{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-construction-law-65","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Construction Law § 65","heading":"Classification of corporations","body":"§ 65. Classification of corporations. a. A corporation shall be\neither,\n  1. A public corporation,\n  2. A corporation formed other than for profit, or\n  3. A corporation formed for profit.\n  b. A public corporation shall be either,\n  1. A municipal corporation,\n  2. A district corporation,\n  3. A public benefit corporation.\n  c. A corporation formed other than for profit shall be either,\n  1. A religious corporation,\n  2. An education corporation,\n  3. A cooperative corporation,\n  4. A not-for-profit corporation, or\n  5. Any other corporation formed other than for profit which is not a\npublic corporation. A reference in a general law to a class of\ncorporations described in accordance with this classification shall\ninclude all corporations belonging to such class.\n  d. A corporation formed for profit shall be either,\n  1. A business corporation,\n  2. A moneyed corporation,\n  3. A railroad corporation,\n  4. A transportation corporation, or\n  5. A benefit corporation.","path":["General Construction Law","Article 2-A. Classification of Corporations and Definitions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GCN/65","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"086098b5fa6a18405a4d5e945e87254508b2a2462461dd1b3fae410fcec09e8b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-construction-law-62","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-construction-law-66"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}