{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-1352","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1352","heading":"Construction of statutes.","body":"(a) The provisions of this section and sections 33-1353 to 33-1364, inclusive, shall be applicable to all benefit corporations.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 33. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 604. BENEFIT CORPORATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_604.htm#sec_33-1352","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:11Z","sha256":"bdfc4ab32811fc316b48cd0ee9c2902231d18554f7976583d86f1de4a52a2630","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-1351","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-1353"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}