Texas Business Organizations Code 101.502 – Right to Examine Records
(a) A member of a limited liability company or an assignee of a membership interest in a limited liability company, on written demand stating a proper purpose, is entitled to examine and copy at a reasonable time at the limited liability company’s principal office identified under § 101.501(c) or another location approved by the limited liability company and the member or assignee, any records of the limited liability company, whether in written or other tangible form, which are reasonably related to and appropriate to examine and copy for that proper purpose.
(b) The examination and copying under Subsection (a) may be conducted by the member or assignee or through an agent, accountant, or attorney. An agent, accountant, or attorney who conducts an examination and copying under this section is subject to any obligations of the member or assignee with respect to the records made available for examination and copying.
Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 101.502
- Certificate of formation: means :
(A) the document required to be filed with the filing officer under Chapter 3 to form a filing entity; and
(B) if appropriate, a restated certificate of formation and all amendments of an original or restated certificate of formation. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002 - in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Limited liability company: means an entity governed as a limited liability company under Title 3 or 7. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Manager: means a person designated as a manager of a limited liability company that is not managed by members of the company. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Member: means :
(A) in the case of a limited liability company, a person who has become, and has not ceased to be, a member in the limited liability company as provided by its governing documents or this code;
(B) in the case of a nonprofit corporation, a person who has membership rights in the nonprofit corporation under its governing documents;
(C) in the case of a cooperative association, a member of a nonshare or share association;
(D) in the case of a nonprofit association, a person who has membership rights in the nonprofit association under its governing documents; or
(E) in the case of a professional association, a person who has membership rights in the professional association under its governing documents. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002 - Membership interest: means a member's interest in an entity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Person: means an individual or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, trust, association, or other organization, estate, government or governmental subdivision or agency, or other legal entity, or a protected series or registered series of a domestic limited liability company or foreign entity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- written: means an expression of words, letters, characters, numbers, symbols, figures, or other textual information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium that is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
(c) On written request of a member or an assignee of a membership interest, the limited liability company shall provide to the requesting member or assignee without charge copies of:
(1) the company’s certificate of formation, including any amendments to or restatements of the certificate of formation;
(2) if in writing, the company agreement, including any amendments to or restatements of the company agreement; and
(3) any tax returns described by § 101.501(a)(2).
(d) A demand or request made by a member or assignee under Subsection (a) or (c) must be made to:
(1) the person who is designated to receive the demand or request in the company agreement at the address designated in the company agreement; or
(2) if there is no designation, a manager or managing member at the limited liability company’s principal office in the United States.