§ 109 — Name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address

(a) General rule.--Where any provision of this title authorizes or requires the inclusion of a registered office address in any document filed in the Department of State, the person filing the document may substitute in lieu thereof the term "c/o" followed by:

(1) The name of an association or a division thereof that has filed in the department, and not withdrawn, a statement of address of commercial registered office.

(2) The name of any county of this Commonwealth and a statement that the registered office of the association represented shall be deemed for venue and official publication purposes to be located in the county so named. For venue and official publication purposes, the county so named shall control over the address contained in the currently applicable statement filed under subsection (b).

(b) Statement of address of commercial registered office.--A domestic or registered foreign association engaged in the business of maintaining registered offices in this Commonwealth for corporations or other associations may file in the department a statement of address of commercial registered office executed by the representing association or a division thereof and setting forth:

(1) The name of the representing association.

(2) The form of organization of the representing association.

(3) A statement that it is in the business of maintaining registered offices in this Commonwealth for corporations or other associations.

(4) The address, including street and number, if any, of a place of business of the representing association in this Commonwealth to which communications and other matters directed to each person represented by it may be delivered.

(c) Change or withdrawal.--A representing association that has effected a filing in the department under subsection (b) may:

(1) Amend the filing by filing in the department a superseding statement of address of commercial registered office.

(2) Withdraw its filing under subsection (b) and cease to provide registered office service by filing in the department a statement of termination of commercial registered office setting forth:

(i) The name of the representing association.

(ii) A statement that it has ceased to be in the business of maintaining registered offices in this Commonwealth for corporations and other associations.

(d) Action by and notice to association.--It is not necessary for an association represented to take any action in connection with a change or withdrawal effected under subsection (c), but a representing association that has effected a filing under subsection (c) (other than to reflect a change in the information required by subsection (b)(2)) shall promptly file a statement of change of registered office by agent under section 108 (relating to change in location or status of registered office provided by agent) with respect to each association represented.

Legislative History

(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015) 2014 Amendment.Act 172 amended subsec. (b). 1990 Amendment.Act 198 amended subsecs. (c) and (d). Cross References.Section 109 is referred to in sections 102, 138, 146, 227, 335, 345, 355, 366, 375, 383, 411, 412, 413, 415, 418, 1103, 1306, 1311, 1341, 1507, 1911, 1915, 1971, 1977, 2309, 2905, 4124, 4129, 5103, 5306, 5311, 5341, 5507, 5911, 5915, 5971, 5977, 6124, 6129, 7306, 7502, 7704, 8201, 8433, 8434, 8474, 8482, 8621, 8622, 8625, 8636, 8665, 8681.1, 8682, 8821, 8822, 8825, 8832, 8833, 8872, 8878, 9504 of this title.