Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 870

  • 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.
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, company, association, or copartnership shall mean organized under the laws of this State; "foreign" when so applied, shall mean organized under the laws of another state, government, or country. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 870. Articles of incorporation for licensing authority

A domestic or foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this State may not render professional services in this State until it delivers a certified copy of its articles of incorporation for filing to each licensing authority with jurisdiction over a professional service described in the articles. (Added 2001, No. 77 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)