2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 61 - Foreign Nonprofit Corporations
Section 6124 - Application for a certificate of authority
§ 6124. Application for a certificate of authority.
(a) General rule.--An application for a certificate of authority shall be executed by the foreign nonprofit corporation and shall set forth:
(1) The name of the corporation.
(2) The name of the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is incorporated.
(3) The address, including street and number, if any, of its principal office under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated.
(4) Subject to section 109 (relating to name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address), the address, including street and number, if any, of its proposed registered office in this Commonwealth.
(5) A statement that it is a corporation incorporated for a purpose or purposes not involving pecuniary profit, incidental or otherwise.
(b) Advertisement.--A foreign nonprofit corporation shall officially publish notice of its intention to apply or its application for a certificate of authority. The notice may appear prior to or after the day on which application is made to the Department of State and shall set forth briefly:
(1) A statement that the corporation will apply or has applied for a certificate of authority under the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988.
(2) The name of the corporation and of the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is incorporated.
(3) The address, including street and number, if any, of its principal office under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated.
(4) Subject to section 109, the address, including street and number, if any, of its proposed registered office in this Commonwealth.
(c) Filing.--The application for a certificate of authority shall be filed in the Department of State.
(d) Cross reference.--See section 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)
1990 Amendment. Act 198 reenacted and amended the entire section.
Cross References. Section 6124 is referred to in section 6127 of this title.
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