Delaware Code

8 Del. C. § 224 (2026)

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Any records administered by or on behalf of the corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, method, or 1 or more electronic networks or databases (including 1 or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time, and, with respect to the stock ledger, that the records so kept (i) can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in §§ 219 and 220 of this title, (ii) record the information specified in §§ 156, 159, 217(a) and 218 of this title, and (iii) record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of subtitle I of Title 6. Any corporation shall convert any records so kept into clearly legible paper form upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to any provision of this chapter. When records are kept in such manner, a clearly legible paper form prepared from or by means of the information storage device, method, or 1 or more electronic networks or databases (including 1 or more distributed electronic networks or databases) shall be valid and admissible in evidence, and accepted for all other purposes, to the same extent as an original paper record of the same information would have been, provided the paper form accurately portrays the record.

8 Del. C. 1953, § 224; 56 Del. Laws, c. 50; 57 Del. Laws, c. 148, § 15; 72 Del. Laws, c. 343, § 14; 81 Del. Laws, c. 86, § 7;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1957–2024 · leading case: Mencher v. Sachs, 164 A.2d 320 (Del. 1960).

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Mencher v. Sachs, 164 A.2d 320 (Del. 1960). “That there is no jurisdiction in the Court of Chancery to allow counsel fees in a summary election proceeding under 8 Del.C. § 224. 2. That any allowance in the cancellation case should be paid by the body of stockholders and not by the corporation, as ordered by the Chancellor.”

In Re Osteopathic Hosp. Ass'n of Delaware, 191 A.2d 333 (Del. Ch. 1963). “Hill ("petitioner") filed an application for a summary order of election pursuant to 8 Del.C. § 224. Petitioner alleges that he is a "member" of The Osteopathic Hospital Association of Delaware, a non-profit Delaware corporation having no capital stock.”

In Re Seminole Oil & Gas Corp., 150 A.2d 20 (Del. Ch. 1959). “It was brought under 8 Del.C. § 224 on the ground that the corporation had failed to call such meeting at the time required by the valid by-law.”

In Re Pioneer Drilling Co., 130 A.2d 559 (Del. Ch. 1957). “Tschudin, ("petitioner") individually and as an executrix of her husband's estate, seeking a summary order under 8 Del.C. § 224, for the holding of a stockholders' meeting to elect directors.”

Mitchell Partners, L.P. v. AMFI Corp. (Del. Ch. 2024). “” 8 Del. C. § 224. Although Sections 217(a) and 218 concern voting, Sections 156 and 159, and 6 Del.”

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