(a) Subject to Section 79-4-16.03(c), a shareholder of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the corporation’s principal office, any of the records of the corporation described in Section 79-4-16.01(e) if he gives the corporation a signed written notice of his demand at least five (5) business days before the date on which he wishes to inspect and copy.
(b) A shareholder of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the shareholder meets the requirements of subsection (c) and gives the corporation a signed written notice of his demand at least five (5) business days before the date on which he wishes to inspect and copy:
(1) Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the board of directors, records of any action of a committee of the board of directors while acting in place of the board of directors on behalf of the corporation, minutes of any meeting of the shareholders, and records of action taken by the shareholders or board of directors without a meeting, to the extent not subject to inspection under subsection (a) of this section;
(2) Accounting records of the corporation; and
(3) The record of shareholders.
(c) A shareholder may inspect and copy the records identified in subsection (b) only if:
(1) His demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose;
(2) He describes with reasonable particularity his purpose and the records he desires to inspect; and
(3) The records are directly connected with his purpose.
(d) The right of inspection granted by this section may not be abolished or limited by a corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(e) This section does not affect:
(1) The right of a shareholder to inspect records under Section 79-4-7.20 or, if the shareholder is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant;
(2) The power of a court, independently of Section 79-4-1.01 et seq., to compel the production of corporate records for examination.
(f) For purposes of this section, “shareholder” includes a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or by a nominee on his behalf.
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