market indices; (ii) Market prices of any security or group of securities; (iii) Interest rates; (iv) Currency exchange rates; or (v) Similar economic or financial data; (B) A determination or action by any person or body, including the corporation or any other party to a plan or filed record; or (C) The terms of, or actions taken under, an agreement to which the corporation is a party, or any other agreement or record.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(d)(4), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-402.02, § 29-407.02, § 29-408.06, § 29-409.02, § 29-409.03, and § 29-409.06. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “delivered to the Mayor for filing” for “filed with the Mayor” in (a)(1). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-401.20 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter I - General Provisions|Part B - Review of Contested Corporate Action|§ 29-401.20. Definition

For the purposes of this part, the term “corporate action” means: (1) The election, appointment, designation, or other selection and the suspension, removal, or expulsion of members, delegates, directors, members of a designated body, or officers of a nonprofit corporation; or (2) The taking of any action on any matter that is required under this chapter or under any other provision of law to be, or which under the articles of incorporation or bylaws may be, submitted for action to the members, delegates, directors, members of a designated body, or officers of a nonprofit corporation.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-401.21 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter I - General Provisions|Part B - Review of Contested Corporate Action|§ 29-401.21. Proceedings prior to corporate action

(a) If, under applicable law or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a nonprofit corporation, there has been a failure to hold a meeting to take corporate action and the failure has continued for 30 days after the date designated or appropriate therefor, the Superior Court may summarily order a meeting to be held upon the application of any person entitled, either alone or in conjunction with other persons similarly seeking relief under this section, to call a meeting to consider the corporate action in issue, or the Attorney General for the District of Columbia in the case of a charitable corporation. (b) The Superior Court may determine the right to vote at the meeting of persons claiming that right, may appoint an individual to hold the meeting under such orders and powers as the Superior Court may consider proper, and may take such action as may be required to give due notice of the meeting and convene and conduct the meeting in the interests of justice.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-401.22.
DC Code § 29-401.22 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter I - General Provisions|Part B - Review of Contested Corporate Action|§ 29-401.22. Review of contested corporate action

(a) Upon petition of a person whose status as, or whose rights or duties as, a member, delegate, director, member of a designated body, or officer of a corporation are or may be affected by any corporate action, the Superior Court may hear and determine the validity of the corporate action. (b) The Superior Court may make such orders in any such case as may be just and proper, with power to enforce the production of any books, papers and records of the corporation and other evidence that may relate to the issue. The Superior Court shall provide for notice of the pendency of the proceedings under this section to all persons affected thereby. If it is determined that no valid corporate action has been taken, the Superior Court may order a meeting to be held in accordance with § 29-401.21. (c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply if a nonprofit corporation has provided in its articles of incorporation or bylaws for a means of resolving a challenge to a corporate action, but the Superior Court may enforce the articles or bylaws if appropriate.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-401.23 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter I - General Provisions|Part B - Review of Contested Corporate Action|§ 29-401.23. Notice to Attorney General

The plaintiff in a proceeding under this part shall notify the Attorney General for the District of Columbia within 10 days after commencing the proceeding if it involves a charitable corporation. Notice to the Attorney General under this section shall not stay or otherwise affect the proceeding.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-401.40 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter I - General Provisions|Part C - Religious Corporations|§ 29-401.40. Subordination to canon law or other religious doctrine

If religious doctrine or canon law governing the affairs of a religious corporation is inconsistent with this chapter on the same subject, the religious doctrine or canon law shall control to the extent required by the Constitution of the United States.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-401.60 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter I - General Provisions|Part E - Attorney General|§ 29-401.60. Notice to Attorney General

(a) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall be given notice of the commencement of any proceeding that this chapter authorizes the Attorney General to bring but that has been commenced by another person. (b) Whenever any provision of this chapter requires that notice be given to the Attorney General for the District of Columbia before or after commencing a proceeding or permits the Attorney General to commence a proceeding: (1) If no proceeding has been commenced, the Attorney General may take appropriate action seeking injunctive relief; and (2) If a proceeding has been commenced by a person other than the Attorney General, the Attorney General, as of right, may intervene in the proceeding.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-404.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter IV - Memberships and Financial Provisions|Part A - Admission of Members|§ 29-404.01. No requirement of members; other persons designated by articles of incorporation or bylaws

(a) A nonprofit corporation shall not be required to have members. (b) If the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a nonprofit corporation do not provide that it must have members, or if a corporation has in fact no members entitled to vote on a matter, any provision of this chapter or any other provision of law requiring notice to, the presence of, or the vote, consent, or other action by members of the corporation in connection with the matter shall be satisfied by notice to, the presence of, or the vote, consent, or other action by the board of directors or a designated body of the corporation. (c) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a nonprofit corporation may designate a person as a member who is not within the definition of “member” under § 29-401.02(24). Such a person, regardless of designation, shall not be deemed a member for purposes of this chapter but nevertheless shall have those rights and obligations set forth in the articles of incorporation or bylaws.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-404.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter IV - Memberships and Financial Provisions|Part A - Admission of Members|§ 29-404.02. Admission

(a) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a membership corporation may establish criteria or procedures for admission of members. (b) A person shall not be admitted as a member without the person’s consent. (c) If a membership corporation provides certificates of membership to the members, the certificates shall not be registered and shall not be transferable except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws. (d) A person shall not be a member of a nonprofit corporation unless the person meets the definition of a “member” in § 29-401.02, regardless of whether the corporation refers to the person as a member.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(d)(9), 59 DCR 13171.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “transferable” for “able” in (c). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-404.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter IV - Memberships and Financial Provisions|Part A - Admission of Members|§ 29-404.03. Consideration

Except as otherwise provided in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, a membership corporation may admit members for no consideration or for such consideration as is determined by the board of directors. The consideration may take any form, including promissory notes, intangible property, or past or future services. Payment of the consideration may be made at such times and upon such terms as are set forth in or authorized by the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-404.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 4 - Nonprofit Corporations|Subchapter IV - Memberships and Financial Provisions|Part B - Rights and Obligations of Members|§ 29-404.10. Differences in rights and obligations of members

Except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, each member of a membership corporation shall have the same rights and obligations as every other member with respect to voting, dissolution, membership transfer, and other matters.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-408.22.