Section 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.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1352
Added by P.A. 14-0217, S. 142 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2014.