§ 55B‑4.  Formation of corporation.

A professional corporation under this Chapter may be formed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 55, the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, with the following limitations:

(1) At least one incorporator shall be a "licensee" as hereinabove defined in G.S. 55B‑2(2).

(2) All of the shares of stock of the corporation shall be owned and held by a licensee, or licensees, as hereinabove defined in G.S. 55B‑2(2), except as otherwise permitted in G.S. 55B‑6.

(3) At least one director and one officer shall be a "licensee" as hereinabove defined in G.S. 55B‑2(2).

(4) The articles of incorporation, in addition to the requirements of Chapter 55, shall designate the personal services to be rendered by the professional corporation and shall be accompanied by a certification by the appropriate licensing board that the ownership of the shares of stock is in compliance with the requirements of G.S. 55B‑4(2) and G.S. 55B‑6. (1969, c. 718, s. 4; 1977, c. 855, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1024, s. 3; 1991, c. 205, s. 2; 1995, c. 351, s. 15.)