Chapter 7 Professional Corporations

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:
  • §13.1-542 Repealed
  • §13.1-542.1 Practice of certain professions by corporations
  • §13.1-543 Definitions
  • §13.1-544 Who may organize and become shareholder
  • §13.1-544.1 Use of initials “P.C.” or “PC” in corporate name
  • §13.1-544.2 Certificate of authority for foreign professional corporations
  • §13.1-545 Repealed
  • §13.1-545.1 Merger with foreign professional corporation or foreign professional limited liability company
  • §13.1-546 How corporation may render professional services; nonprofessional employees and officers; organizers and shareholders need not be employees, etc
  • §13.1-546.1 Professional law corporations may qualify as executor, administrator or in other fiduciary capacity
  • §13.1-547 Professional relationships not affected; liability for debts, etc., of corporation, its directors, officers and employees
  • §13.1-548 Corporation not to engage in other business; investment of funds
  • §13.1-549 Qualifications of shareholders; special provisions for corporations rendering services of architects, professional engineers, landscape architects and land surveyors, and using the title of certified interior designers
  • §13.1-549.1 Special provision for corporation engaged in practice of accounting
  • §13.1-549.2 Registration certificate required for corporation engaged in practice of law
  • §13.1-549.3 Repealed
  • §13.1-550 Transfer of shares
  • §13.1-551 Disqualification of shareholder
  • §13.1-552 Conversion into nonprofessional corporation; disposition of shares of deceased or disqualified shareholders
  • §13.1-553 Board of directors
  • §13.1-554 Repealed
  • §13.1-554.1 Income and property taxes
  • §13.1-555 Merger
  • §13.1-556 Application of Chapter 9 or Chapter 10 of this title