TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS 100-14631›DIVISION 3. CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES 12000-14631›PART 13. BENEFIT CORPORATIONS 14600-14631›CHAPTER 4. Transparency 14630-14631

§ 14631

California Corporations Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.”

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

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