General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE XXII. CORPORATIONS |
CHAPTER 156E. BENEFIT CORPORATIONS |
SECTION 1. Short title |
SECTION 2. Definitions |
SECTION 3. Compliance with chapters 156A and 156D; authority of this chapter over articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement of benefit corporation |
SECTION 4. Organization of benefit corporation |
SECTION 5. Election by existing corporation to convert to benefit corporation |
SECTION 6. Termination of status as benefit corporation |
SECTION 7. Prohibition against advertising as benefit corporation without full compliance with this chapter |
SECTION 8. Creation for benefit corporation resulting from merger, share exchange or conversion |
SECTION 9. General public benefit; specific public benefit |
SECTION 10. Board of directors, committees and individual directors; consideration of best interests of corporation; non-liability for monetary damages |
SECTION 11. Benefit director; powers and duties; election and removal annual shareholder's report; non-liability |
SECTION 12. Officers; consideration of interests and factors of Sec. 10, subsec. (a); non-liability for monetary damages |
SECTION 13. Benefit officer; powers and duties |
SECTION 14. Benefit enforcement proceeding |
SECTION 15. Annual benefit report |
SECTION 16. Timing of annual benefit report sent to shareholders; posting on website; copy to state secretary |