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O.C.G.A. § 14-7-1 (2019)

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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 A.L.R. 1098.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: Earls v. Aneke, 829 S.E.2d 661 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019).
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Earls v. Aneke, 829 S.E.2d 661 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “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). · cites it 2× “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). · cites it 2× “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). · cites it 2× “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, 868 S.E.2d 465 (Ga. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “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, No. A19A0329 (Ga. Ct. App. June 14, 2019). · cites it 2× “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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