Chapter

Business Corporations

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-600— Short title: Connecticut Business Corporation Act
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-601— Construction of statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-602— Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-603— Notices and other communications
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-603a— Householding
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-604— Number of shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-605— Qualified director
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-606— Defective corporate actions. Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-606a— Defective corporate action not void or voidable, when
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-606b— Ratification of defective corporate actions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-606c— Action on ratification
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-606d— Notice requirements re action on ratification
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-606e— Effect of ratification
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-606f— Filings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-606g— Judicial proceeding re validity of corporate action
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-607
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-608— Filing requirements
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-609— Forms. Mailing address
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-610— Effective time and date of document
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-611— Correcting filed document
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-612— Filing duty of Secretary of the State
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-613— Appeal from Secretary of the State's refusal to file document
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-614— Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-615— Certificate of existence or authorization
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-616— Penalty for signing false document
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-617— Fees payable to Secretary of the State
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-618— Franchise tax
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-619
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-622— Powers of Secretary of the State
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-623— Regulations regarding electronic filing
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-624— Interrogatories by Secretary of the State
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-625
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-635— Incorporators
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-636— Certificate of incorporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-637— Incorporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-638— Liability for preincorporation transactions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-639— Organization of corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-640— Bylaws
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-641— Emergency bylaws
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-642— Certificate of incorporation or bylaws may require that internal corporate claims be brought in specified courts
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-643
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-645— Purposes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-646— Authorization to form corporation to transact insurance business
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-647— General powers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-648— Emergency powers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-649— Ultra vires
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-650
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-655— Corporate name
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-656— Reserved name
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-657— Registered name
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-658
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-660— Registered office and registered agent
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-661— Change of registered office or registered agent
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-662— Resignation of registered agent
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-663— Service of process on corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-664
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-665— Authorized shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-666— Terms of class or series of shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-667— Issued and outstanding shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-668— Fractional shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-669
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-671— Subscription for shares before incorporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-672— Issuance of shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-673— Liability of shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-673a— Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-673b— Limitation on liability of an interest holder of a domestic entity. Application of veil piercing doctrine, when permitted
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-673c— Liability of domestic entity based upon reverse veil piercing doctrine, not permitted
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-674— Share dividends
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-675— Share options and other equity compensation awards
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-676— Form and content of certificates
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-677— Shares without certificates
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-678— Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-679— Expense of issue
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-680— Surrender of share certificates
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-681
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-683— Shareholder's preemptive rights
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-684— Corporation's acquisition of its own shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-685
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-687— Distributions to shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-688
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-695— Annual meeting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-696— Special meeting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-697— Court-ordered meeting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-698— Action without meeting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-699— Notice of meeting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-700— Waiver of notice
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-701— Record date
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-702— Chairperson to preside
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-703— Remote participation in annual and special meetings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-704— Shareholders' list for meeting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-705— Voting entitlement of shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-706— Proxies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-707— Shares held by nominees
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-708— Corporation's acceptance or rejection of votes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-709— Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-710— Action by single and multiple voting groups
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-711— Greater quorum or voting requirement
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-712— Voting for directors. Cumulative voting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-713— Inspectors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-714
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-715— Voting trust
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-716— Voting agreement
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-717— Shareholder agreement
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-718
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-720— Derivative proceedings. Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-721— Standing
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-722— Demand
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-723— Stay of proceedings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-724— Dismissal
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-725— Discontinuance or settlement
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-726— Payment of expenses
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-727— Applicability to foreign corporations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-728
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-735— Requirements for and duties of board of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-736— Qualifications for directors or nominees for directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-737— Number and election of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-738— Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-739— Terms of directors generally
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-740— Staggered terms for directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-741— Resignation of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-742— Removal of directors by shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-743— Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-744— Vacancy on board of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-745— Compensation of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-746
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-748— Meetings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-749— Action without meeting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-750— Notice of meeting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-751— Waiver of notice
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-752— Quorum and voting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-753— Committees
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-754— Submission of matters for shareholder vote
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-755
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-756— General standards of conduct for directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-757— Liability for unlawful distribution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-758— General standards of liability for directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-759
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-763— Officers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-764— Functions of officers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-765— Standards of conduct for officers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-766— Resignation and removal of officers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-767— Contract rights of officers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-768
