W. Va. Code § 31F-1-103
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§31F-1-103. Construction of chapter.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter shall apply to all benefit corporations.
(b) The existence of a provision of this chapter does not of itself create an implication that a contrary or different rule of law applies to a corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this code that is not a benefit corporation. This chapter does not affect a statute or rule of law that applies to a corporation that is not a benefit corporation.
(c) The specific provisions of this chapter control over the general provisions of other chapters of this code.
(b) The existence of a provision of this chapter does not of itself create an implication that a contrary or different rule of law applies to a corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this code that is not a benefit corporation. This chapter does not affect a statute or rule of law that applies to a corporation that is not a benefit corporation.
(c) The specific provisions of this chapter control over the general provisions of other chapters of this code.
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