The right of a stockholder to inspect a corporate books and records was originally a common law right. California, Delaware and Nevada have since codified stockholder inspection rights.
However, as summarized by the table below, these rights differ significantly amongst the three states. (This table doesn’t address what may be inspected which is a subject for another post.) It should be noted that California’s statute applies not only to corporations formed under its General Corporation Law but also to...
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