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CT Gen Stat § 33-606g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-606g - Judicial proceeding re validity of corporate action.

 (a) Upon application by the corporation, any successor entity to the corporation, a director of the corporation, any shareholder, beneficial shareholder or unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner of the corporation, including any such shareholder, beneficial shareholder or unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner as of the date of the defective corporate action ratified under section 33-606b, or any other person claiming to be substantially and adversely affected by a ratification under section 33-606b, the Superior Court may (1) determine the validity and effectiveness of any corporate action or defective corporate action; (2) determine the validity and effectiveness of any ratification under section 33-606b; (3) determine the validity of any putative shares; and (4) modify or waive any of the procedures specified in sections 33-606b and 33-606c to ratify a defective corporate action.(b) In connection with an action under this section, the Superior Court may make such findings or orders, and take into account any factors or considerations, regarding such matters, as it deems proper under the circumstances.(c) Service of process of the application under subsection (a) of this section on the corporation may be made in any manner provided by any provision of the general statutes or by rule of the applicable court, and no other party need be joined in order for the Superior Court to adjudicate the matter. In an action filed by the corporation, the Superior Court may require notice of the action to be provided to other persons specified by the Superior Court and permit such other persons to intervene in the action.(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any action asserting that the ratification of any defective corporate action and any putative shares issued as a result of such defective corporate action should not be effective, or should be effective only on certain conditions, shall be brought not later than one hundred twenty days after the validation effective time.(P.A. 17-108, S. 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 33-609 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-609 - Forms. Mailing address.

 (a) The Secretary of the State may prescribe and furnish on request forms for: (1) An application for a certificate of existence; (2) a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state; (3) a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal; and (4) the annual report. If the Secretary of the State so requires, use of these forms is mandatory.(b) The Secretary of the State may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by sections 33-600 to 33-998, inclusive, but their use is not mandatory.(c) If a corporation or a foreign corporation so requests in writing, the Secretary of the State shall mail to the address designated in such request, and to no other address of the corporation, all matter required or permitted by this chapter to be mailed to such corporation or foreign corporation by the Secretary of the State.(P.A. 94-186, S. 5, 215; P.A. 97-246, S. 3, 99.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 added new Subsec. (c) re mailing of all matter to address designated by corporation, effective June 27, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-610 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-610 - Effective time and date of document.

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and subsection (c) of section 33-611, a document accepted for filing is effective: (1) At the date and time of filing, as evidenced by such means as the Secretary of the State may use for the purpose of recording the date and time of filing; or (2) at the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.(b) A document, other than the certificate of incorporation of a domestic corporation or a certificate of authority of a foreign corporation, may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date.(P.A. 94-186, S. 7, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 5, 254; P.A. 98-137, S. 52, 62; 98-219, S. 33, 34; P.A. 01-199, S. 6.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision excluding “the articles of incorporation of a domestic incorporation or a certificate of authority of a foreign corporation” and amended Subsec. (b) to add provision excluding “the certificate of incorporation of a domestic corporation or a certificate of authority of a foreign corporation”, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 98-137 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “transmitted by electronic means” with “electronically transmitted”, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 98-219 revised effective date of P.A. 98-137, but without affecting this section; P.A. 01-199 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to provide that a document is effective “At the date and time of filing, as evidenced by such means as the Secretary of the State may use for the purpose of recording the date and time of filing” rather than “At the time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of the State's date and time endorsement on the original document or, when the document is electronically transmitted, as evidenced by electronic means prescribed by the Secretary of the State for the purpose of recording electronically the date and time of filing”.
CT Gen Stat § 33-611 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-611 - Correcting filed document.

 (a) A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the Secretary of the State if (1) the document contains an inaccuracy, (2) the document was defectively made, executed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged, or (3) the electronic transmission was defective.(b) A document is corrected: (1) By preparing a certificate of correction that (A) describes the document, including its filing date, or attaches a copy of it to the certificate, (B) specifies the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected, and (C) corrects the inaccuracy or defect; and (2) by delivering the certificate to the Secretary of the State for filing.(c) A certificate of correction is effective on the effective date of the document it corrects except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, a certificate of correction is effective when filed.(P.A. 94-186, S. 8, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 6, 7, 254; P.A. 01-199, S. 7; P.A. 03-18, S. 3.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 replaced “articles” of correction with “certificate” of correction in Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 01-199 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, replace “an incorrect statement” with “an inaccuracy” and add new Subdiv. (3) authorizing correction if the electronic transmission was defective and amended Subsec. (b)(1)(B) to replace “the incorrect statement and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the execution was defective” with “the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected” and Subsec. (b)(1)(C) to replace “the incorrect statement or defective execution” with “the inaccuracy or defect”; P.A. 03-18 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to add reference to document defectively made, effective July 1, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 33-612 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-612 - Filing duty of Secretary of the State.

