Corporations Code section 14631

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.”

Source: Section 14631, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=14631. (updated Jan. 1, 2012; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/corporations_code_section_14631

Original Source: Section 14631, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=14631. (last accessed May 12, 2025).