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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:986

  • 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.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Professional dental corporation: means a corporation organized pursuant to this Chapter for the practice of dentistry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:981

A.  Each certificate of stock shall contain the corporation‘s full name, and the following statement: “Except when held in his own right by a natural person duly licensed to practice dentistry in the state of Louisiana or when held by another professional dental corporation, the shares represented by this certificate are not entitled to be voted or to participate in the earnings of the corporation, and the holder is not entitled to participate in the management of, or in the rendition of dental services by, the corporation, or to have access to any records or communications pertaining to dental services rendered by, or any other affairs of, the corporation.”

B.  Each certificate of stock shall contain a reference to any and all agreements among the corporation’s voting shareholders made pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 12:989.  

C.  There shall be no provision for compulsory offer of shares for purchase by or sale to the corporation, and, except as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 12:71, no restriction upon the transfer of shares, unless in either event such provision or restriction is stated or summarized on the certificate representing the shares.  

Added by Acts 1970, No. 127, §1.  Amended by Acts 1980, No. 674, §1.