Section 33-31-1706 - Public Benefit, Mutual Benefit, and Religious Corporations(a) On the effective date of this chapter, each domestic corporation that is or becomes subject to this chapter shall be designated as a public benefit, mutual benefit, or religious corporation as follows: (1) any corporation designated by statute as a public benefit corporation, a mutual benefit corporation, or a religious corporation is the type of corporation designated by statute;(2) any corporation that does not come within subsection (1) but is organized primarily or exclusively for religious purposes is a religious corporation;(3) any corporation that does not come within subsection (1) or (2) but that is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor provision, is a public benefit corporation;(4) any corporation that does not come within subsection (1), (2) or (3), but that is organized for a public or charitable purpose and that upon dissolution must distribute its assets to a public benefit corporation, the United States, a state, or a person that is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor provision, is a public benefit corporation; and(5) any corporation that does not come within subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4) is a mutual benefit corporation.(b) In any filing with the Secretary of State, an existing corporation may elect designation as a public benefit, mutual benefit, or religious corporation.1994 Act No. 384, Section 1.