2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
109 - Name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address.

     § 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        that has filed in the department, and not withdrawn, a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 business corporation or qualified foreign business
     corporation, partnership or other 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.
     (Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)

        1990 Amendment.  Act 198 amended subsecs. (c) and (d).
        Cross References.  Section 109 is referred to in sections
     138, 1103, 1104, 1306, 1311, 1341, 1507, 1911, 1915, 1926, 1931,
     1954, 1963, 1971, 1977, 2309, 2905, 4124, 4126, 4129, 4161,
     5103, 5104, 5306, 5311, 5341, 5507, 5915, 5926, 5954, 5963,
     5971, 5977, 6124, 6126, 6129, 6161, 7306, 7502, 7704, 8201,
     8503, 8506, 8511, 8519, 8547, 8579, 8582, 8585, 8586, 8590,
     8903, 8906, 8913, 8951, 8958, 8964, 8982, 9504 of this title.

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