496C.20 Foreign professional corporation.
1. A foreign professional corporation may practice a profession in this state if it complies with the provisions of the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, on foreign corporations. The secretary of state may prescribe forms for such purpose.
2. A foreign professional corporation may practice a profession in this state only through shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and agents who are licensed to practice the profession in this state. The provisions of this chapter with respect to the practice of a profession by a professional corporation apply to a foreign professional corporation.
3. The certificate of authority of a foreign professional corporation may be revoked by the secretary of state as provided in the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, if the foreign professional corporation fails to comply with any provision of this chapter.
4. This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the practice of a profession in this state by an individual who is a shareholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of a foreign professional corporation if the individual could lawfully practice the profession in this state in the absence of any relationship to a foreign professional corporation. This subsection shall apply regardless of whether or not the foreign professional corporation is authorized to practice a profession in this state.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496C.20]
2001 Acts, ch 24, §62; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §155
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 496C - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS
Section 496C.3 - Applicability of Iowa business corporation Act.
Section 496C.4 - Purposes and powers.
Section 496C.5 - Corporate name.
Section 496C.6 - Who may incorporate.
Section 496C.7 - Practice by professional corporation.
Section 496C.8 - Professional regulation.
Section 496C.9 - Relationship and liability to persons served.
Section 496C.10 - Issuance of shares.
Section 496C.11 - Transfer of shares.
Section 496C.12 - Convertible securities — stock rights and options.
Section 496C.13 - Voting trust — proxy.
Section 496C.14 - Required purchase by professional corporation of its own shares.
Section 496C.15 - Certificates representing shares.
Section 496C.18 - Merger or consolidation.
Section 496C.19 - Dissolution or liquidation.
Section 496C.20 - Foreign professional corporation.