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Cal. Corporations Code § 1602 (2026)

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Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the corporation of which such person is a director and also of its subsidiary corporations, domestic or foreign. Such inspection by a director may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. This section applies to a director of any foreign corporation having its principal office in California or customarily holding meetings of its board in California.

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Cited in 15 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1984–2024 · leading case: Hoiles v. Superior Court, 157 Cal. App. 3d 1192 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984).
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Hoiles v. Superior Court, 157 Cal. App. 3d 1192 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984). “In answer to a similar contention of an individual whose attorneys were involved in other litigation adverse to the corporation and who brought suit as a shareholder and director, the Delaware Court of Chancery permitted access to otherwise privileged corporate information to…”
Havlicek v. Coast-To-Coast Analytical Servs., Inc., 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8740 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995). “(Corp. Code, § 1602.) 1 CCAS objected to the inspection on the theory that Delaware law applied because CCAS is a Delaware corporation.”
Tritek Telecom, Inc. v. Superior Court, 169 Cal. App. 4th 1385 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). “Although corporate directors have an “absolute right” to “inspect and copy all [corporate] books, records and documents of every kind” (Corp. Code, § 1602), including documents protected by the attorney-client privilege, we conclude that a corporate director does not have the…”
Nat'l Football League Props., Inc. v. Superior Court, 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5084 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998). “LoCasale is clearly not asserting his own right as a director of NFLP to inspect corporate documents.”
Cedars-Sinai Imaging Med. Grp. v. Superior Court, 100 Cal. Rptr. 2d 320 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000). “(Corp. Code, § 1602.) The Group objected, and on July 1, Dr.”
Lucas Borer v. The Eyak Corp., 507 P.3d 49 (Alaska 2022). “”), and Cal. Corp. Code § 1602 (1975) (“Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and documents .”
Saline v. Superior Court, 122 Cal. Rptr. 2d 813 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002). “) Restricting a Director’s Right to Corporate Documents Corporations Code section 1602 states, in part: “Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties…”
Jewel Companies v. Pay Less Drug Stores Nw., Inc., 741 F.2d 1555 (9th Cir. 1984). “The agreement shall state: (a) The terms and conditions of the merger; (b) The amendments, subject to Sections 900 and 907, to the articles of the surviving corporation to be effected by the merger; .”
JUUL Labs, Inc. v. Grove (Del. Ch. 2020). “” Cal. Corp. Code § 1602 . The inspection “may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts.”
Roudi v. Paydar CA4/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “” 10 Corporations Code section 1604 provides: “In any action or proceeding under Section 1600 or Section 1601, if the court finds the failure of the corporation to comply with a proper demand thereunder was without justification, the court may award an amount sufficient to…”
Militello v. VFARM 1509 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “5th 319 , 333 [Where, as here, “the trier of fact has expressly or implicitly concluded that the party with the 7 Corporations Code section 1602 provides in part, “Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and…”
Mackel v. McDonough CA2/6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024). “” “By analogy, Corporation Code section 1602, applicable to corporations, states that corporate directors have the “absolute right” at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all corporate books, records, and documents of every kind.”
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