{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-19-500","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 33-19-500","heading":"Authority to transact business.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a foreign professional corporation may not transact business in this State until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.\n(b) A foreign professional corporation may not obtain a certificate of authority unless:\n(1) its corporate name satisfies the requirements of Section 33-19-150;\n(2) it is incorporated for one or more of the purposes described in Section 33-19-110; and\n(3) all of its shareholders, not less than one-half of its directors, and all of its officers other than its secretary and treasurer, if any, are licensed in one or more states to render a professional service described in its articles of incorporation.\n(c) A foreign professional corporation is not required to obtain a certificate of authority to transact business in this State unless it maintains or intends to maintain an office in this State for conduct of business or professional practice.","path":["Title 33 - CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 19 Professional Corporation Supplement","ARTICLE 6 Foreign Professional Corporations"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c019.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:03:44Z","sha256":"28e4db061b34dc2e2353ff7e2a416a854f0a9c0c6866ce7a33c877d7aebe1766","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-19-420","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-19-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}