54 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 503 - Decennial Filings Required

§ 503. Decennial filings required.

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, every corporation or other association whose name is registered under this chapter shall, during the year 2001 and every tenth year thereafter, file in the department a report, which shall be executed by the corporation or other association, and shall set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation or other association.

(2) The address, including street and number, if any, of its registered or other office.

(3) A statement that the corporation or other association continues to exist.

(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.

(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) A corporation or other association that during the ten years ending on December 31 of the year in which a filing would otherwise be required under subsection (a) has made any filing in the department pursuant to a provision of this title or 15 Pa.C.S. (relating to corporations and unincorporated associations) other than:

(i) a report required by subsection (a); or

(ii) a filing under 15 Pa.C.S. § 208 (relating to reservation of name) or 209 (relating to registration of name of nonregistered foreign association).

(2) A corporation whose name is registered pursuant to section 501(a)(4) (relating to register established).

(3) A corporation that has had officer information forwarded to the department by the Department of Revenue during the preceding ten years under 15 Pa.C.S. § 1110 (relating to annual report information).

(b.1) Exemption.--(Deleted by amendment).

(c) Exemptions.--(Deleted by amendment).

(d) Cross references.--See 15 Pa.C.S. §§ 134 (relating to docketing statement) and 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents).

(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2000, P.L.356, No.43, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days; Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015)

2014 Amendment. Act 172 amended subsec. (b)(1)(ii) and deleted subsec. (c).

2001 Amendment. Act 34 amended subsec. (b), deleted subsec. (b.1), amended and relettered former (c) to subsec. (d) and added subsec. (c).

Cross References. Section 503 is referred to in sections 504, 505 of this title; section 207 of Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations).

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