West Virginia § 31F-3-301 Corporate purposes

West Virginia Statutes

§ 31F-3-301 — Corporate purposes

West Virginia § 31F-3-301

Ch. 31FWEST VIRGINIA BENEFIT CORPORATION ACT

Art. 3PURPOSES

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W. Va. Code § 31F-3-301 (2026).

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(a)A benefit corporation shall have as one of its purposes the purpose of creating a general public benefit. The articles of incorporation of a benefit corporation may identify one or more specific public benefits that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create. A specific public benefit may also be specified in the bylaws or otherwise adopted by the board of directors. This purpose is in addition to its purpose under section three hundred two, article three, chapter thirty-one-d of this code.

(b)The creation of a general public benefit and one or more specific public benefits, if any, under subsection (a) of this section is in the best interests of the benefit corporation.

(c)A benefit corporation may amend its articles of incorporation to add, amend or delete the identif

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(a) A benefit corporation shall have as one of its purposes the purpose of creating a general public benefit. The articles of incorporation of a benefit corporation may identify one or more specific public benefits that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create. A specific public benefit may also be specified in the bylaws or otherwise adopted by the board of directors. This purpose is in addition to its purpose under section three hundred two, article three, chapter thirty-one-d of this code.

(b) The creation of a general public benefit and one or more specific public benefits, if any, under subsection (a) of this section is in the best interests of the benefit corporation.

(c) A benefit corporation may amend its articles of incorporation to add, amend or delete the identification of a specific public benefit that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create, which amendment shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set forth in article ten, chapter thirty-one-d of this code.