Massachusetts Chapter 156E — Benefit Corporations
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 1— Short title
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 2— Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 3— Compliance with chapters 156A and 156D; authority of this chapter over articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement of benefit corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 4— Organization of benefit corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 5— Election by existing corporation to convert to benefit corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 6— Termination of status as benefit corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 7— Prohibition against advertising as benefit corporation without full compliance with this chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 8— Creation for benefit corporation resulting from merger, share exchange or conversion
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 9— General public benefit; specific public benefit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 10— Board of directors, committees and individual directors; consideration of best interests of corporation; non-liability for monetary damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 11— Benefit director; powers and duties; election and removal annual shareholder's report; non-liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 12— Officers; consideration of interests and factors of Sec. 10, subsec. (a); non-liability for monetary damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 13— Benefit officer; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 14— Benefit enforcement proceeding
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 15— Annual benefit report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 16— Timing of annual benefit report sent to shareholders; posting on website; copy to state secretary