California § 3163 - Except as provided in Section 3078, the name of an optometric corporation and any
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§ 3163. Except as provided in Section 3078, the name of an optometric corporation and any
Except as provided in Section 3078, the name of an optometric corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain and be restricted to the name or the last name of one or more of the present, prospective, or former shareholders and shall include the words optometric corporation or wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence, provided that the articles of incorporation shall be amended to delete the name of a former shareholder from the name of the corporation within two years from the date the former shareholder dies or otherwise ceases to be a shareholder.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 3163 cover?
Section 3163 ("Except as provided in Section 3078, the name of an optometric corporation and any") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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