2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 33-910. Provisions applicable to specially chartered corporations.

      Sec. 33-910. Provisions applicable to specially chartered corporations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 33-910 to 33-914, inclusive, all provisions of sections 33-600 to 33-998, inclusive, shall govern and apply to specially chartered corporations formed before or after January 1, 1997, without need for acceptance thereby.

      (b) If the certificate of incorporation as in effect on January 1, 1997, of a specially chartered corporation contains any provision contrary to or inconsistent with or in addition to any provision of sections 33-600 to 33-998, inclusive, including this section, the provision contained in such certificate of incorporation shall govern such corporation, and the provisions of said sections shall not be held or construed to alter or affect any provision of the certificate of incorporation of a specially chartered corporation inconsistent herewith except as provided in sections 33-890, 33-912, 33-953 and 33-954.

      (P.A. 94-186, S. 179, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 130, 254.)

      History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (b) to replace "articles" of incorporation with "certificate" of incorporation, effective January 1, 1997.

      Annotation to former section 33-12:

      Corporation law applies to specially chartered corporations unless charter contains provisions inconsistent with the general law. 101 C. 308.