Formation of professional corporations; authorization of investments; admission of foreign professional corporations

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) and IC 25-2.1-5, a professional corporation may be formed to render professional services as follows: (1) One (1) or more accounting professionals may form a professional corporation to render services that may legally be performed only by an accounting professional. (2) One (1) or more architectural or engineering professionals may form a professional corporation to render services that may legally be performed only by an architectural or engineering professional. (3) One (1) or more attorneys may form a professional corporation to render services that may legally be performed only by an attorney. (4) One (1) or more health care professionals may form a professional corporation to render services that may legally be performed only by a health care professional. (5) One (1) or more veterinarians may form a professional corporation to render services that may legally be performed only by a veterinarian. (6) One (1) or more real estate professionals may form a professional corporation to render services that may legally be performed only by a real estate professional. (b) A foreign professional corporation may be admitted to render professional services in Indiana by complying with IC 23-1.5-5. (c) A domestic professional corporation or a foreign professional corporation admitted to render professional services in Indiana: (1) shall have at least one (1) shareholder who is licensed in Indiana; and (2) may have at least one (1) shareholder who is licensed under the laws of another state to render similar professional services. (d) In addition to the professional services permitted by its articles of incorporation, a professional corporation may invest its funds in any type of investment not prohibited by law.