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15 PA Cons Stat § 1102 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Section 1102 - Application of subpart

§ 1102. Application of subpart.   (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the scope provisions of subsequent provisions of this subpart or where the context clearly indicates otherwise, this subpart shall apply to and the words "corporation" or "business corporation" in this subpart shall mean a domestic corporation for profit. See section 101(b) (relating to application of title).  (b) Coordination with other laws.--Where any other provision of law contemplates notice to, the presence of or the vote, consent or other action by the shareholders, directors or officers of a business corporation, without specifying the applicable corporate standards and procedures, the standards and procedures specified by or pursuant to this subpart shall be applicable.  (c) Exclusions.--This subpart shall not apply to any of the following corporations, whether proposed or existing, except as otherwise expressly provided in this subpart or as otherwise provided by statute applicable to the corporation: (1) A banking institution. (2) A credit union. (3) A savings association.  (d) Cooperative corporations.--This subpart shall apply to a domestic corporation for profit organized on the cooperative principle only to the extent provided by Subpart D (relating to cooperative corporations).  (e) Business corporation ancillaries.--The domestic corporation provisions of this subpart shall apply to any of the following corporations, whether proposed or existing, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute applicable to the corporation: (1) A business development credit corporation. (2) Any other domestic corporation for profit incorporated under or subject to a statute that provides that the corporate affairs of the corporation shall be governed by the laws applicable to domestic business corporations.  (Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)    1990 Amendment. Act 198 amended subsec. (c).  Cross References. Section 1102 is referred to in section 1103 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1105 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Section 1105 - Restriction on equitable relief

§ 1105. Restriction on equitable relief. A shareholder of a business corporation shall not have any right to obtain, in the absence of fraud or fundamental unfairness, an injunction against any proposed plan or amendment of articles authorized under any provision of this title, nor any right to claim the right to valuation and payment of the fair value of his shares because of the plan or amendment, except that he may dissent and claim such payment if and to the extent provided in Subchapter D of Chapter 15 (relating to dissenters rights) where this title expressly provides that dissenting shareholders shall have the rights and remedies provided in that subchapter. Absent fraud or fundamental unfairness, the rights and remedies so provided shall be exclusive. Structuring a plan or transaction for the purpose or with the effect of eliminating or avoiding the application of dissenters rights is not fraud or fundamental unfairness within the meaning of this section.  (Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015)   Cross References. Section 1105 is referred to in sections 1571, 1904 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1106 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Section 1106 - Uniform application of subpart

§ 1106. Uniform application of subpart. (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), Part I (relating to preliminary provisions) and this subpart are intended to provide uniform rules for the government and regulation of the affairs of business corporations and of their officers, directors and shareholders regardless of the date or manner of incorporation or qualification, or of the issuance of any shares thereof.  (b) Exceptions.-- (1) Unless expressly provided otherwise in any amendment to this subpart, the amendment shall take effect only prospectively.  (2) An existing corporation lawfully using a name or, as part of its name, a word that could not be used as or included in the name of a corporation subsequently incorporated or qualified under this subpart may continue to use the name or word as part of its name if the use or inclusion of the word or name was lawful when first adopted by the corporation in this Commonwealth.  (3) Subsection (a) shall not adversely affect the rights specifically provided for or saved in this title. See:  The provisions of section 341(c) (relating to interest exchange authorized). The provisions of section 351(c) (relating to conversion authorized). The transitional approval requirements set forth in section 363(d) (relating to approval of division).  The provisions of section 1524(e) (relating to transitional provision). The provisions of section 1554(c) (relating to transitional provision). The cumulative voting rights set forth in section 1758(c)(2) (relating to cumulative voting).  The provisions of section 2301(d) (relating to transitional provisions). The provisions of section 2541(a)(2) and (3) and (c) (relating to application and effect of subchapter).  The provisions of section 2543(b)(1) and (2) (relating to exceptions generally). The provisions of section 2551(b)(3)(i), (5) and (6) (relating to exceptions). The provisions of section 2553(b)(2) (relating to exception). (4) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the articles, a domestic corporation for profit that, on September 30, 1989, was not subject to the Business Corporation Law of 1933 and that thereafter becomes subject to this subpart by operation of law shall be deemed to have in effect articles that provide that the following provisions of this subpart shall not be applicable to the corporation:  (i) Section 1726(a)(1) (relating to removal by the shareholders) insofar as it provides a statutory right on the part of shareholders to remove directors from office without assigning any cause.  (ii) Section 1755(b)(2) (relating to special meetings). (iii) Section 1912(a)(2) (relating to proposal of amendments). (Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, 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)    Cross References. Section 1106 is referred to in sections 1311, 1726, 1755, 1912 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1107 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Section 1107 - (Reserved)

