Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 15 - Corporate Powers, Duties and Safeguards
Section 1526 - Liability of shareholders


(a) General rule.--A shareholder of a business corporation shall not be liable, solely by reason of being a shareholder, under an order of a court or in any other manner for a debt, obligation or liability of the corporation of any kind or for the acts of any shareholder or representative of the corporation.
(b) Professional relationship unaffected.--Subsection (a) shall not afford the shareholders of a business corporation that is not a professional corporation but that provides professional services with greater immunity than is available to the officers, shareholders, employees or agents of a business corporation that is a professional corporation. See section 2925 (relating to professional relationship retained).
(c) Disciplinary jurisdiction unaffected.--A business corporation providing professional services shall be subject to the applicable rules and regulations adopted by, and all the disciplinary powers of, the court, department, board, commission or other government unit regulating the profession in which the corporation is engaged. The court, department, board or other government unit may require that a corporation include in its articles provisions that conform to any rule or regulation heretofore or hereafter promulgated for the purpose of enforcing the ethics of a profession. This subpart shall not affect or impair the disciplinary powers of the court, department, board, commission or other government unit over licensed persons or any law, rule or regulation pertaining to the standards for professional conduct of licensed persons or to the professional relationship between any licensed person rendering professional services and the person receiving professional services.
(June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days)

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Chapter 15 - Corporate Powers, Duties and Safeguards

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 1501 - Corporate capacity

Section 1502 - General powers

Section 1503 - Defense of ultra vires

Section 1504 - Adoption, amendment and contents of bylaws

Section 1505 - Persons bound by bylaws

Section 1506 - Form of execution of instruments

Section 1507 - Registered office

Section 1508 - Corporate records; inspection by shareholders

Section 1509 - Bylaws and other powers in emergency

Section 1510 - Certain specifically authorized debt terms

Section 1511 - Additional powers of certain public utility corporations

Section 1512 - Informational rights of a director

Section 1513 - Forum selection provisions

Section 1521 - Authorized shares

Section 1522 - Issuance of shares in classes or series; board action

Section 1523 - Pricing and issuance of shares

Section 1524 - Payment for shares

Section 1525 - Stock rights and options

Section 1526 - Liability of shareholders

Section 1527 - Issuance of fractional shares or scrip

Section 1528 - Shares represented by certificates and uncertificated shares

Section 1529 - Transfer of securities; restrictions

Section 1530 - Preemptive rights of shareholders

Section 1531 - Voting powers and other rights of certain securityholders and other entities

Section 1532 - Effect of failure to surrender securities converted by reorganization

Section 1551 - Distributions to shareholders

Section 1552 - Power of corporation to acquire its own shares

Section 1553 - Liability for unlawful dividends and other distributions

Section 1554 - Financial reports to shareholders

Section 1571 - Application and effect of subchapter

Section 1572 - Definitions

Section 1573 - Record and beneficial holders and owners

Section 1574 - Notice of intention to dissent

Section 1575 - Notice to demand payment

Section 1576 - Failure to comply with notice to demand payment, etc

Section 1577 - Release of restrictions or payment for shares

Section 1578 - Estimate by dissenter of fair value of shares

Section 1579 - Valuation proceedings generally

Section 1580 - Costs and expenses of valuation proceedings