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2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 33 - Corporations
Chapter 601 - Business Corporations
PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS
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SHARES
ISSUANCE OF SHARES
SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION OF SHARES
DISTRIBUTIONS
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MEETINGS
VOTING
VOTING TRUSTS AND AGREEMENTS
DERIVATIVE PROCEEDINGS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETINGS AND ACTION OF THE BOARD
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND LIABILITY
OFFICERS
INDEMNIFICATION
DIRECTORS' CONFLICTING INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
AND BYLAWS
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AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
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RIGHT TO APPRAISAL AND PAYMENT FOR SHARES
PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE OF APPRAISAL RIGHTS
JUDICIAL APPRAISAL OF SHARES
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VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION
ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION
JUDICIAL DISSOLUTION
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
WITHDRAWAL
REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
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RECORDS
REPORTS
- Section 33-600 - Short title: Connecticut Business Corporation Act.
- Section 33-601 - Construction of statutes.
- Section 33-602 - Definitions.
- Section 33-603 - Notices and other communications.
- Section 33-603a - Householding.
- Section 33-604 - Number of shareholders.
- Section 33-605 - Qualified director.
- Section 33-606 - Defective corporate actions. Definitions.
- Section 33-606a - Defective corporate action not void or voidable, when.
- Section 33-606b - Ratification of defective corporate actions.
- Section 33-606c - Action on ratification.
- Section 33-606d - Notice requirements re action on ratification.
- Section 33-606e - Effect of ratification.
- Section 33-606f - Filings.
- Section 33-606g - Judicial proceeding re validity of corporate action.
- Section 33-607 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-608 - Filing requirements.
- Section 33-609 - Forms. Mailing address.
- Section 33-610 - Effective time and date of document.
- Section 33-611 - Correcting filed document.
- Section 33-612 - Filing duty of Secretary of the State.
- Section 33-613 - Appeal from Secretary of the State's refusal to file document.
- Section 33-614 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.
- Section 33-615 - Certificate of existence or authorization.
- Section 33-616 - Penalty for signing false document.
- Section 33-617 - Fees payable to Secretary of the State.
- Section 33-618 - Franchise tax.
- Section 33-619 to 33-621 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-622 - Powers of Secretary of the State.
- Section 33-623 - Regulations regarding electronic filing.
- Section 33-624 - Interrogatories by Secretary of the State.
- Section 33-625 to 33-634 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-635 - Incorporators.
- Section 33-636 - Certificate of incorporation.
- Section 33-637 - Incorporation.
- Section 33-638 - Liability for preincorporation transactions.
- Section 33-639 - Organization of corporation.
- Section 33-640 - Bylaws.
- Section 33-641 - Emergency bylaws.
- Section 33-642 - Certificate of incorporation or bylaws may require that internal corporate claims be brought in specified courts.
- Section 33-643 and 33-644 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-645 - Purposes.
- Section 33-646 - Authorization to form corporation to transact insurance business.
- Section 33-647 - General powers.
- Section 33-648 - Emergency powers.
- Section 33-649 - Ultra vires.
- Section 33-650 to 33-654 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-655 - Corporate name.
- Section 33-656 - Reserved name.
- Section 33-657 - Registered name.
- Section 33-658 and 33-659 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-660 - Registered office and registered agent.
- Section 33-661 - Change of registered office or registered agent.
- Section 33-662 - Resignation of registered agent.
- Section 33-663 - Service of process on corporation.
- Section 33-664 - Reserved for future use.
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SHARES
- Section 33-665 - Authorized shares.
- Section 33-666 - Terms of class or series of shares.
- Section 33-667 - Issued and outstanding shares.
- Section 33-668 - Fractional shares.
- Section 33-669 and 33-670 - Reserved for future use.
ISSUANCE OF SHARES
- Section 33-671 - Subscription for shares before incorporation.
- Section 33-672 - Issuance of shares.
- Section 33-673 - Liability of shareholders.