 (a) If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of the State for filing satisfies the requirements of section 33-608, the Secretary of the State shall file it.(b) The Secretary of the State files a document by stamping or otherwise endorsing “Filed”, together with his name and official title and the date and time of receipt on the original and on the receipt for the filing fee. After filing a document, except as provided in sections 33-662 and 33-928, the Secretary of the State shall deliver evidence of filing of such document and of payment of any required fee to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative.(c) If the Secretary of the State refuses to file a document, he shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within five days after the document was delivered, together with a brief written explanation of the reason for his refusal.(d) The Secretary of the State's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. His filing or refusing to file a document does not: (1) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part; (2) relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or (3) create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.(P.A. 94-186, S. 9, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 8, 254.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to Sec. 33-929 with Sec. 33-928, effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-613 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-613 - Appeal from Secretary of the State's refusal to file document.

 (a) If the Secretary of the State refuses to file a document delivered to his office for filing, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal within thirty days after the return of the document to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the Secretary of the State's explanation of his refusal to file.(b) The court may summarily order the Secretary of the State to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.(c) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 2; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 94-186, S. 10, 215; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997. (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, P.A. 90-98 and P.A. 93-142 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in public and special acts of the 1994 regular and special sessions, effective September 1, 1996); P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 33-614 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-614 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

 A copy of a document filed by the Secretary of the State, which copy is certified by the Secretary of the State, bearing his signature, which may be a facsimile, and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the Secretary of the State.(P.A. 94-186, S. 11, 215.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-615 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-615 - Certificate of existence or authorization.

 (a) Any person may apply to the Secretary of the State to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation or a certificate of authorization for a foreign corporation.(b) The issuance of a certificate of existence or authorization shall be conclusive evidence that such corporation's most recent annual report required by section 33-953 has been delivered to the Secretary of the State and that a certificate of dissolution or a certificate of withdrawal has not been filed with respect to such corporation.(P.A. 94-186, S. 12, 215; P.A 96-271, S. 9, 254.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (b) to delete provision requiring a certificate of existence or authorization to “set forth the information provided in subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of section 33-617”, replace “articles of dissolution” with “a certificate of dissolution” and add reference to “a certificate of withdrawal”, effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-616 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-616 - Penalty for signing false document.

 A person who signs or otherwise executes a document he knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of the State for filing shall be subject to the penalty for false statement under section 53a-157b.(P.A. 94-186, S. 13, 215; P.A. 96-180, S. 108, 166.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-180 made technical change by correcting statutory reference, effective June 3, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 33-622 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-622 - Powers of Secretary of the State.

 The Secretary of the State has the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of him by sections 33-600 to 33-998, inclusive.(P.A. 94-186, S. 14, 215.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-623 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-623 - Regulations regarding electronic filing.

 The Secretary of the State may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 governing the filing with and delivery of documents to the office of the Secretary of the State under sections 33-600 to 33-998, inclusive, by electronic means, including facsimile and computer transmission.(P.A. 94-186, S. 15, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 14, 254.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 specified that the regulations govern documents filed “with” and delivered “to the Office of the Secretary of the State”, effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-624 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-624 - Interrogatories by Secretary of the State.

 (a) The Secretary of the State may propound to any corporation subject to the provisions of sections 33-600 to 33-998, inclusive, domestic or foreign, and to any officer or director thereof, such interrogatories as may be reasonably necessary and proper to enable him to ascertain whether such corporation has complied with the provisions of said sections applicable to such corporation. Such interrogatories shall be answered within thirty days after the mailing thereof, or within such additional time as shall be fixed by the Secretary of the State, and the answers thereto shall be full and complete and shall be made in writing and under oath. If such interrogatories are directed to an individual they shall be answered by him, and, if directed to a corporation, they shall be answered by the president, vice president, secretary or assistant secretary thereof.(b) Each corporation, domestic or foreign, and each officer and director of a corporation, domestic or foreign, failing or refusing within the time prescribed by this section to answer truthfully and fully interrogatories duly propounded to it or him by the Secretary of the State as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.(c) Interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of the State and the answers thereto shall not be opened to public inspection nor shall the Secretary of the State disclose any facts or information obtained therefrom except insofar as his official duty may require the same to be made public or if such interrogatories or the answers thereto are required for evidence in any criminal proceedings or in any other action by this state.(P.A. 94-186, S. 2, 215.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-635 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-635 - Incorporators.

