Kansas § 17-2710 Purposes and powers

Kansas Statutes

§ 17-2710 — Purposes and powers

Kansas § 17-2710

Ch. 17CORPORATIONS

Art. 27PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-2710 (2026).

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A professional corporation may be organized only for the purpose of rendering one type of professional service and service ancillary thereto and shall not engage in any other business, except that a single professional corporation may be organized to and render professional services under any two or more of the types set forth in items (2), (6), (13) and (17) of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 17-2707, and amendments thereto; under any two or more of the types set forth in items (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15), (16), (18), (20), (22), (23), (26) or (27) of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 17-2707, and amendments thereto; under any two or more of the types set forth in items (8), (9), (18), (24), (25), (26) and (27) of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 17-2707, and amendments thereto; or under the 

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A professional corporation may be organized only for the purpose of rendering one type of professional service and service ancillary thereto and shall not engage in any other business, except that a single professional corporation may be organized to and render professional services under any two or more of the types set forth in items (2), (6), (13) and (17) of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 17-2707, and amendments thereto; under any two or more of the types set forth in items (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15), (16), (18), (20), (22), (23), (26) or (27) of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 17-2707, and amendments thereto; under any two or more of the types set forth in items (8), (9), (18), (24), (25), (26) and (27) of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 17-2707, and amendments thereto; or under the types set forth in items (16) and (25) of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 17-2707, and amendments thereto, but shall be deemed to have the following purposes, whether or not authorized by its article of incorporation:
(a) To purchase, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use and otherwise deal in and with, real or personal property, or any interest therein, wherever situated;
(b) to purchase, receive, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, and otherwise use and deal in and with, shares of other interests in, or obligations of, other domestic or foreign corporations, associations, partnerships or individuals, insurance or annuities in any form, or direct or indirect obligations of the United States or of any other government, state, territory, governmental district or municipality or of any instrumentality thereof;
(c) to pay pensions and establish pension plans, profit-sharing plans, stock bonus plans, stock option plans and other incentive plans for any or all of its directors, officers and employees;
(d) to do all things necessary or incidental to the practice of the profession which the professional corporation is authorized to practice.

Legislative History

L. 1965, ch. 157, § 5; L. 1967, ch. 124, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 91, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 63, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 109, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 104, § 3; L. 1997, ch. 37, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 108; L. 2006, ch. 121, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 165, § 2; July 1.