496C.22 Corporations organized under other laws.
1. This chapter shall not apply to or interfere with the practice of any profession by or through any corporation hereafter organized under any other law of this state or any other state or country if such practice is lawful under any other statute or rule of law of this state.
2. Any corporation subject to the provisions of the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, may voluntarily elect to adopt this chapter and become subject to its provisions by amending its articles of incorporation to be consistent with all provisions of this chapter and by stating in its amended articles of incorporation that the corporation has voluntarily elected to adopt this chapter.
3. Any corporation organized under any law of any other state or country may become subject to the provisions of this chapter by complying with all provisions of this chapter with respect to foreign professional corporations.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496C.22]
2001 Acts, ch 24, §62; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
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.