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Prohibition against advertising as benefit corporation without full compliance with this chapter

M.G.L. c. 156E, § 7
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c. 156E, § 7. Prohibition against advertising as benefit corporation without full compliance with this chapter Section 7. A business corporation organized under the laws of the commonwealth shall not hold itself out as, advertise itself as, or indicate in any way that it is a benefit corporation unless it was organized under and in full compliance with this chapter.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156E/Section7Fetched: 10/20/2026

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