Professional corporation defined

For the purposes of this chapter, the term, professional corporation, includes a limited liability company organized under chapter 47-34A or a limited liability partnership organized under chapter 48-7 . With respect to a limited liability company, references in this chapter to articles of incorporation, by - laws, directors, officers, shareholders, and shares of stock refer to articles of organization, operating agreement, governors, managers, members, and membership interest, respectively. With respect to a limited liability partnership, references in this chapter to articles of incorporation and by - laws refer to partnership agreement, references to directors, officers, and shareholders refer to partners, and references to shares of stock refer to partnership interests. Source: SL 2000, ch 219 , § 2.