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15 Pa.C.S. § 203

Corporation names

Known as the Associations Code

The act spans §§ 15–15 (683 sections).

(a) Business corporations.--The proper name of a domestic or registered foreign business corporation must contain:

(1) the word "corporation," "company," "incorporated" or "limited" or an abbreviation of any of the terms;

(2) the word "association," "fund" or "syndicate"; or

(3) words or abbreviations of like import used in a jurisdiction other than this Commonwealth.

(b) Nonprofit corporations.--The proper name of a domestic nonprofit corporation or registered foreign corporation not-for-profit shall not be required to contain one of the words or abbreviations described under subsection (a).

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.