- Section 33-673a - Definitions.
- Section 33-673b - Limitation on liability of an interest holder of a domestic entity. Application of veil piercing doctrine, when permitted.
- Section 33-673c - Liability of domestic entity based upon reverse veil piercing doctrine, not permitted.
- Section 33-674 - Share dividends.
- Section 33-675 - Share options and other equity compensation awards.
- Section 33-676 - Form and content of certificates.
- Section 33-677 - Shares without certificates.
- Section 33-678 - Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities.
- Section 33-679 - Expense of issue.
- Section 33-680 - Surrender of share certificates.
- Section 33-681 and 33-682 - Reserved for future use.
SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION OF SHARES
- Section 33-683 - Shareholder's preemptive rights.
- Section 33-684 - Corporation's acquisition of its own shares.
- Section 33-685 and 33-686 - Reserved for future use.
DISTRIBUTIONS
- Section 33-687 - Distributions to shareholders.
- Section 33-688 to 33-694 - Reserved for future use.
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MEETINGS
- Section 33-695 - Annual meeting.
- Section 33-696 - Special meeting.
- Section 33-697 - Court-ordered meeting.
- Section 33-698 - Action without meeting.
- Section 33-699 - Notice of meeting.
- Section 33-700 - Waiver of notice.
- Section 33-701 - Record date.
- Section 33-702 - Chairperson to preside.
- Section 33-703 - Remote participation in annual and special meetings.
VOTING
- Section 33-704 - Shareholders' list for meeting.
- Section 33-705 - Voting entitlement of shares.
- Section 33-706 - Proxies.
- Section 33-707 - Shares held by nominees.
- Section 33-708 - Corporation's acceptance or rejection of votes.
- Section 33-709 - Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.
- Section 33-710 - Action by single and multiple voting groups.
- Section 33-711 - Greater quorum or voting requirement.
- Section 33-712 - Voting for directors. Cumulative voting.
- Section 33-713 - Inspectors.
- Section 33-714 - Reserved for future use.
VOTING TRUSTS AND AGREEMENTS
- Section 33-715 - Voting trust.
- Section 33-716 - Voting agreement.
- Section 33-717 - Shareholder agreement.
- Section 33-718 and 33-719 - Reserved for future use.
DERIVATIVE PROCEEDINGS
- Section 33-720 - Derivative proceedings. Definitions.
- Section 33-721 - Standing.
- Section 33-722 - Demand.
- Section 33-723 - Stay of proceedings.
- Section 33-724 - Dismissal.
- Section 33-725 - Discontinuance or settlement.
- Section 33-726 - Payment of expenses.
- Section 33-727 - Applicability to foreign corporations.
- Section 33-728 to 33-734 - Reserved for future use.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Section 33-735 - Requirements for and duties of board of directors.
- Section 33-736 - Qualifications for directors or nominees for directors.
- Section 33-737 - Number and election of directors.
- Section 33-738 - Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders.
- Section 33-739 - Terms of directors generally.
- Section 33-740 - Staggered terms for directors.
- Section 33-741 - Resignation of directors.
- Section 33-742 - Removal of directors by shareholders.
- Section 33-743 - Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.
- Section 33-744 - Vacancy on board of directors.
- Section 33-745 - Compensation of directors.
- Section 33-746 and 33-747 - Reserved for future use.
MEETINGS AND ACTION OF THE BOARD
- Section 33-748 - Meetings.
- Section 33-749 - Action without meeting.
- Section 33-750 - Notice of meeting.
- Section 33-751 - Waiver of notice.
- Section 33-752 - Quorum and voting.
- Section 33-753 - Committees.
- Section 33-754 - Submission of matters for shareholder vote.
- Section 33-755 - Reserved for future use.
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND LIABILITY
- Section 33-756 - General standards of conduct for directors.
- Section 33-757 - Liability for unlawful distribution.
- Section 33-758 - General standards of liability for directors.
