{"data":{"id":"us-vt/11-v.s.a.-860","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"11 V.S.A. § 860","heading":"Authority to transact business","body":"(a) 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 825 of this title;\n(2) it is incorporated for one or more of the purposes described in section 821 of this title; 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, except as provided in section 881 of this title.","path":["Title 11: Corporations, Partnerships and Associations","Chapter 004: Professional Corporations","Subchapter 006: FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/004/00860","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:53:51Z","sha256":"36eb2c60e75997fb305e850c9aa9e4ea7b19950d43a25f8dff85fda0483a0e0b","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/11-v.s.a.-852","next":"us-vt/11-v.s.a.-861"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}