(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section or in subsequent provisions of this article, this article shall apply to and the words "corporation" or "foreign nonprofit corporation" in this article shall include every foreign corporation not-for-profit.
(b) Government entities.--This article shall also apply to and the words "corporation," "foreign corporation" and "foreign nonprofit corporation" shall include a government or other sovereign (other than the Commonwealth) and any governmental corporation, agency or other entity thereof.
(c) Admitted foreign fraternal benefit society exclusion.--This article shall not apply to any foreign corporation not-for-profit qualified to do business in this Commonwealth under section 2455 of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921.
(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; July 9, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, eff. 60 days)
2013 Amendment. Act 67 amended subsec. (c).
1990 Amendment. Act 198 reenacted and amended the entire section.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 61 - Foreign Nonprofit Corporations
Section 6101 - Application of article
Section 6102 - Foreign domiciliary corporations
Section 6103 - Acquisition of foreign domiciliary corporation status
Section 6104 - Termination of foreign domiciliary corporation status
Section 6121 - Admission of foreign corporations (Repealed)
Section 6122 - Excluded activities (Repealed)
Section 6123 - Requirements for foreign corporation names (Repealed)
Section 6124 - Advertisement of registration to do business
Section 6125 - Issuance of certificate of authority (Repealed)
Section 6126 - Amended certificate of authority (Repealed)
Section 6127 - Merger, consolidation or division of qualified foreign corporations (Repealed)
Section 6128 - Revocation of certificate of authority (Repealed)
Section 6129 - Advertisement of termination of registration to do business
Section 6130 - Change of address after withdrawal (Repealed)
Section 6131 - Registration of name (Repealed)
Section 6141 - Penalty for doing business without certificate of authority (Repealed)
Section 6142 - General powers and duties of qualified foreign corporations (Repealed)
Section 6143 - General powers and duties of nonqualified foreign corporations (Repealed)
Section 6144 - Registered office of qualified foreign corporations (Repealed)
Section 6145 - Applicability of certain safeguards to foreign domiciliary corporations
Section 6146 - Provisions applicable to all foreign corporations