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-770— Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-771— Permissible indemnification
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-772— Mandatory indemnification
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-773— Advance for expenses
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-774— Court-ordered indemnification and advance for expenses
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-775— Determination and authorization of indemnification
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-776— Indemnification of and advance for expenses to officers. Indemnification by corporations incorporated prior to January 1, 1997
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-777— Insurance
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-778— Variation by corporate action
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-779— Exclusivity of provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-780
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-781— Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-782— Judicial action
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-783— Directors' action
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-784— Shareholders' action
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-785— Taking advantage of a business opportunity
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-786
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-795— Authority to amend
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-796— Amendment by board of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-797— Amendment by board of directors and shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-798— Voting on amendments by voting groups
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-799— Amendment before issuance of shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-800— Certificate of amendment
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-801— Restated certificate of incorporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-802— Amendment pursuant to reorganization
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-803— Effect of amendment
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-804
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-806— Amendment by shareholders or board of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-807— Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-808— Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-809— Bylaw provisions relating to the election of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-810
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-814— Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-815— Merger
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-816— Share exchange
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-817— Action on plan of merger or share exchange
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-818— Merger of subsidiary
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-819— Certificate of merger or share exchange
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-820— Effect of merger or share exchange
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-821— Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-821a— Abandoned merger or share exchange
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-822
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-830— Sale or other disposition of assets in regular course of business. Mortgage or other encumbrance, transfer or distribution of assets
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-831— Sale or other disposition of assets leaving no significant continuing business activity
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-832
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-840— Business combinations. Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-841— Approval of business combination
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-842— Exceptions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-843— Business combinations. Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-844— Business combination with interested shareholder prohibited for five years unless approved by board of directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-845— Excepted business combinations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-846
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-855— Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-856— Right to appraisal
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-857— Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial owners
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-858
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-860— Notice of appraisal rights
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-861— Notice of intent to demand payment. Consequences of voting or consenting
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-862— Appraisal notice and form
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-863— Perfection of rights. Right to withdraw
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-864— Share restrictions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-865— Payment
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-866— Failure to take action
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-867— After-acquired shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-868— Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-869
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-871— Court action
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-872— Court costs and expenses
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-873
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-880— Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-881— Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-882— Certificate of dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-883— Revocation of dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-884— Effect of dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-885— Requirements prior to final liquidating distribution of assets
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-886— Known claims against dissolved corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-887— Unknown claims against dissolved corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-887a— Proceeding for determination of security for payment of contingent or unknown claims or claims arising after dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-887b— Duties of directors of dissolved corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-888
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-890— Administrative dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-891— Effect of administrative dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-892— Reinstatement following administrative dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-893— Appeal from refusal of reinstatement
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-894
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-896— Grounds for judicial dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-897— Procedure for judicial dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-898— Receivership or custodianship
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-899— Decree of dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-900— Election to purchase in lieu of dissolution
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-901
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-903— Deposit of assets with State Treasurer or other state official
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-904
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-910— Provisions applicable to specially chartered corporations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-911— Formation of specially chartered corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-912— Amendment of special charter
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-913— Surrender of charter and reincorporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-914— Franchise tax
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-915
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-920— Authority to transact business required
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-921— Consequences of transacting business without authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-921a— Limited amnesty for foreign corporation transacting business without authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-922— Application for certificate of authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-923— Amended certificate of authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-924— Effect of certificate of authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-925— Corporate name of foreign corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-926— Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-927— Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-928— Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-929— Service of process on foreign corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-930
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-932— Withdrawal of foreign corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-933
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-935— Grounds for revocation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-936— Procedure for and effect of revocation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-937— Appeal from revocation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-938
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-945— Corporate records
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-946— Inspection of records by shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-947— Scope of inspection right
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-948— Court-ordered inspection
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-949— Inspection of records by directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-950— Exception to notice requirement
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-951— Financial statements for shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-952— Other reports to shareholders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-953— Reports
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-954— Failure to file report. Incorrect report
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-955— Interim notice of change of director or officer
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-956
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-995— Applicability to domestic corporations in existence on January 1, 1997
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-996— Applicability to qualified foreign corporations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-997— Saving provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-997a— Reservation of power to amend or repeal
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-998— Severability
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-999