- Section 33-759 to 33-762 - Reserved for future use.
OFFICERS
- Section 33-763 - Officers.
- Section 33-764 - Functions of officers.
- Section 33-765 - Standards of conduct for officers.
- Section 33-766 - Resignation and removal of officers.
- Section 33-767 - Contract rights of officers.
- Section 33-768 and 33-769 - Reserved for future use.
INDEMNIFICATION
- Section 33-770 - Definitions.
- Section 33-771 - Permissible indemnification.
- Section 33-772 - Mandatory indemnification.
- Section 33-773 - Advance for expenses.
- Section 33-774 - Court-ordered indemnification and advance for expenses.
- Section 33-775 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.
- Section 33-776 - Indemnification of and advance for expenses to officers. Indemnification by corporations incorporated prior to January 1, 1997.
- Section 33-777 - Insurance.
- Section 33-778 - Variation by corporate action.
- Section 33-779 - Exclusivity of provisions.
- Section 33-780 - Reserved for future use.
DIRECTORS' CONFLICTING INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
- Section 33-781 - Definitions.
- Section 33-782 - Judicial action.
- Section 33-783 - Directors' action.
- Section 33-784 - Shareholders' action.
- Section 33-785 - Taking advantage of a business opportunity.
- Section 33-786 to 33-794 - Reserved for future use.
AND BYLAWS
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AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
- Section 33-795 - Authority to amend.
- Section 33-796 - Amendment by board of directors.
- Section 33-797 - Amendment by board of directors and shareholders.
- Section 33-798 - Voting on amendments by voting groups.
- Section 33-799 - Amendment before issuance of shares.
- Section 33-800 - Certificate of amendment.
- Section 33-801 - Restated certificate of incorporation.
- Section 33-802 - Amendment pursuant to reorganization.
- Section 33-803 - Effect of amendment.
- Section 33-804 and 33-805 - Reserved for future use.
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
- Section 33-806 - Amendment by shareholders or board of directors.
- Section 33-807 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for shareholders.
- Section 33-808 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.
- Section 33-809 - Bylaw provisions relating to the election of directors.
- Section 33-810 to 33-813 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-814 - Definitions.
- Section 33-815 - Merger.
- Section 33-816 - Share exchange.
- Section 33-817 - Action on plan of merger or share exchange.
- Section 33-818 - Merger of subsidiary.
- Section 33-819 - Certificate of merger or share exchange.
- Section 33-820 - Effect of merger or share exchange.
- Section 33-821 - Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation.
- Section 33-821a - Abandoned merger or share exchange.
- Section 33-822 to 33-829 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-830 - Sale or other disposition of assets in regular course of business. Mortgage or other encumbrance, transfer or distribution of assets.
- Section 33-831 - Sale or other disposition of assets leaving no significant continuing business activity.
- Section 33-832 to 33-839 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-840 - Business combinations. Definitions.
- Section 33-841 - Approval of business combination.
- Section 33-842 - Exceptions.
- Section 33-843 - Business combinations. Definitions.
- Section 33-844 - Business combination with interested shareholder prohibited for five years unless approved by board of directors.
- Section 33-845 - Excepted business combinations.
- Section 33-846 to 33-854 - Reserved for future use.
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RIGHT TO APPRAISAL AND PAYMENT FOR SHARES
- Section 33-855 - Definitions.
- Section 33-856 - Right to appraisal.
- Section 33-857 - Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial owners.
- Section 33-858 and 33-859 - Reserved for future use.
PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE OF APPRAISAL RIGHTS
- Section 33-860 - Notice of appraisal rights.
- Section 33-861 - Notice of intent to demand payment. Consequences of voting or consenting.
- Section 33-862 - Appraisal notice and form.
- Section 33-863 - Perfection of rights. Right to withdraw.
- Section 33-864 - Share restrictions.
- Section 33-865 - Payment.
- Section 33-866 - Failure to take action.
- Section 33-867 - After-acquired shares.
