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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A professional service corporation may issue and a shareholder thereof may transfer or pledge shares, fractional shares, and rights or options to purchase shares only to:
(a) A natural person who is authorized by law in this state or in any other state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to render a professional service permitted by the articles of incorporation of the corporation;
(b) A partnership, domestic or foreign, in which all the partners are qualified persons with respect to such professional corporation and in which at least one (1) partner is authorized by the laws of this state to render a professional service permitted by the articles of incorporation of the corporation;
(c) A professional limited liability company, domestic or foreign, authorized by law in this state to render a professional service permitted by the articles of organization of the limited liability company and the articles of incorporation of the corporation; or
(d) A professional service corporation, domestic or foreign, authorized by law in this state to render a professional service permitted by the articles of incorporation of each corporation.
(2) Any issuance, transfer, or pledge of shares, fractional shares, or rights or options to purchase shares in violation of this section shall be void; however, nothing herein contained shall prohibit the transfer of shares of a professional corporation by operation of law or court decree.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXIII. Private Corporations and Associations § 274.017.Restricted issuance and transfer of shares - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxiii-private-corporations-and-associations/ky-rev-st-sect-274-017/
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