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Washington Revised Code Title 24. Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit) § 24.03A.210. Corporate records

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A nonprofit corporation shall keep permanently a copy of the following records:

(a) Minutes of all meetings of its members and of its board of directors;

(b) A record of all actions taken by the members and board of directors by unanimous written consent; and

(c) A record of all actions taken on behalf of the corporation by a committee of the board.

(2) A nonprofit corporation shall keep a current copy of the following records:

(a) Its articles of incorporation or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect;

(b) Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect;

(c) All communications in the form of a record to members generally within the past six years, including the financial statements furnished for the past six years under RCW 24.03A.225;

(d) A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and

(e) Its most recent annual report delivered to the secretary of state under RCW 24.03A.070.

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

(4) A membership 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 cast.

(5) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in any other form of a record.

(6) All records required to be maintained by a nonprofit corporation may be maintained at any location within or without this state.

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