Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 831

  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

§ 831. Notice of professional corporation status on shares

(a) The following statement must appear conspicuously on each share certificate issued by a professional corporation:

“The transfer of shares of a professional corporation is restricted by the Vermont Professional Corporation Chapter, and is subject to further restriction imposed from time to time by the licensing authority. Shares of a professional corporation are also subject to a statutory compulsory repurchase obligation.”

(b) Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares of a professional corporation, the corporation shall send the shareholders a written notice, containing the statement required by subsection (a) of this section. (Added 2001, No. 77 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)