- Section 33-868 - Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.
- Section 33-869 and 33-870 - Reserved for future use.
JUDICIAL APPRAISAL OF SHARES
- Section 33-871 - Court action.
- Section 33-872 - Court costs and expenses.
- Section 33-873 to 33-879 - Reserved for future use.
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VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION
- Section 33-880 - Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors.
- Section 33-881 - Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders.
- Section 33-882 - Certificate of dissolution.
- Section 33-883 - Revocation of dissolution.
- Section 33-884 - Effect of dissolution.
- Section 33-885 - Requirements prior to final liquidating distribution of assets.
- Section 33-886 - Known claims against dissolved corporation.
- Section 33-887 - Unknown claims against dissolved corporation.
- Section 33-887a - Proceeding for determination of security for payment of contingent or unknown claims or claims arising after dissolution.
- Section 33-887b - Duties of directors of dissolved corporation.
- Section 33-888 and 33-889 - Reserved for future use.
ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION
- Section 33-890 - Administrative dissolution.
- Section 33-891 - Effect of administrative dissolution.
- Section 33-892 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
- Section 33-893 - Appeal from refusal of reinstatement.
- Section 33-894 and 33-895 - Reserved for future use.
JUDICIAL DISSOLUTION
- Section 33-896 - Grounds for judicial dissolution.
- Section 33-897 - Procedure for judicial dissolution.
- Section 33-898 - Receivership or custodianship.
- Section 33-899 - Decree of dissolution.
- Section 33-900 - Election to purchase in lieu of dissolution.
- Section 33-901 and 33-902 - Reserved for future use.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Section 33-903 - Deposit of assets with State Treasurer or other state official.
- Section 33-904 to 33-909 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-910 - Provisions applicable to specially chartered corporations.
- Section 33-911 - Formation of specially chartered corporation.
- Section 33-912 - Amendment of special charter.
- Section 33-913 - Surrender of charter and reincorporation.
- Section 33-914 - Franchise tax.
- Section 33-915 to 33-919 - Reserved for future use.
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
- Section 33-920 - Authority to transact business required.
- Section 33-921 - Consequences of transacting business without authority.
- Section 33-921a - Limited amnesty for foreign corporation transacting business without authority.
- Section 33-922 - Application for certificate of authority.
- Section 33-923 - Amended certificate of authority.
- Section 33-924 - Effect of certificate of authority.
- Section 33-925 - Corporate name of foreign corporation.
- Section 33-926 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
- Section 33-927 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.
- Section 33-928 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.
- Section 33-929 - Service of process on foreign corporation.
- Section 33-930 and 33-931 - Reserved for future use.
WITHDRAWAL
- Section 33-932 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
- Section 33-933 and 33-934 - Reserved for future use.
REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
- Section 33-935 - Grounds for revocation.
- Section 33-936 - Procedure for and effect of revocation.
- Section 33-937 - Appeal from revocation.
- Section 33-938 to 33-944 - Reserved for future use.
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RECORDS
- Section 33-945 - Corporate records.
- Section 33-946 - Inspection of records by shareholders.
- Section 33-947 - Scope of inspection right.
- Section 33-948 - Court-ordered inspection.
- Section 33-949 - Inspection of records by directors.
- Section 33-950 - Exception to notice requirement.
REPORTS
- Section 33-951 - Financial statements for shareholders.
- Section 33-952 - Other reports to shareholders.
- Section 33-953 - Reports.
- Section 33-954 - Failure to file report. Incorrect report.
- Section 33-955 - Interim notice of change of director or officer.
- Section 33-956 to 33-994 - Reserved for future use.
- Section 33-995 - Applicability to domestic corporations in existence on January 1, 1997.
- Section 33-996 - Applicability to qualified foreign corporations.
- Section 33-997 - Saving provisions.
- Section 33-997a - Reservation of power to amend or repeal.
- Section 33-998 - Severability.
- Section 33-999 - Reserved for future use.
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