Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 5-134

  • 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.
The provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law apply to professional corporations unless:

(1) The context of the provisions clearly requires otherwise; or

(2) Specific provisions of this subtitle or other subtitles governing specific classes of corporations provide otherwise.