15 Pa.C.S. § 7103

Use of term "cooperative" in corporate name

Known as the Associations Code

The act spans §§ 15-101 to 15-9507 (683 sections).

(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided by statute:

(1) The corporate name of a cooperative corporation shall contain the term "cooperative" or an abbreviation thereof.

(2) The name of an association shall not contain the term "cooperative" or an abbreviation thereof unless the association is a cooperative corporation.

(b) Cross reference.--See section 7307 (relating to prohibition on use of words "electric cooperative").

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