Oregon Statutes - Chapter 58 - Professional Corporations - Section 58.037 - Application to joint and several liability of shareholders of corporation organized under ORS chapter 60 for purpose of rendering professional services; exemption; application to architects.

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS chapter 60 or ORS 58.035, this chapter shall apply to a corporation, and to the joint and several liability of the shareholders of a corporation, organized by a professional under ORS chapter 60 for the purpose of rendering professional service or services unless, prior to December 1, 1992:

(a) The professional’s regulating board authorized incorporation under ORS chapter 60; and

(b) The corporation was incorporated under ORS chapter 60.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, architects licensed under ORS 671.010 to 671.220 may organize as corporations under ORS chapter 60 or this chapter and shall be subject solely to the provisions of the chapter under which they are organized. [1993 c.235 §11; 1995 c.327 §3; 1997 c.774 §2]

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