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PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

Iowa Code tit. XII, ch. 496C
in effect

Iowa Code § 496C.1 Short title.

Iowa Code § 496C.2 Definitions.

Iowa Code § 496C.3 Applicability of Iowa business corporation Act.

Iowa Code § 496C.4 Purposes and powers.

Iowa Code § 496C.5 Corporate name.

Iowa Code § 496C.6 Who may incorporate.

Iowa Code § 496C.7 Practice by professional corporation.

Iowa Code § 496C.8 Professional regulation.

Iowa Code § 496C.9 Relationship and liability to persons served.

Iowa Code § 496C.10 Issuance of shares.

Iowa Code § 496C.11 Transfer of shares.

Iowa Code § 496C.12 Convertible securities — stock rights and options.

Iowa Code § 496C.13 Voting trust — proxy.

Iowa Code § 496C.14 Required purchase by professional corporation of its own shares.

Iowa Code § 496C.15 Certificates representing shares.

Iowa Code § 496C.16 Management.

Iowa Code § 496C.17 Bylaws.

Iowa Code § 496C.18 Merger or consolidation.

Iowa Code § 496C.19 Dissolution or liquidation.

Iowa Code § 496C.20 Foreign professional corporation.

Iowa Code § 496C.21 Biennial report.

Iowa Code § 496C.22 Corporations organized under other laws.

Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/sections?codeChapter=496C&year=2026Fetched: 10/20/2026