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HomeCorporations CodeGENERAL PROVISIONSCh. 5Art. 4§ 16403 Partnership Books Access

§ 16403 Partnership Books Access

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§ 16403 Partnership Books Access

This law requires partnerships to keep their financial records in writing or a form that can be easily read, and it gives partners, former partners, and their representatives the right to see those records under certain conditions.

Key Takeaways

  • •Partnerships must keep written or easily readable records at their main office.
  • •Current and former partners (and their agents) can inspect and copy those records during regular business hours.
  • •The partnership may charge a fee only to cover the cost of copying, not for the right to view the records.

Example

A partner wants to check the partnership's bank statements to verify profit sharing.

The partner can ask to inspect the records during normal business hours. The partnership must let them view or copy the statements, and can only charge a fee that covers the actual cost of making copies.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 16403 Partnership Books Access

(a) A partnership shall keep its books and records, if any, in writing or in any other form capable of being converted into clearly legible tangible form, at its principal office. (b) A partnership shall provide partners and their agents and attorneys access to its books and records. It shall provide former partners and their agents and attorneys access to books and records pertaining to the period during which they were partners. The right of access provides the opportunity to inspect and copy books and records during ordinary business hours. A partnership may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of documents furnished. (c) Each partner and the partnership shall furnish to a partner, and to the legal representative of a deceased partner or partner under legal disability, both of the following, which may be transmitted by electronic transmission by the partnership pursuant to Section 16101: (1) Without demand, any information concerning the partnership’s business and affairs reasonably required for the proper exercise of the partner’s rights and duties under the partnership agreement or this chapter; and (2) On demand, any other information concerning the partnership’s business and affairs, except to the extent the demand or the information demanded is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 361, Sec. 11. (AB 1862) Effective January 1, 2025.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

books and recordsright of accessinformation concerning the partnership’s business and affairs

Related Statutes

  • § 16401 Partner Account Credits Charges
  • § 16402 Partner Distribution In Kind
  • § 16404 Partner Fiduciary Duties
  • § 16405 Partner Lawsuits Against Partnership
  • § 16406 Continued Partnership Presumptions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 16403.
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