Connecticut § 33-1202 Amendment of special charter.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 33-1202 — Amendment of special charter.

Connecticut § 33-1202

Title 33Corporations

Ch. 602Nonstock Corporations

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1202 (2026).

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(a)Amendment of a special charter by the General Assembly shall require acceptance by the corporation if and to the extent provided in the act of amendment.

(b)The certificate of incorporation of a specially chartered corporation may be amended by its board of directors or members entitled to vote thereon for the purposes and in the manner provided by sections 33-1000 to 33-1290 , inclusive, for corporations incorporated under said sections except that its certificate of incorporation as so amended shall not authorize it to conduct any affairs or to conduct its affairs in any area unless either (1) it could be so authorized under section 33-1035 or (2) it was so authorized by its certificate of incorporation prior to such amendment. A specially chartered corporation the name of which doe

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(a) Amendment of a special charter by the General Assembly shall require acceptance by the corporation if and to the extent provided in the act of amendment. (b) The certificate of incorporation of a specially chartered corporation may be amended by its board of directors or members entitled to vote thereon for the purposes and in the manner provided by sections 33-1000 to 33-1290 , inclusive, for corporations incorporated under said sections except that its certificate of incorporation as so amended shall not authorize it to conduct any affairs or to conduct its affairs in any area unless either (1) it could be so authorized under section 33-1035 or (2) it was so authorized by its certificate of incorporation prior to such amendment. A specially chartered corporation the name of which does not contain the words “corporation” or “company” or “incorporated” or an abbreviation of one of such words may amend its certificate of incorporation pursuant to this subsection without changing its name. (c) A restated certificate of incorporation adopted by a specially chartered corporation need not, in order to preserve the provisions of special acts of the legislature setting forth its franchises, whether of a public or a private nature, the nature of its affairs, and its special rights, privileges and immunities, recite such provisions.