§ 1107. (Reserved). (Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)   1990 Amendment. Act 198 renumbered section 1107 to section 1108 and added present section 1107 (Reserved).
15 PA Cons Stat § 1108 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Section 1108 - Limitation on incorporation

§ 1108. Limitation on incorporation.  A corporation that can be incorporated under this subpart shall not be incorporated except under the provisions of this subpart.  (Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)    1990 Amendment. Act 198 renumbered section 1107 to section 1108 and renumbered former section 1108 to section 1109.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1109 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Section 1109 - Execution of documents

§ 1109. Execution of documents.   (a) General rule.--Any document filed in the Department of State under this title by a domestic or foreign business corporation subject to this subpart may be executed on behalf of the corporation by any one duly authorized officer thereof. The corporate seal may be affixed and attested but the affixation or attestation of the corporate seal shall not be necessary for the due execution of any filing by a corporation under this title.  (b) Cross reference.--See section 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents).  (Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)    1990 Amendment. Act 198 renumbered former section 1108 to present section 1109.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1110 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Section 1110 - Annual report information

§ 1110. Annual report information.  The Department of State shall make available as public information for inspection and copying the names of the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer and the address of the principal office of corporations for profit as annually forwarded to the department by the Department of Revenue pursuant to section 403(a)(3) of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.  (Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days)    Cross References. Section 1110 is referred to in section 1732 of this title; section 503 of Title 54 (Names).
15 PA Cons Stat § 1301 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 13 - Incorporation|Section 1301 - Purposes

§ 1301. Purposes. Corporations may be incorporated under this subpart for any lawful purpose or purposes. Unless otherwise restricted in its articles, every business corporation has as its corporate purpose the engaging in all lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under this subpart.    Cross References. Section 1301 is referred to in section 3311 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1302 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 13 - Incorporation|Section 1302 - Number and qualifications of incorporators

§ 1302. Number and qualifications of incorporators.  One or more corporations for profit or not-for-profit or natural persons of full age may incorporate a business corporation under the provisions of this subpart.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 13 - Incorporation|Section 1307 - Advertisement

§ 1307. Advertisement.  The incorporators or the corporation shall officially publish a notice of intention to file or of the filing of articles of incorporation. The notice may appear prior to or after the day the articles of incorporation are filed in the Department of State and shall set forth briefly: (1) The name of the proposed corporation. (2) A statement that the corporation is to be or has been incorporated under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law of 1988.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1308 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 13 - Incorporation|Section 1308 - Filing of articles

§ 1308. Filing of articles.   (a) General rule.--The articles of incorporation shall be filed in the Department of State.  (b) Cross reference.--See section 134 (relating to docketing statement).
15 PA Cons Stat § 1309 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 13 - Incorporation|Section 1309 - Effect of filing of articles of incorporation

§ 1309. Effect of filing of articles of incorporation.   (a) Corporate existence.--Upon the filing of the articles of incorporation in the Department of State or upon the effective date specified in the articles of incorporation, whichever is later, the corporate existence shall begin.  (b) Evidence of incorporation.--Subject to the provisions of section 503 (relating to actions to revoke corporate franchises), the articles of incorporation filed in the department, or recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds under the former provisions of law, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the corporation has been incorporated.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1310 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 13 - Incorporation|Section 1310 - Organization meeting

