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§ 1201. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context\notherwise requires, the term:\n (a) "Licensing authority" means the regents of the university of the\nstate of New York or the state education department, as the case may be,\nin the case of all professions licensed under title eight of the\neducation law, and the appropriate appellate division of the supreme\ncourt in the case of the profession of law.\n (b) "Profession" includes any practice as an attorney and\ncounselor-at-law, or as a licensed physician, and those professions\ndesignated in title eight of the education law.\n (c) "Professional" means an individual duly authorized to practice a\nprofession, a professional service corporation, a professional service\nlimited liability company, a foreign professional s
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§ 1201. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context\notherwise requires, the term:\n (a) "Licensing authority" means the regents of the university of the\nstate of New York or the state education department, as the case may be,\nin the case of all professions licensed under title eight of the\neducation law, and the appropriate appellate division of the supreme\ncourt in the case of the profession of law.\n (b) "Profession" includes any practice as an attorney and\ncounselor-at-law, or as a licensed physician, and those professions\ndesignated in title eight of the education law.\n (c) "Professional" means an individual duly authorized to practice a\nprofession, a professional service corporation, a professional service\nlimited liability company, a foreign professional service limited\nliability company, a registered limited liability partnership, a foreign\nlimited liability partnership, a foreign professional service\ncorporation or a professional partnership.\n (d) "Professional service" means any type of service to the public\nthat may be lawfully rendered by a member of a profession within the\npurview of his or her profession.\n (e) "Professional service corporation" means (i) a corporation\norganized under article fifteen of the business corporation law and (ii)\nany other corporation organized under the business corporation law or\nunder any other predecessor statute, which is authorized by, or holds a\nlicense, certificate, registration or permit issued by, the licensing\nauthority pursuant to the education law to render professional services\nwithin this state.\n (f) "Professional service limited liability company" means a limited\nliability company organized under this article.\n (g) "Foreign professional service corporation" has the meaning given\nto it in subdivision (d) of section fifteen hundred twenty-five of the\nbusiness corporation law.\n (h) "Foreign professional service limited liability company" has the\nmeaning given to it in subdivision (a) of section thirteen hundred one\nof this chapter.\n (i) "Professional partnership" means (1) a partnership without limited\npartners each of whose partners is a professional authorized by law to\nrender a professional service within this state, (2) a partnership\nwithout limited partners each of whose partners is a professional, at\nleast one of whom is authorized by law to render a professional service\nwithin this state or (3) a partnership without limited partners\nauthorized by, or holding a license, certificate, registration or permit\nissued by the licensing authority pursuant to the education law to\nrender a professional service within this state.\n