Title 30 — CORPORATIONS

30-2001. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF THIS CHAPTER. (1) This chapter may be known and cited as the "Idaho Benefit Corporation Act." (2) This chapter shall be applicable to all benefit corporations. (3) The existence of a provision of this chapter shall not of itself create an implic…

30-2002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Benefit corporation" means a business corporation that has elected to become subject to this chapter and the status of which as a benefit corporation has not been terminated. (2) "Benefit director" means the director designated as the b…

30-2003. incorporation. A benefit corporation shall be incorporated in accordance with part 2, chapter 29, title 30, Idaho Code, but its articles of incorporation must also state that it is a benefit corporation.

30-2004. election of benefit corporation status. (1) An existing business corporation may become a benefit corporation under this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation so that they contain a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. In order to be effec…

30-2005. TERMINATION OF STATUS. (1) A benefit corporation may terminate its status as such and cease to be subject to this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation to delete the provision adopting benefit corporation status. In order to be effective, the amendment must b…

30-2006. corporate purposes. (1) A benefit corporation shall have a purpose of creating general public benefit. This purpose is in addition to its purpose under section 30-29-301, Idaho Code. (2) The articles of incorporation of a benefit corporation may identify one (1) or more …

30-2007. standard of conduct for directors. (1) In discharging the duties of their respective positions and in considering the best interests of the benefit corporation, the board of directors, committees of the board and individual directors of a benefit corporation shall consid…

30-2008. benefit director. (1) The board of directors of a benefit corporation that is a publicly traded corporation shall, and the board of any other benefit corporation may, include a director who shall be designated the benefit director, and shall have, in addition to the powe…

30-2009. STANDARD OF CONDUCT FOR OFFICERS. (1) Each officer of a benefit corporation shall consider the interests and factors as provided in section 30-2007, Idaho Code, if the officer has discretion to act with respect to a matter, and it reasonably appears to the officer that t…

30-2010. benefit officer. A benefit corporation may have an officer designated the benefit officer. The benefit officer shall have: (1) The powers and duties relating to the purpose of the corporation to create general public benefit or specific public benefit provided by the byl…

30-2011. right of action. (1) Except in a benefit enforcement proceeding, no person may bring an action or assert a claim against a benefit corporation or its directors or officers with respect to the corporation’s failure to pursue or create general public benefit or a specific …

30-2012. preparation of annual benefit report. (1) A benefit corporation shall prepare an annual benefit report including the following: (a) A narrative description of: (i) The ways in which the benefit corporation pursued general public benefit during the year and the extent to …

30-2013. availability of annual benefit report. (1) A benefit corporation shall send its annual benefit report to each shareholder either one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the fiscal year of the benefit corporation, or at the same time that the benefit corporatio…