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Fla. Stat. § 607.1601

Corporate records

Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2019
As of January 1, 2011
(1) A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its shareholders and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the shareholders or board of directors without a meeting, and 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 corporation.
(2) A corporation shall maintain accurate accounting records.
(3) A corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its shareholders in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders in alphabetical order by class of shares showing the number and series of shares held by each.
(4) A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.
(5) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records: (a) Its articles 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) Resolutions adopted by its board of directors creating one or more classes or series of shares and fixing their relative rights, preferences, and limitations, if shares issued pursuant to those resolutions are outstanding; (d) The minutes of all shareholders’ meetings and records of all action taken by shareholders without a meeting for the past 3 years; (e) Written communications to all shareholders generally or all shareholders of a class or series within the past 3 years, including the financial statements furnished for the past 3 years under s. 607.1620; (f) A list of the names and business street addresses of its current directors and officers; and (g) Its most recent annual report delivered to the Department of State under s. 607.1622.
(1) A corporation shall maintain the following records: (a) Its articles of incorporation, as currently in effect; (b) Any notices to shareholders referred to in s. 607.0120(11)(d) specifying facts on which a filed document is dependent, if such facts are not included in the articles of incorporation or otherwise available as specified in s. 607.0120(11)(d); (c) Its bylaws, as currently in effect; (d) All written communications within the past 3 years to shareholders generally or to shareholders of a class or series; (e) Minutes of all meetings of, and records of all actions taken without a meeting by, its shareholders, its board of directors, and any board committees established under s. 607.0825; (f) A list of the names and business street addresses of its current directors and officers; and (g) Its most recent annual report delivered to the department under s. 607.1622.
(2) A corporation shall maintain all annual financial statements prepared for the corporation for its last 3 fiscal years, or such shorter period of existence, and any audit or other reports with respect to such financial statements.
(3) A corporation shall maintain accounting records in a form that permits preparation of its financial statements.
(4) A corporation shall maintain a record of its current shareholders in alphabetical order by class or series of shares showing the address of, and the number and class or series of shares held by, each shareholder. This subsection does not require the corporation to include the electronic mail address or other electronic contact information of a shareholder in such record.
(5) A corporation shall maintain the records specified in this section in a manner so that they may be available for inspection within a reasonable time.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.