2016 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated
Section 32-47 - Personal liability of directors or persons acting on behalf of the corporation.
(a) Neither the directors of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated nor any person acting on behalf of said corporation executing any notes, bonds, contracts, agreements or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be liable personally on such notes, bonds, contracts, agreements or obligations, or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
(b) No director shall be personally liable for damage or injury, not wanton or wilful, caused in the performance of his duties and within the scope of his employment. Any person having a complaint for such damage or injury shall present it as a claim against the state under the provisions of chapter 53.
(P.A. 78-357, S. 15, 16; P.A. 79-333; P.A. 88-266, S. 18, 46; P.A. 89-245, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 79-333 added Subsec. (b) re claims against the state and protection of directors from personal liability; P.A. 88-266 substituted “directors” for “members” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 89-245 changed Connecticut Product Development Corporation to Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated.
