{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-16-03","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-16-03","heading":"Scope of inspection right.","body":"(a)\tA qualified shareholder may appoint an agent or attorney to exercise the qualified shareholder's inspection and copying rights under G.S. 55-16-02.\n(b)\tThe corporation may, if reasonable, satisfy the right of a qualified shareholder to copy records under G.S. 55-16-02 by furnishing to the qualified shareholder copies by photocopy or other means chosen by the corporation, including copies through an electronic transmission.\n(c)\tThe corporation may impose a reasonable charge to cover the costs of providing copies of documents to the qualified shareholder, which may be based on an estimate of the costs.\n(d)\tThe corporation may comply with a qualified shareholder's demand to inspect the record of shareholders under G.S. 55-16-02(b)(3) by providing the shareholder with a list of its shareholders that was compiled no earlier than the date of the qualified shareholder's demand. (1901, c. 2, s. 49; Rev., s. 1179; C.S., s. 1172; G.S., s. 55-109; 1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1965, c. 609; 1973, c. 469, s. 11; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; 2005-268, s. 35; 2021-106, s. 6(d).)","path":["Chapter 55. North Carolina Business Corporation Act.","Article 16. Records and Reports.","Part 1. Records."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55/GS_55-16-03.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:05:57Z","sha256":"d69c6449757e6f0d3ddb15d3ccf57682834f3dab582999d44dfc8089bdb9603e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-16-02","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-16-04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}