Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 5-122

  • 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.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) If all the stockholders of merging corporations are qualified to be stockholders of the surviving corporation, a professional corporation may merge with another domestic or foreign professional corporation or with a domestic or foreign business corporation.

(b) If the surviving corporation is to render professional services in this State, it must comply with the provisions of this subtitle.