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Scope of chapter - 54 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 303

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     § 303.  Scope of chapter.
        (a)  Voluntary registration.--Any one or more entities may
     elect to register a fictitious name under this chapter for the
     purpose of establishing a public record of their relationship to
     any business or other activity carried on under or through such
     fictitious name.
        (b)  Mandatory registration.--
            (1)  Except as provided in paragraph (2), any entity
        which either alone or in combination with any other entity
        conducts any business in this Commonwealth under or through
        any fictitious name shall register the fictitious name under
        this chapter and shall amend such registration whenever
        necessary to maintain the accuracy of the information
        disclosed thereby.
            (2)  Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any:
                (i)  Nonprofit or professional activities.
                (ii)  Activities which are expressly or impliedly
            prohibited by law from being carried on under a
            fictitious name.
                (iii)  (Deleted by amendment).
                (iv)  Unincorporated association.
                (v)  (Deleted by amendment).
                (vi)  (Deleted by amendment).
                (vii)  (Deleted by amendment).
                (viii)  (Deleted by amendment).
        (c)  Other restrictions unaffected.--The registration of a
     fictitious name under this chapter shall not be a defense to any
     action or proceeding brought to enforce any law which expressly
     or impliedly prohibits any activity from being carried on under
     a fictitious name.
     (Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Dec. 7,
     1994, P.L.703, No.106, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2000, P.L.356,
     No.43, eff. 60 days)

        2000 Amendment.  Act 43 deleted subsec. (b)(2)(iii), (v),
     (vi), (vii) and (viii).
        1988 Amendment.  Act 177 amended subsec. (b)(2).

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