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Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 802 (2026)
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This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose of making available to professional persons the benefits of
the corporate form for the business aspects of their practices while preserving the established professional aspects of the personal relationship between the professional person and those he serves. Laws 1961, p. 204, § 2.
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cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: Sanders v. Turn Key Health Clinics, 2025 OK 19, 566 P.3d 591.
Sanders v. Turn Key Health Clinics, 2025 OK 19, 566 P.3d 591. “18 O.S.2021, §802 A. As used in the Professional Entity Act, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended: 1.”
Babb v. Eagleton, 616 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (N.D. Okla. 2007). “Section 802 of the PEA sets out the statutory policy for permitting the existence of “professional” corporations: “This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose of making available to professional persons the benefits of the corporate form for the business…”
Am. Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. of Shawnee v. Clarke & Van Wagner, Inc., 692 P.2d 61 (Okla. Civ. App. 1984). “Title 18 O.S.1981 § 802, sets out the statutory policy for permitting professional corporations as follows: This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose of making available to professional persons the benefits of the corporate form for the business aspects…”
Question Submitted by: Ashley Plyushko, Exec. Dir., Oklahoma Acct. Bd., 2025 OK AG 16 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2025). “See 18 O.S.2021, § 802 See Sanders v. Turn Key Health Clinics , 2025 OK 19 566 P.”
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