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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) If a shareholder of a corporation, in person or by his attorney or agent, or a representative of the district attorney or of the secretary of state, the attorney general, or other state official, makes a written demand on a corporation to inspect a current list of its directors and officers, the corporation shall, within two business days after receipt of the demand and for a period of one week thereafter, make the list available for such inspection at its office during usual business hours.
(b) Upon refusal by the corporation to make a current list of its directors and officers available, as provided in paragraph (a), the person making a demand for such list may apply, ex parte, to the supreme court at a special term held within the judicial district where the office of the corporation is located for an order directing the corporation to make such list available. The court may grant such order or take such other action as it may deem just and proper.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Business Corporation Law - BSC § 718. List of directors and officers - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/business-corporation-law/bsc-sect-718/
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