(1) A nonprofit corporation shall keep as permanent records:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 16-6a-1601

  • Address: includes :
              (1)(b)(i) a post office box number;
              (1)(b)(ii) a rural free delivery route number; and
              (1)(b)(iii) a street name and number. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Articles of incorporation: include :
         (3)(a) amended articles of incorporation;
         (3)(b) restated articles of incorporation;
         (3)(c) articles of merger; and
         (3)(d) a document of a similar import to the documents described in Subsections (3)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • board of directors: means the body authorized to manage the affairs of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Bylaws: includes :
              (6)(b)(i) amended bylaws; and
              (6)(b)(ii) restated bylaws. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Class: means a group of memberships that has the same right with respect to voting, dissolution, redemption, transfer, or other characteristics. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • 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.
  • Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Member: includes :
              (34)(b)(i) "voting member"; and
              (34)(b)(ii) a shareholder in a water company. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Principal office: means :
         (41)(a) the office, in or out of this state, designated by a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation as its principal office in the most recent document on file with the division providing that information, including:
              (41)(a)(i) an annual report;
              (41)(a)(ii) an application for a certificate of authority; or
              (41)(a)(iii) a notice of change of principal office; or
         (41)(b) if no principal office can be determined, a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation's registered office. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
  • Vote: includes authorization by:
         (55)(a) written ballot; and
         (55)(b) written consent. See Utah Code 16-6a-102
     (1)(a) minutes of all meetings of its members and board of directors;
     (1)(b) a record of all actions taken by the members or board of directors without a meeting;
     (1)(c) a record of all actions taken by a committee of the board of directors in place of the board of directors on behalf of the nonprofit corporation; and
     (1)(d) a record of all waivers of notices of meetings of members and of the board of directors or any committee of the board of directors.
(2) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.
(3) A nonprofit corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its members in a form that permits preparation of a list of the name and address of all members:

     (3)(a) in alphabetical order, by class; and
     (3)(b) showing the number of votes each member is entitled to vote.
(4) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.
(5) A nonprofit corporation shall keep a copy of each of the following records at its principal office:

     (5)(a) its articles of incorporation;
     (5)(b) its bylaws;
     (5)(c) resolutions adopted by its board of directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of members or any class or category of members;
     (5)(d) the minutes of all members’ meetings for a period of three years;
     (5)(e) records of all action taken by members without a meeting, for a period of three years;
     (5)(f) all written communications to members generally as members for a period of three years;
     (5)(g) a list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;
     (5)(h) a copy of its most recent annual report delivered to the division under Section 16-6a-1607; and
     (5)(i) all financial statements prepared for periods ending during the last three years that a member could have requested under Section 16-6a-1606.