Pennsylvania § 2101 Application and effect of chapter

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2101 — Application and effect of chapter

Pennsylvania § 2101

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART II

Ch. 21NONSTOCK CORPORATIONS

Subch.PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2101 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--This chapter shall be applicable to:

(1)A business corporation that elects to become a nonstock corporation in the manner provided by this chapter.

(2)A domestic corporation for profit subject to Subpart D (relating to cooperative corporations) organized on a nonstock basis.

(3)A domestic insurance corporation that is a mutual insurance company.

(b)Application to business corporations generally.--The existence of a provision of this chapter shall not of itself create any implication that a contrary or different rule of law is or would be applicable to a business corporation that is not a nonstock corporation. This chapter shall not affect any statute or rule of law that is or would be applicable to a business corporation that is not a nonstock corporation.

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(a) General rule.--This chapter shall be applicable to:

(1) A business corporation that elects to become a nonstock corporation in the manner provided by this chapter.

(2) A domestic corporation for profit subject to Subpart D (relating to cooperative corporations) organized on a nonstock basis.

(3) A domestic insurance corporation that is a mutual insurance company.

(b) Application to business corporations generally.--The existence of a provision of this chapter shall not of itself create any implication that a contrary or different rule of law is or would be applicable to a business corporation that is not a nonstock corporation. This chapter shall not affect any statute or rule of law that is or would be applicable to a business corporation that is not a nonstock corporation.

(c) Laws applicable to nonstock corporations.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Part I (relating to preliminary provisions) and this subpart shall be generally applicable to all nonstock corporations. The specific provisions of this chapter shall control over the general provisions of Part I and this subpart. In the case of a nonstock corporation, references in this part to "shares," "shareholder," "share register," "share ledger," "transfer book for shares," "number of shares entitled to vote" or "class of shares" shall mean memberships, member, membership register, membership ledger, membership transfer book, number of votes entitled to be cast or class of members, respectively. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a nonstock corporation may be simultaneously subject to this chapter and one or more other chapters of this article.

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. (c). 1990 Amendment.Act 198 amended subsec. (a).