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Directors are entitled to receive, without charge, a copy of any official record listed under [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/lc/statreg/15018_01#section20 s. 20] of the ''Societies Act''. Members are entitled to receive, without charge, one copy of the current constitution, bylaws, and most recent financial statements. | Directors are entitled to receive, without charge, a copy of any official record listed under [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/lc/statreg/15018_01#section20 s. 20] of the ''Societies Act''. Members are entitled to receive, without charge, one copy of the current constitution, bylaws, and most recent financial statements. | ||
The ''[https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/216_2015/search/search?84 Societies Regulation]'' sets out the fees a non-profit may charge for copies of records. | The ''[https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/216_2015/search/search?84 Societies Regulation]'' sets out the fees a non-profit may charge for copies of records. Regardless of whether a person is entitled to inspect a record, the maximum fee a non-profit may charge is $0.50 per page, or $0.10 per page if the copy is provided by email. As an exception, if a person is requesting a copy of the financial statements and they are not entitled to inspect the financial statements, the non-profit may charge a maximum fee of $10 plus $0.50 per page, or $10 plus $0.10 per page if the copy is provided by email. | ||
===Can a non-profit society prevent its members from inspecting the official records?=== | ===Can a non-profit society prevent its members from inspecting the official records?=== | ||
