496C.5 Corporate name.
The corporate name of a professional corporation, the corporate name of a foreign professional corporation or its name as modified for use in this state, and any fictitious name or trade name adopted by a professional corporation or foreign professional corporation shall contain the words “professional corporation” or the abbreviation “P.C.”, and except for the addition of such words or abbreviation, shall be a name which could lawfully be used by a licensed individual or by a partnership of licensed individuals in the practice in this state of a profession which the corporation is authorized to practice. Each regulating board may by rule or regulation adopt additional requirements as to the corporate names and fictitious or trade names of professional corporations and foreign professional corporations which are authorized to practice a profession which is within the jurisdiction of the regulating board.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496C.5]
90 Acts, ch 1205, §32
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.