{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-5.3-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-5.3-10","heading":"Benefit officer.","body":"(a) A benefit corporation may have an officer designated as the benefit officer.\n(b) A benefit officer shall have:\n(1) The powers and duties relating to the purpose of the corporation to create general public benefit or 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.\n(2) The duty to prepare the benefit report required by § 7-5.3-12.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 5.3 Benefit Corporations"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-5.3/7-5.3-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T18:59:24Z","sha256":"787b376416ec71f15a335e9ee39689e3391131b6ba7cc8dd784b5001e27a6d6d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-5.3-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-5.3-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}