§ 1310. Organization meeting.   (a) General rule.--After the corporate existence begins, an organization meeting of the initial directors or, if directors are not named in the articles, of the incorporator or incorporators shall be held, within or without this Commonwealth, for the purpose of adopting bylaws which they shall have authority to do at the meeting, of electing directors, if directors are not named in the articles, and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. A bylaw adopted at the organization meeting of directors or incorporators shall be deemed to be a bylaw adopted by the shareholders for the purposes of this subpart and of any other provision of law.  (b) Call of and action at meeting.--The meeting may be held at the call of any director or, if directors are not named in the articles, of any incorporator, who shall give at least five days' written notice thereof to each other director or incorporator, which notice shall set forth the time and place of the meeting. For the purposes of this section, any incorporator may act in person, by written consent or by proxy signed by him or his attorney-in-fact.  (c) Death or incapacity of directors or incorporators.--If a designated director or an incorporator dies or is for any reason unable to act at the meeting, the other or others may act. If there is no other designated director or incorporator able to act, any person for whom an incorporator was acting as agent may act or appoint another to act in his stead.    Cross References. Section 1310 is referred to in section 1504 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1311 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 13 - Incorporation|Section 1311 - Filing of statement of summary of record by certain corporations

§ 1311. Filing of statement of summary of record by certain corporations.   (a) General rule.--Where any of the charter documents of a business corporation are not on file in the Department of State or there is an error in any such document as transferred to the department pursuant to section 140 (relating to custody and management of orphan corporate and business records), and the corporation desires to file any document in the department under any other provision of this subpart or the corporation desires to secure from the department any certificate to the effect that the corporation is a corporation duly incorporated and existing under the laws of this Commonwealth or a certified copy of the articles of the corporation or the corporation desires to correct the text of its charter documents as on file in the department, the corporation shall file in the department a statement of summary of record which shall be executed by the corporation and shall set forth: (1) The name of the corporation and, subject to section 109 (relating to name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address), the location, including street and number, if any, of its registered office. (2) The statute by or under which the corporation was incorporated. (3) The name under which, the manner in which and the date on which the corporation was originally incorporated, including the date when and the place where the original articles were recorded. (4) The place or places, including volume and page numbers or their equivalent, where the documents that are not on file in the department or that require correction in the records of the department were originally filed or recorded, the date or dates of each filing or recording and the correct text of the documents. The information specified in this paragraph may be omitted in a statement of summary of record that is delivered to the department contemporaneously with amended and restated articles of the corporation filed under this subpart. (5) (Deleted by amendment). (6) (Deleted by amendment).  (b) Validation of prior defects in incorporation.--Upon the filing of a statement by a corporation under this section or the transfer to the department of the records relating to a corporation pursuant to section 140, the corporation shall be deemed to be a validly subsisting corporation to the same extent as if it had been duly incorporated and was existing under this subpart and the department shall so certify regardless of any absence of or defect in the prior proceedings relating to incorporation.  (c) Cross references.--See sections 134 (relating to docketing statement), 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents) and 1106(b)(2) (relating to uniform application of subpart).  (June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days)    Cross References. Section 1311 is referred to in section 9305 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 15 - Corporate Powers, Duties and Safeguards|Section 1501 - Corporate capacity

§ 1501. Corporate capacity.  Except as provided in section 103 (relating to subordination of title to regulatory laws), a business corporation shall have the legal capacity of natural persons to act.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 15 - Corporate Powers, Duties and Safeguards|Section 1503 - Defense of ultra vires

