15 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 41 - Foreign Business Corporations

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  Preliminary Provisions

• Section 4101 - Application Of Article
  (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section or in subsequent provisions of this article, this article shall apply to and the words...
• Section 4102 - Foreign Domiciliary Corporations
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a foreign business corporation is a foreign domiciliary corporation if it has as record holders of...
• Section 4103 - Acquisition Of Foreign Domiciliary Corporation Status
  (a) Shareholding test.--A foreign corporation shall become a foreign domiciliary corporation under section 4102(a) (relating to foreign domiciliary corporations) on the first day of...
• Section 4104 - Termination Of Foreign Domiciliary Corporation Status
  (a) Shareholding test.--A foreign domiciliary corporation shall cease to be such on the first day of the sixth month following the month in which...

Subchapter B.  Qualification

• Section 4121 - Admission Of Foreign Corporations (Repealed)
  § 4121. Admission of foreign corporations (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4121 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.
• Section 4122 - Excluded Activities (Repealed)
  § 4122. Excluded activities (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4122 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.
• Section 4123 - Requirements For Foreign Corporation Names (Repealed)
  § 4123. Requirements for foreign corporation names (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4123 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.
• Section 4124 - Advertisement Of Registration To Do Business
  (a) General rule.--(Deleted by amendment). (b) Advertisement.--A foreign business corporation shall officially publish notice of its intention to register to do business or its...
• Section 4125 - Issuance Of Certificate Of Authority (Repealed)
  § 4125. Issuance of certificate of authority (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4125 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.
• Section 4126 - Amended Certificate Of Authority (Repealed)
  § 4126. Amended certificate of authority (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4126 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.
• Section 4127 - Merger, Consolidation Or Division Of Qualified Foreign Corporations (Repealed)
  § 4127. Merger, consolidation or division of qualified foreign corporations (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4127 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July...
• Section 4128 - Revocation Of Certificate Of Authority (Repealed)
  § 4128. Revocation of certificate of authority (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4128 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.
• Section 4129 - Advertisement Of Termination Of Registration To Do Business
  (a) General rule.--(Deleted by amendment). (b) Advertisement.--A registered foreign business corporation shall, before filing a statement under section 415 (relating to voluntary withdrawal of...
• Section 4130 - Change Of Address After Withdrawal (Repealed)
  § 4130. Change of address after withdrawal (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4130 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.
• Section 4131 - Registration Of Name (Repealed)
  § 4131. Registration of name (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4131 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.

Subchapter C.  Powers, Duties and Liabilities

• Section 4141 - Penalty For Doing Business Without Certificate Of Authority (Repealed)
  § 4141. Penalty for doing business without certificate of authority (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4141 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July...
• Section 4142 - General Powers And Duties Of Qualified Foreign Corporations (Repealed)
  § 4142. General powers and duties of qualified foreign corporations (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4142 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July...
• Section 4143 - General Powers And Duties Of Nonqualified Foreign Corporations (Repealed)
  § 4143. General powers and duties of nonqualified foreign corporations (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4143 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July...
• Section 4144 - Registered Office Of Qualified Foreign Corporations (Repealed)
  § 4144. Registered office of qualified foreign corporations (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 4144 was repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July 1, 2015.
• Section 4145 - Applicability Of Certain Safeguards To Foreign Domiciliary Corporations
  (a) General rule.--The General Assembly hereby finds and determines that foreign domiciliary corporations substantially affect this Commonwealth. The courts of this Commonwealth shall not...
• Section 4146 - Provisions Applicable To All Foreign Corporations
  The following provisions of this subpart shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, be applicable to every foreign corporation for profit, whether or...

Subchapter D.  Domestication (Repealed)

• Section 4161 - § 4162 - (Repealed)
  2014 Repeal. Subchapter D (§§ 4161 - 4162) was added December 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, and repealed October 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, effective July...

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