Florida Statute 607.1601 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 607
FLORIDA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT

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F.S. 607.1601

607.1601 Corporate records.—

(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);

(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.

History.—s. 150, ch. 89-154; s. 218, ch. 2019-90.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 607.1601

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 607.1601.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 607.1601

Total Results: 3

Open MRI Center of Pembroke Pines, L.C. v. Noth

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-11-07

Citation: 969 So. 2d 1116, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 17749, 2007 WL 3274704

Snippet: complaint to produce corporate records under sections 607.1601 and 607.1602, Florida Statutes (2006), alleged

Kyker v. Lopez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-10-16

Citation: 718 So. 2d 957, 1998 WL 727293

Snippet: subsidiaries, he had the right under sections 607.1601 through 607.1604, Florida Statutes, to inspect

Nu Med Home Health Care, Inc. v. Hospital Staffing Services Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-12-20

Citation: 664 So. 2d 353, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 13021, 1995 WL 749618

Snippet: disclosed under section 607.1601(3), Florida Statutes (1993). Section 607.1601(3) requires a corporation