Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 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(1) The name of an association or a division thereof that has filed in the department, and not withdrawn, a statement of address of commercial registered office.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 or registered foreign 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.; Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015)

2014 Amendment. Act 172 amended subsec. (b).
1990 Amendment. Act 198 amended subsecs. (c) and (d).
Cross References. Section 109 is referred to in sections 102, 138, 146, 227, 335, 345, 355, 366, 375, 383, 411, 412, 413, 415, 418, 1103, 1306, 1311, 1341, 1507, 1911, 1915, 1971, 1977, 2309, 2905, 4124, 4129, 5103, 5306, 5311, 5341, 5507, 5911, 5915, 5971, 5977, 6124, 6129, 7306, 7502, 7704, 8201, 8433, 8434, 8474, 8482, 8621, 8622, 8625, 8636, 8665, 8681.1, 8682, 8821, 8822, 8825, 8832, 8833, 8872, 8878, 9504 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 101 - Short title and application of title

Section 102 - Definitions

Section 103 - Subordination of title to regulatory laws

Section 104 - Equitable remedies

Section 105 - Fees

Section 106 - Effect of filing papers required to be filed

Section 107 - Form of records

Section 108 - Change in location or status of registered office provided by agent

Section 109 - Name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address

Section 110 - Supplementary general principles of law applicable

Section 111 - Relation of title to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Section 112 - Receipt of electronic communications

Section 113 - Delivery of document

Section 114 - Defense of usury

Section 131 - Application of subchapter

Section 132 - Functions of Department of State

Section 133 - Powers of Department of State

Section 134 - Docketing statement

Section 135 - Requirements to be met by filed documents

Section 136 - Processing of documents by Department of State

Section 137 - Court to pass upon rejection of documents by Department of State

Section 138 - Statement of correction

Section 139 - Tax clearance of certain fundamental transactions

Section 140 - Custody and management of orphan corporate and business records

Section 141 - Abandonment of filing before effectiveness

Section 142 - Effect of signing filings

Section 143 - Liability for inaccurate information in filing

Section 144 - Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order

Section 145 - Subsistence certificate

Section 146 - Annual report

Section 151 - Short title and application of subchapter

Section 152 - Definitions

Section 153 - Fee schedule

Section 154 - Enforcement and collection

Section 155 - Disposition of funds

Section 156 - References

Section 161 - Domestication of certain alien associations

Section 162 - Contingent domestication of certain alien associations (Repealed)