{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-1357","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1357","heading":"Purposes.","body":"(a) A benefit corporation shall have a purpose of creating a general public benefit. Such purpose shall be in addition to any purpose under chapter 601.\n(b) The certificate of incorporation of a benefit corporation may identify one or more specific public benefits as a purpose for such benefit corporation to create in addition to any purpose under chapter 601 and subsection (a) of this section. The identification of a specific public benefit under this subsection shall not limit the obligation of a benefit corporation under subsection (a) of this section.\n(c) The creation of a general public benefit and any specific public benefit under subsections (a) and (b) of this section is in the best interests of the benefit corporation.\n(d) A benefit corporation may amend its certificate of incorporation to add, amend or delete the identification of a specific public benefit that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create. Any such amendment shall be adopted by a minimum status vote.","path":["TITLE 33. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 604. BENEFIT CORPORATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_604.htm#sec_33-1357","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":"8e57ed20f805aa6f613a61c623a740c9fc58dee535ef2cc688ecfa816a55630e","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-1356","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-1358"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}