 One or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering a certificate of incorporation to the Secretary of the State for filing.(P.A. 94-186, S. 20, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 15, 254.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 replaced “articles” of incorporation with “a certificate” of incorporation, effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-637 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-637 - Incorporation.

 (a) The corporate existence begins when the certificate of incorporation is filed.(b) The Secretary of the State's filing of the certificate of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation.(P.A. 94-186, S. 22, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 17, 254.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 replaced “articles” of incorporation with “certificate” of incorporation where appearing and amended Subsec. (a) to delete exception when a delayed effective date is specified, effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-638 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-638 - Liability for preincorporation transactions.

 All persons purporting to act as or on behalf of a corporation, knowing there was no incorporation under sections 33-600 to 33-998, inclusive, are jointly and severally liable for all liabilities created while so acting.(P.A. 94-186, S. 23, 215.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-639 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-639 - Organization of corporation.

 (a) After incorporation: (1) If initial directors are named in the certificate of incorporation, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting; (2) if initial directors are not named in the certificate, the incorporator or incorporators shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators: (A) To elect directors and complete the organization of the corporation; or (B) to elect a board of directors who shall complete the organization of the corporation.(b) Action required or permitted by sections 33-600 to 33-998, inclusive, to be taken by incorporators at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken and signed by each incorporator.(c) An organizational meeting may be held in or out of this state.(d) An organizational meeting held before incorporation is valid as if it were held after incorporation if the persons holding the meeting could properly have held such meeting after incorporation.(P.A. 94-186, S. 24, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 18, 254; P.A. 97-246, S. 5, 99.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “articles” of incorporation with “certificate” of incorporation, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 added new Subsec. (d) re validity of organizational meeting held before incorporation, effective June 27, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-640 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-640 - Bylaws.

 (a) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation.(b) The bylaws of a corporation may contain any provision that is not inconsistent with law or the certificate of incorporation.(c) The bylaws may contain one or both of the following provisions:(1) A requirement that if the corporation solicits proxies or consents with respect to an election of directors, the corporation include in its proxy statement and any form of its proxy or consent, to the extent and subject to such procedures or conditions as are provided in the bylaws, one or more individuals nominated by a shareholder in addition to individuals nominated by the board of directors; and(2) A requirement that the corporation reimburse the expenses incurred by a shareholder in soliciting proxies or consents in connection with an election of directors, to the extent and subject to such procedures or conditions as are provided in the bylaws, provided that no bylaw so adopted shall apply to elections for which any record date precedes its adoption.(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 33-806, the shareholders in amending, repealing or adopting a bylaw described in subsection (c) of this section may not limit the authority of the board of directors to amend or repeal any condition or procedure set forth in or to add any procedure or condition to such a bylaw in order to provide for a reasonable, practicable and orderly process.(P.A. 94-186, S. 25, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 19, 254; P.A. 12-32, S. 8.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “articles” of incorporation with “certificate” of incorporation, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 12-32 amended Subsec. (b) to delete “for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation”, added Subsec. (c) re bylaw provisions concerning solicitation of proxies or consents and added Subsec. (d) re prohibition on limiting authority of board re bylaw described in Subsec. (c).
CT Gen Stat § 33-641 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 601 - Business Corporations|Section 33-641 - Emergency bylaws.

 (a) Unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may adopt bylaws to be effective only in an emergency defined in subsection (d) of this section. The emergency bylaws, which are subject to amendment or repeal by the shareholders, may make all provisions necessary for managing the corporation during the emergency, including: (1) Procedures for calling a meeting of the board of directors; (2) quorum requirements for the meeting; and (3) designation of additional or substitute directors.(b) All provisions of the regular bylaws consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.(c) Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws: (1) Binds the corporation; and (2) may not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee or agent.(d) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation's directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.(P.A. 94-186, S. 26, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 20, 254.)History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “articles” of incorporation with “certificate” of incorporation, effective January 1, 1997.