Kansas Statutes 17-2708. General corporation law applicable
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-2708
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Professional corporation: means a corporation organized under this act. See Kansas Statutes 17-2707
- Professional service: means the type of personal service rendered by a person duly licensed, registered or certified by this state as a member of any of the following professions, each paragraph constituting one type:
(1) A certified public accountant;
(2) an architect;
(3) an attorney-at-law;
(4) a chiropractor;
(5) a dentist;
(6) an engineer;
(7) an optometrist;
(8) an osteopathic physician or surgeon;
(9) a physician, surgeon or doctor of medicine;
(10) a veterinarian;
(11) a podiatrist;
(12) a pharmacist;
(13) a land surveyor;
(14) a licensed psychologist;
(15) a specialist in clinical social work;
(16) a licensed physical therapist;
(17) a landscape architect;
(18) a registered professional nurse;
(19) a real estate broker or salesperson;
(20) a clinical professional counselor;
(21) a geologist;
(22) a clinical psychotherapist;
(23) a clinical marriage and family therapist;
(24) a licensed physician assistant;
(25) a licensed occupational therapist;
(26) a licensed audiologist;
(27) a licensed speech-pathologist; and
(28) a licensed naturopathic doctor. See Kansas Statutes 17-2707
Except as otherwise provided, the Kansas general corporation code contained in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-6001 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall apply to a professional corporation organized pursuant to this chapter. Any provisions of the professional corporation law of Kansas shall take precedence over any provision of the Kansas general corporation code which conflicts with it. The provisions of the professional corporation law of Kansas shall take precedence over any law which prohibits a corporation from rendering any type of professional service. Any person authorized to form a professional corporation under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-2701 et seq., and amendments thereto, also may incorporate under the Kansas general corporation code contained in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-6001 et seq., and amendments thereto, or organize under the Kansas limited liability company act contained in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-7662 et seq., and amendments thereto, or organize as a limited liability partnership as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 56a-101, and amendments thereto.