Corp. Code, § 14631 · Chapter 4. Transparency

Corp. Code, § 14631

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All certificates representing shares of a benefit corporation shall contain, in addition to any other statements required by the General Corporation Law (Division 1 (commencing with Section 100)), the following conspicuous language on the face of the certificate:

“This entity is a benefit corporation organized under Part 13 (commencing with Section 14600) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the California Corporations Code.”

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 728, Sec. 1. (AB 361) Effective January 1, 2012.

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Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP&sectionNum=14631.
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