§ 10-31-02 — Articles of incorporation

North Dakota § 10-31-02

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 10: Corporations
• Ch. 10-31: Professional Organizations Act

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1. One or more individuals may incorporate a professional organization in the form of a
corporation for the practice of a profession by filing articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. The articles of incorporation must meet the requirements of chapter
10-19.1 and contain the following:
a. The profession to be practiced through the professional corporation; and
b. The names and residence addresses of all of the original shareholders of the
professional corporation who will practice the profession in this state and of the
original shareholders of the professional corporation who are minority owners.
2. At the time the articles of incorporation are filed with the secretary of state, the
professional corporation also shall file:
a. A certificate from the regulating board of the profession involved that each of the
directors and shareholders of voting shares who will practice the profession in
this state, if any, is licensed to practice the profession in this state; or
b. If there is one or more minority owners, a certificate from the regulating board of
the profession of the corporation certifying that each of the directors and
shareholders of voting shares who will practice the profession in this state, if any,
is licensed to practice the profession in this state and a certificate from the
corporation identifying the minority owners who are exempt from the licensing
requirement and the express law authorizing minority ownership.