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§ 1501 — Corporate capacity

Pennsylvania § 1501
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
PartPART II
Ch. 15CORPORATE POWERS, DUTIES AND SAFEGUARDS
Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1501 (2026).

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Except as provided in section 103 (relating to subordination of title to regulatory laws), a business corporation shall have the legal capacity of natural persons to act.

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