Alabama § 10A-3A-4.05 - Inspection Right of Directors.

§ 10A-3A-4.05. Inspection Right of Directors.

(a) A director of a nonprofit corporation is entitled to inspect and copy the books, records, and documents of the nonprofit 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 board committee, but not for any other purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the nonprofit corporation.

(b) The designated court, and if none, the circuit court for the county in which the nonprofit corporation’s principal office is located in this state, and if none in this state, the circuit court for the county in which the nonprofit corporation’s most recent registered office is located may order inspection and copying of the books, records, and documents at the nonprofit corporation’s expense, upon application of a director who has been refused inspection rights, unless the nonprofit corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to inspection rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.

(c) If an order is issued, the court may include provisions protecting the nonprofit 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 nonprofit corporation, and may also order the nonprofit corporation to reimburse the director for the director’s expenses incurred in connection with the application.