PRINTER'S NO. 2611
No. 1906 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY STETLER, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, FRANKEL,
KOTIK, MACKERETH, MANN, MARKOSEK, NICKOL, REICHLEY, SIPTROTH,
SHANER, SHAPIRO, SOLOBAY, STABACK AND YOUNGBLOOD,
AUGUST 18, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, AUGUST 18, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations)
2 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for
3 information availability on an Internet website; and further
4 providing for articles of incorporation.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 15 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 141. Internet website.
10 The Department of State shall make available on a publicly
11 accessible Internet website all of the following information:
12 (1) The intention to file by incorporators or the filing
13 by a corporation of articles of incorporation with the
14 department.
15 (2) The application for registration or the registration
16 of all of the following:
17 (i) A partnership.
18 (ii) A limited liability partnership.
1 (iii) A limited liability company.
2 (3) All of the following information for an entity
3 intending to file, filing, applying or registering under
4 paragraph (1) or (2):
5 (i) The name of the proposed entity.
6 (ii) A statement that the entity is to be or has
7 been organized under this title.
8 (iii) The purpose of the entity.
9 (iv) The time of filing the articles or applying or
10 registration with the department.
11 Section 2. Section 7704(a) of Title 15 is amended to read:
12 § 7704. Articles of incorporation.
13 (a) [Advertisement.--The incorporators shall advertise their
14 intention to file or the corporation shall advertise the filing
15 of articles of incorporation with the department one time in two
16 newspapers of general circulation, one of which shall be a
17 newspaper designated by the rules of court for the publication
18 of legal notices, or in two newspapers of general circulation
19 published in the county in which the initial registered office
20 of the corporation is to be located. If there is only one
21 newspaper of general circulation published in a county,
22 advertisements in that newspaper shall be sufficient.
23 Advertisements may appear prior to or after the day the articles
24 of incorporation are filed with the department and shall set
25 forth briefly:
26 (1) The name of the proposed corporation.
27 (2) A statement that the corporation is to be or has
28 been organized under this chapter.
29 (3) The purpose of the corporation.
30 (4) The time of filing the articles with the
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1 department.] (Reserved).
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3 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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