Illinois Code § 3.05
Illinois Code § 3.05. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3.05.
Purposes. Corporations for profit may be organized under this Act for any lawful purpose or purposes, except for the purpose of banking or insurance; provided, however, that corporations may be organized under this Act for the purpose of buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in notes (not including the discounting of bills and notes and not including the buying and selling of bills of exchange), open accounts, and other similar evidences of debt, for the purpose of carrying on the business of a syndicate or limited syndicate under Article V-1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, or for the purpose of carrying on business as a member of a group including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters when the Director of Insurance finds that the group meets the requirements of subsection (3) of Section 86 of the Illinois Insurance Code and the corporations, if insolvent, are subject to liquidation by the Director of Insurance under Article XIII of the Illinois Insurance Code. Medical corporations, as authorized by the Medical Corporation Act, may be organized under this Act. Professional Service Corporations, as authorized by the Professional Service Corporation Act, may be organized under this Act. (Source: P.A. 88-535.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 3.05
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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