Ohio Code § 1701.37

Ohio Code § 1701.37. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1701.37.

(A) Each corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, together

with minutes of the proceedings of its incorporators, shareholders, directors, and

committees of the directors, and records of its shareholders showing their names and

addresses and the number and class of shares issued or transferred of record to or

by them from time to time. (B) Upon request of any shareholder at any meeting of shareholders, there shall be produced

at such meeting an alphabetically arranged list, or classified lists, of the shareholders

of record as of the applicable record date, who are entitled to vote, showing their

respective addresses and the number and class of shares held by each.  Such list or lists when certified by the officer or agent in charge of the transfers

of shares shall be prima-facie evidence of the facts shown therein.  If the meeting is to be held solely or in part by means of communications equipment,

then the corporation shall make the list or lists open to the examination of any shareholder

or proxyholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic

network.  The directors may adopt guidelines and procedures to permit the corporation to verify

that any person accessing the list or lists is a shareholder or proxyholder. (C) Any shareholder of the corporation, upon written demand stating the specific purpose

thereof, shall have the right to examine in person or by agent or attorney at any

reasonable time and for any reasonable and proper purpose, the articles of the corporation,

its regulations, its books and records of account, minutes, and records of shareholders

aforesaid, and voting trust agreements, if any, on file with the corporation, and

to make copies or extracts thereof.  Any written demand by an acquiring person to examine the records of shareholders

for the purpose of communicating with shareholders of the issuing public corporation

in connection with a meeting of shareholders called pursuant to section 1701.831 of the Revised Code shall be deemed to have been made by a shareholder of the issuing public corporation

for a reasonable and proper purpose. (D) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, if a shareholder has authorized the corporation

to deliver notices of shareholder meetings required by section 1701.41 of the Revised Code to the shareholder by any means other than mail and has not rescinded that authorization,

the corporation shall include the electronic mail address or other electronic contact

information necessary to deliver the notice on any list or lists of shareholders prepared

pursuant to division (B) or (C) of this section.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1701.37
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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