Colorado § 7-136-101 - Corporate records.

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§ 7-136-101. Corporate records.

(1) A nonprofit 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 board of directors without a meeting, a record of all actions taken by a committee of the board of directors in place of the board of directors on behalf of the nonprofit corporation, and a record of all waivers of notices of meetings of members and of the board of directors or any committee of the board of directors.

(2) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.

(3) A nonprofit corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its members in a form that permits preparation of a list of the name and address of all members in alphabetical order, by class, showing the number of votes each member is entitled to vote.

(4) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.

(5) A nonprofit corporation shall keep a copy of each of the following records at its principal office:

(a) Its articles of incorporation;

(b) Its bylaws;

(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 members' meetings, and records of all action taken by members without a meeting, for the past three years;

(e) All written communications within the past three years to members generally as members;

(f) A list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;

(g) A copy of its most recent periodic report pursuant to part 5 of article 90 of this title; and

(h) All financial statements prepared for periods ending during the last three years that a member could have requested under section 7-136-106.

Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 742, § 3, effective July 1, 1998. L. 2000: (5)(g) amended, p. 987, § 98, effective July 1. L. 2003: (5)(g) amended, p. 2350, § 333, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2010: (5)(g) amended, (HB 10-1403), ch. 404, p. 2000, § 27, effective August 11.

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