Tennessee § 48-66-101 - Corporate records.

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§ 48-66-101. Corporate records.

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 in place of the board of directors as authorized by § 48-58-206(d). A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records. 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 vote. A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time. A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office: Its charter or restated charter and all amendments to it currently in effect; Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect; 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; The minutes of all meetings of members and records of all actions approved by the members for the past three (3) years; All written communications to members generally within the past three (3) years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three (3) years under § 48-66-201; A list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers; and Its most recent annual report delivered to the secretary of state under § 48-66-203. Acts 1987, ch. 242, § 16.01. Cross-References. Application of nonprofit corporation law, title 48, chs. 51-67, to corporations existing on January 1, 1988, § 48-68-101 . Business corporations, records and reports, title 48, ch. 26.

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Section 48-66-101 ("Corporate records.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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