Connecticut § 33-1352 - Construction of statutes.
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§ 33-1352. Construction of statutes.
Sec. 33-1352. Construction of statutes. (a) The provisions of this section and sections 33-1353 to 33-1364, inclusive, shall be applicable to all benefit corporations.
(b) The provisions of this section and sections 33-1353 to 33-1364, inclusive, shall not create an implication that a contrary or different rule of law is applicable to a business corporation that is not a benefit corporation. The provisions of this section and sections 33-1353 to 33-1364, inclusive, shall not affect a statute or rule of law that is applicable to a business corporation that is not a benefit corporation.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 33-1353 to 33-1364, inclusive, the provisions of chapter 601 shall be generally applicable to all benefit corporations. The specific provisions of this section and sections 33-1353 to 33-1364, inclusive, shall control over the general provisions of chapter 601.
(d) A provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of a benefit corporation may not limit, be inconsistent with, or supersede a provision of this section or sections 33-1353 to 33-1364, inclusive.
(e) Nothing in this section or sections 33-1353 to 33-1364, inclusive, shall (1) be construed as creating or granting to any person any contractual right to, or proprietary interest in, the income or assets of a benefit corporation by virtue of the fact that he or she may directly or indirectly benefit from the general public benefit or any specific public benefit of a benefit corporation, (2) be construed as imposing or creating a charitable use, interest or restriction on any property or assets of a benefit corporation, or (3) deprive the Attorney General of jurisdiction over a benefit corporation under any other applicable law.
(P.A. 14-217, S. 142.)
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