Pennsylvania § 206 Requirements for foreign association names

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 206 — Requirements for foreign association names

Pennsylvania § 206

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART I

Ch. 2ENTITIES GENERALLY

Subch.NAMES

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Bluebook

15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 206 (2026).

Text

(a)General rule.--The department shall not file a registration statement pursuant to section 412 (relating to foreign registration statement) for a foreign association that, except as provided under subsection (b), has a name that is rendered unavailable for use by a covered association by any provision of this subchapter.

(b)Exception.--The provisions of section 202(b) and (c) (relating to requirements for names generally) shall not prevent the filing of a registration statement of a foreign association whose name in its jurisdiction of formation would be prohibited from use in this Commonwealth by section 202(b) and (c) if the foreign association adopts a name for use in registering to do business in this Commonwealth that is available for use by a covered association.

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(a) General rule.--The department shall not file a registration statement pursuant to section 412 (relating to foreign registration statement) for a foreign association that, except as provided under subsection (b), has a name that is rendered unavailable for use by a covered association by any provision of this subchapter.

(b) Exception.--The provisions of section 202(b) and (c) (relating to requirements for names generally) shall not prevent the filing of a registration statement of a foreign association whose name in its jurisdiction of formation would be prohibited from use in this Commonwealth by section 202(b) and (c) if the foreign association adopts a name for use in registering to do business in this Commonwealth that is available for use by a covered association.