{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156e-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 13","heading":"Benefit officer; powers and duties","body":"Section 13. (a) A benefit corporation may have an officer designated as the benefit officer. A benefit officer shall have:\n(1) the powers and duties relating to the purpose of the corporation to create a general public benefit or a specific public benefit provided:\n(i) by the bylaws; or\n(ii) absent controlling provisions in the bylaws, by resolutions or orders of the board of directors; and\n(2) the duty to oversee and prepare the annual benefit report required by subsection (a) of section 15.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156E/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:42Z","sha256":"a67af15e180406ba7b92786214ebb552cb21f06cac9cb634e4275349eaa2c813","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156e-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156e-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}