Rhode Island General Laws 7-5.1-7. Names
The names of every professional service corporation shall end with the words “professional corporation” or “corporation” or “incorporated” or “limited” or the abbreviations “p.c.” or “pc” or “corp.” or “inc.” or “ltd.”; and that designation in the corporate name constitutes notice to every person or corporation availing himself or herself or itself of the services of any corporation, that it is organized under the provisions of this chapter. However, a corporation organized under this chapter may engage in rendering professional services under a fictitious business name subject to provisions of § 7-1.2-402. Each regulatory agency may impose additional requirements as to the names of corporations organized to render professional services subject to its jurisdiction.
History of Section.
P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 171, § 25; P.L. 1972, ch. 100, § 5; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-5.1-7
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Professional services: means the rendering of personal services by a person authorized to practice as one of the following professions as defined:
(i) Physicians;
(ii) Dentists;
(iii) Attorneys at law;
(iv) [Deleted by P. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-5.1-2
- Regulatory agency: means :
(i) The professional licensing board contained within the department of health, as set forth in title 5 when referring to physicians, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists, registered nurses, optometrists, physical therapists, opticians, physician assistants, or midwives or nurse-midwives;
(ii) The Supreme Court when referring to attorneys at law;
(iii) The boards of registration of professional engineers and land surveyors when referring to professional engineers or land surveyors;
(iv) The board of examination and registration of architects when referring to architects;
(v) The board of accountancy when referring to certified public accountants and licensed public accountants;
(vi) The board of veterinarians when referring to veterinarians;
(vii) The board of examiners of landscape architects when referring to landscape architects;
(viii) The board of psychology when referring to psychologists. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-5.1-2