O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 14-7-1 (2019)
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✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Professional Corporation Act.’’
History
(Ga. L. 1970, p. 243, § 1.)
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Right of corporation to engage in business, trade, or activity requiring license from public, 165 ALR 1098.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: Earls v. Aneke Et Al., 829 S.E.2d 661 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019).
Earls v. Aneke Et Al., 829 S.E.2d 661 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). “11 Within the articles of incorporation for Aneke Law Offices is a statement included as an "optional provision" that the "purpose of the company is to practice the profession of law and the company elects to be governed where applicable by the provisions of OCGA § 14-7-1 et…”
Rakusin v. Radiology Assocs. of Atlanta, P.C., 699 S.E.2d 384 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010). “At the time of his death, the decedent owned 1,500 shares of the common stock of Radiology Associates.”
S. Eng'g Co. v. Cent. Georgia Elec. Membership Corp., 389 S.E.2d 380 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989). “the fact that appellee is not a professional corporation as defined by OCGA § 14-7-1 et seq. does not mean it is incapable of committing and being liable for professional malpractice by and through its individual agents.”
Hous. Auth. of Savannah v. Gilpin+ bazemore/architects & Planners, Inc., 381 S.E.2d 550 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989). “Thus, the fact that appellee is not a professional corporation as defined by OCGA § 14-7-1 et seq. does not mean it is incapable of committing and being liable for professional malpractice by and through its individual agents.”
Kamal Nayani v. Amina Hassanali (Ga. Ct. App. 2022). “Under the Georgia Professional Corporation Act, OCGA §§ 14-7-1 through 14- 7-7, “[s]hares in a professional corporation may only be issued to, held by, or 4 transferred to a person who is licensed to practice the profession for which the corporation is organized and who, unless…”
Anthony Earls v. Princewill Aneke (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). “11 Within the articles of organization for Aneke Law Offices is a statement included as an “optional provision” that the “purpose of the company is to practice the profession of law and the company elects to be governed where applicable by the provisions of OCGA § 14-7-1 et seq.…”
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