Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 180, § 6C (2026)

Directors, officers or incorporators; good faith performance of duties; liability

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Section 6C. A director, officer or incorporator of a corporation shall perform his duties as such, including, in the case of a director, his duties as a member of a committee of the board upon which he may serve, in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation, and with such care as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position with respect to a similar corporation organized under this chapter would use under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, a director, officer or incorporator shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or records, including financial statements, books of account and other financial records, in each case presented by or prepared by or under the supervision of (1) one or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director, officer or incorporator reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, or (2) counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters which the director, officer or incorporator reasonably believes to be within such person's professional or expert competence, or (3) in the case of a director, a duly constituted committee of the board upon which he does not serve, as to matters within its delegated authority, which committee the director reasonably believes to merit confidence, but he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A director, officer or incorporator of a corporation shall not be liable for the performance of his duties if he acts in compliance with this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2014–2020 · leading case: Squeri v. Mount Ida Coll., 954 F.3d 56 (1st Cir. 2020).
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Squeri v. Mount Ida Coll., 954 F.3d 56 (1st Cir. 2020). “Indeed, - 17 - the fiduciary duty on the individual defendants is imposed by statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 180, § 6C, and is owed to the college.”
Est. of Moulton v. Puopolo, 5 N.E.3d 908 (Mass. 2014). “An interlocutory appeal of the denial of a motion to dismiss a claim for breach of fiduciary duty, standing alone, generally would not be appropriately before this court.”
Shulse v. W. New England Univ. (D. Mass. 2020). · cites it 3× “Finally, they invoke Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 180, § 6C, which sets out the standard of duty owed by corporate officers and directors of nonprofit corporations.”
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