Michigan Laws 450.2485 – Books, records, and minutes
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 450.2485
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
A corporation shall keep books and records of account and minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders or members, board, and executive committee, if any. Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the corporation may keep the books, records, and minutes outside this state. The corporation shall keep at its registered office, or at the office of its transfer agent in or outside this state, records that contain the names and addresses of all shareholders or members, the number and class of shares held by each shareholder or the class or classes of membership held by each member, and the dates when they respectively became shareholders of record or members. Any of the books, records, or minutes may be in written form or in any other form that is convertible into written form within a reasonable time. A corporation shall convert into written form without charge any record that is not in written form, if requested by a person that is entitled to inspect the record.