{"data":{"id":"us-vt/11-v.s.a.-825","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"11 V.S.A. § 825","heading":"Corporate name","body":"(a) The name of a domestic professional corporation and of a foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this State, in addition to satisfying the requirements of 11A V.S.A. §§ 4.01 and 15.06:\n(1) must contain the words “professional corporation,” “professional association,” “limited,” or “service corporation” or the abbreviation “P.C.,” “P.A.,” “LTD.,” or “S.C.”;\n(2) may not contain language stating or implying that it is incorporated for a purpose other than that authorized by section 821 of this title and its articles of incorporation; and\n(3) must conform with any rule promulgated by the licensing authority having jurisdiction over a professional service described in the corporation’s articles of incorporation.\n(b) 11A V.S.A. §§ 4.01 and 15.06 do not prevent the use of a name otherwise prohibited by those sections, if it is the personal name of a shareholder or former shareholder of the domestic or foreign professional corporation or the name of an individual who was associated with a predecessor of the corporation.\n(c) A person intending to operate a postsecondary school, as defined in 16 V.S.A. §§ 176 and 176a, shall apply for a certificate of approval from the State Board of Education prior to registering a name under this section.","path":["Title 11: Corporations, Partnerships and Associations","Chapter 004: Professional Corporations","Subchapter 002: CREATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/004/00825","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:53:51Z","sha256":"8e7a72d26689c15b22d74d43f447c562a5295e15e2662496cca875f40489a6f2","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/11-v.s.a.-824","next":"us-vt/11-v.s.a.-830"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}