No excuse is valid for absence from an assembly except: good faith absence from the place where the assembly is ordered; illness of the individual that prevents the individual’s attention to ordinary pursuits; sickness in the individual’s family that requires the individual’s personal care and presence; or any other reason that the court finds satisfactory. No excuse is valid for absence from an annual inspection except: illness of the individual that would prevent attendance; or illness in the individual’s family that requires the individual’s personal care and presence.