35-4-303. Proxies and voting trusts. No proxy for shares of a professional corporation is valid unless given to a qualified person. A voting trust for shares of a professional corporation is invalid unless all trustees and beneficiaries are qualified persons, except that a voting trust is valid for 10 months after the death of a deceased beneficiary or for 5 months after a beneficiary has become a disqualified person.

Terms Used In Montana Code 35-4-303

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Disqualified person: means any natural person, corporation, partnership, fiduciary, trust, association, government agency, or other entity that for any reason is or becomes ineligible under this chapter to own shares issued by a professional corporation. See Montana Code 35-4-109
  • Qualified person: means a natural person, general partnership, or professional corporation eligible under this chapter to own shares issued by a professional corporation. See Montana Code 35-4-109