{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156a-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156A, § 16","heading":"Merger or consolidation with another corporation","body":"Section 16. (a) Except as provided in section fourteen, a professional corporation may merge or consolidate with another corporation, domestic or foreign, only if every shareholder of each corporation is a qualified person with respect to the surviving or resulting corporation.\n(b) Upon the merger or consolidation of a professional corporation, if the surviving or resulting corporation is to render professional services in the commonwealth, it shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156A/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:37Z","sha256":"89b96fbe4785b0e2e96b51c1a11332ab0c058b698e9952cbf8876ba74f7fb0de","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156a-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}