§ 1503. Defense of ultra vires.   (a) General rule.--A limitation upon the business, purposes or powers of a business corporation, expressed or implied in its articles or bylaws or implied by law, shall not be asserted in order to defend any action at law or in equity between the corporation and a third person, or between a shareholder and a third person, involving any contract to which the corporation is a party or any right of property or any alleged liability of whatever nature, but the limitation may be asserted: (1) In an action by a shareholder against the corporation to enjoin the doing of unauthorized acts or the transaction or continuation of unauthorized business. If the unauthorized acts or business sought to be enjoined are being transacted pursuant to any contract to which the corporation is a party, the court may, if all of the parties to the contract are parties to the action and if it deems the result to be equitable, set aside and enjoin the performance of the contract, and in so doing shall allow to the corporation, or to the other parties to the contract, as the case may be, such compensation as may be appropriate for the loss or damage sustained by any of them from the action of the court in setting aside and enjoining the performance of the contract, but anticipated profits to be derived from the performance of the contract shall not be awarded by the court as a loss or damage sustained. (2) In any action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor against an incumbent or former officer or director of the corporation for loss or damage due to his unauthorized acts. (3) In a proceeding by the Commonwealth under section 503 (relating to actions to revoke corporate franchises) or in a proceeding by the Commonwealth to enjoin the corporation from the doing of unauthorized or unlawful business.  (b) Conveyances of property by or to a corporation.--A conveyance or transfer by or to a business corporation of property, real or personal, of any kind or description, shall not be invalid or fail because in making the conveyance or transfer, or in acquiring the property, real or personal, any representative of the corporation acting within the scope of the actual or apparent authority given to him by the corporation has exceeded any of the purposes or powers of the corporation.  (c) Cross reference.--See section 4146 (relating to provisions applicable to all foreign corporations).    Cross References. Section 1503 is referred to in section 4146 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1505 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 15 - Corporate Powers, Duties and Safeguards|Section 1505 - Persons bound by bylaws

§ 1505. Persons bound by bylaws.  Except as otherwise provided by section 1713 (relating to personal liability of directors) or any similar provision of law, the bylaws of a business corporation shall operate only as regulations among the shareholders, directors and officers of the corporation and shall not affect contracts or other dealings with other persons unless those persons have actual knowledge of the bylaws.  (Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days)
15 PA Cons Stat § 1506 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 15 - Corporate Powers, Duties and Safeguards|Section 1506 - Form of execution of instruments

§ 1506. Form of execution of instruments.   (a) General rule.--Any form of execution provided in the articles or bylaws to the contrary notwithstanding, any note, mortgage, evidence of indebtedness, contract or other document, or any assignment or endorsement thereof, executed or entered into between any business corporation and any other person, when signed by one or more officers or agents having actual or apparent authority to sign it, or by the president or vice president and secretary or assistant secretary or treasurer or assistant treasurer of the corporation, shall be held to have been properly executed for and in behalf of the corporation.  (b) Seal unnecessary.--The affixation of the corporate seal shall not be necessary to the valid execution, assignment or endorsement by a corporation of any instrument or other document.  (c) Cross reference.--See section 4146 (relating to provisions applicable to all foreign corporations).    Cross References. Section 1506 is referred to in section 4146 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 1507 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 15 - Corporate Powers, Duties and Safeguards|Section 1507 - Registered office

§ 1507. Registered office. (a) General rule.--Every business corporation shall have and continuously maintain in this Commonwealth a registered office which may, but need not, be the same as its place of business.  (b) Statement of change of registered office.--After incorporation, a change of the location of the registered office may be authorized at any time by the board of directors. Before the change of location becomes effective, the corporation either shall amend its articles under the provisions of this subpart to reflect the change in location or shall file in the Department of State a statement of change of registered office executed by the corporation setting forth:  (1) The name of the corporation. (2) The address, including street and number, if any, of its then registered office. (3) The address, including street and number, if any, to which the registered office is to be changed.  (4) A statement that the change was authorized by the board of directors. (c) Alternative procedure.--A corporation may satisfy the requirements of this subpart concerning the maintenance of a registered office in this Commonwealth by setting forth in any document filed in the department under any provision of this subpart that permits or requires the statement of the address of its then registered office, in lieu of that address, the statement authorized by section 109(a) (relating to name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address).  (d) Cross reference.--See section 134 (relating to docketing statement).    Cross References. Section 1507 is referred to in section 1103 of this title.