(a) General rule.--Every business corporation shall have and continuously maintain in this Commonwealth a registered office which may, but need not, be the same as its place of business.
(b) Statement of change of registered office.--After incorporation, a change of the location of the registered office may be authorized at any time by the board of directors. Before the change of location becomes effective, the corporation shall include the change in an annual report under section 146 (relating to annual report), amend its articles under the provisions of this subpart to reflect the change or deliver to the Department of State for filing a statement of change of registered office executed by the corporation setting forth:
(1) The name of the corporation.
(2) The address, including street and number, if any, of its then registered office.
(3) The address, including street and number, if any, to which the registered office is to be changed.
(4) A statement that the change was authorized by the board of directors.
(c) Alternative procedure.--A corporation may satisfy the requirements of this subpart concerning the maintenance of a registered office in this Commonwealth by setting forth in any document filed in the department under any provision of this subpart that permits or requires the statement of the address of its then registered office, in lieu of that address, the statement authorized by section 109(a) (relating to name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address).
(d) Effect of statement.--A statement regarding the registered office of a corporation set forth in a document filed in the department pursuant to this section shall operate as an amendment of the articles.
(e) Cross reference.--See section 134 (relating to docketing statement).
(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days)
2022 Amendment. Act 122 amended subsec. (b) intro. par. and relettered former subsec. (d) to subsec. (e) and added present subsec. (d).
Cross References. Section 1507 is referred to in sections 1103, 1911 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 15 - Corporate Powers, Duties and Safeguards
Section 1501 - Corporate capacity
Section 1503 - Defense of ultra vires
Section 1504 - Adoption, amendment and contents of bylaws
Section 1505 - Persons bound by bylaws
Section 1506 - Form of execution of instruments
Section 1507 - Registered office
Section 1508 - Corporate records; inspection by shareholders
Section 1509 - Bylaws and other powers in emergency
Section 1510 - Certain specifically authorized debt terms
Section 1511 - Additional powers of certain public utility corporations
Section 1512 - Informational rights of a director
Section 1513 - Forum selection provisions
Section 1521 - Authorized shares
Section 1522 - Issuance of shares in classes or series; board action
Section 1523 - Pricing and issuance of shares
Section 1524 - Payment for shares
Section 1525 - Stock rights and options
Section 1526 - Liability of shareholders
Section 1527 - Issuance of fractional shares or scrip
Section 1528 - Shares represented by certificates and uncertificated shares
Section 1529 - Transfer of securities; restrictions
Section 1530 - Preemptive rights of shareholders
Section 1531 - Voting powers and other rights of certain securityholders and other entities
Section 1532 - Effect of failure to surrender securities converted by reorganization
Section 1551 - Distributions to shareholders
Section 1552 - Power of corporation to acquire its own shares
Section 1553 - Liability for unlawful dividends and other distributions
Section 1554 - Financial reports to shareholders
Section 1571 - Application and effect of subchapter
Section 1573 - Record and beneficial holders and owners
Section 1574 - Notice of intention to dissent
Section 1575 - Notice to demand payment
Section 1576 - Failure to comply with notice to demand payment, etc
Section 1577 - Release of restrictions or payment for shares
Section 1578 - Estimate by dissenter of fair value of shares