(a) General rule.--The department shall not file a registration statement pursuant to section 412 (relating to foreign registration statement) for a foreign association that, except as provided under subsection (b), has a name that is rendered unavailable for use by a covered association by any provision of this subchapter.
(b) Exception.--The provisions of section 202(b) and (c) (relating to requirements for names generally) shall not prevent the filing of a registration statement of a foreign association whose name in its jurisdiction of formation would be prohibited from use in this Commonwealth by section 202(b) and (c) if the foreign association adopts a name for use in registering to do business in this Commonwealth that is available for use by a covered association.
(Nov. 21, 2016, P.L.1328, No.170, eff. 90 days)
Cross References. Section 206 is referred to in section 209 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 2 - Entities Generally
Section 202 - Requirements for names generally
Section 203 - Corporation names
Section 204 - Partnership and limited liability company names
Section 205 - Business trust names
Section 206 - Requirements for foreign association names
Section 207 - Required name changes by senior associations
Section 208 - Reservation of name
Section 209 - Registration of name of nonregistered foreign association
Section 223 - Ratification of defective entity actions
Section 224 - Action on ratification
Section 226 - Effect of ratification
Section 227 - Statement of validation
Section 228 - Judicial proceedings regarding validity of entity actions
Section 229 - Limitation on voiding certain defective entity actions