(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 60.750 to 60.770, ORS 60.750 to 60.770 apply to:
(a) A corporation that states in the corporation’s articles of incorporation or articles of conversion that the corporation is subject to ORS 60.750 to 60.770;
(b) A limited liability company that states in the limited liability company’s articles of organization or articles of conversion that the limited liability company is subject to ORS 60.750 to 60.770; or
(c) A corporation or limited liability company that elects to become a benefit company under ORS 60.754.
(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, a benefit company that is a corporation incorporated under ORS chapter 60 is subject to ORS chapter 60 and to ORS 60.750 to 60.770.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, a benefit company that is a limited liability company organized under ORS chapter 63 is subject to ORS chapter 63 and to ORS 60.750 to 60.770.
(c) To the extent that a provision of ORS 60.750 to 60.770 conflicts with a provision of ORS chapter 60 or 63, a specific provision of ORS 60.750 to 60.770 controls over a general provision of ORS chapter 60 or 63.
(3) ORS 60.750 to 60.770 do not apply to a corporation that is not a benefit company or to a limited liability company that is not a benefit company.