15 Pa.C.S. § 145
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Subsistence certificate.
Official statutory text
(a) General rule.--On request of a person, the department shall issue:
(1) a subsistence certificate for a domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership; or
(2) a certificate of registration for a registered foreign association.
(b) Contents of certificate.--A certificate under subsection
(a) must state:
(1) the name of the domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership or the name under which the registered foreign association is registered in this Commonwealth;
(2) in the case of a domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership, that the entity is currently subsisting on the records of the department; and
(3) in the case of a registered foreign association, that it is registered to do business in this Commonwealth.
(c) Effect of certificate.--Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the department under subsection (a) may be relied on as conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate. (Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015) 2014 Amendment. Act 172 added section 145. Cross References. Section 145 is referred to in section 382 of this title.
(1) a subsistence certificate for a domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership; or
(2) a certificate of registration for a registered foreign association.
(b) Contents of certificate.--A certificate under subsection
(a) must state:
(1) the name of the domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership or the name under which the registered foreign association is registered in this Commonwealth;
(2) in the case of a domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership, that the entity is currently subsisting on the records of the department; and
(3) in the case of a registered foreign association, that it is registered to do business in this Commonwealth.
(c) Effect of certificate.--Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the department under subsection (a) may be relied on as conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate. (Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015) 2014 Amendment. Act 172 added section 145. Cross References. Section 145 is referred to in section 382 of this title.
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