Connecticut Statutes
§ 33-649 — Ultra vires.
Connecticut § 33-649
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Bluebook
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-649 (2026).
Text
(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the validity of corporate action may not be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act.
(b)A corporation's power to act may be challenged:
(1)In a proceeding by a shareholder against the corporation to enjoin the act; or (2) in a proceeding by the corporation, directly, derivatively or through a receiver, trustee or other legal representative, against an incumbent or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation.
(c)In a shareholder's proceeding under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section to enjoin an unauthorized corporate act, the court may enjoin or set aside the act, if equitable and if all affected persons are parties to the proceeding, and may award damages for lo
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Legislative History
(P.A. 94-186, S. 31, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 25, 254.) History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 deleted Subsec. (b)(3) re challenge in a proceeding by the Attorney General under Sec. 33-896, effective January 1, 1997.
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