Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 60 § 60.766 — Proceedings against benefit company; when allowed; who may commence
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 60 ·
Oregon Code § 60.766·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Proceedings against benefit company; when allowed; who may commence.
(1) Except as provided in
subsection (2) of this section, a person may not commence a proceeding against
a benefit company, or against the governors, members, officers or managers of a
benefit company, to assert a claim that the benefit company, governors,
members, officers or managers:
(a) Failed to
pursue, create or provide a general public benefit or a specific public benefit
identified in the benefit companys articles of incorporation or articles of
organization; or
(b) Violated a
duty or a standard of conduct prescribed under ORS 60.750 to 60.770.
(2) A person may
commence a direct or derivative proceeding, as appropriate, to compel a benefit
company to provide a general public benefit or a specific public benefit or to
require a governor, member, officer or manager to act in accordance with a duty
or a standard of conduct set forth in the benefit companys articles of
incorporation or articles of organization, or prescribed under ORS 60.750 to
60.770, only if the person is:
(a) The benefit
company;
(b) A governor;
(c) A shareholder
or member; or
(d) Another
person identified in the benefit companys bylaws, articles of incorporation or
articles of organization as having a right to commence a proceeding under this
section.
(3) A benefit
company is not liable for money damages as a consequence of failing to provide
a general public benefit or a specific public benefit. [2013 c.269 §9]
Note:
See note under 60.750.
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 60.766
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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