54 Pa.C.S. § 304

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Effect of registration under prior statutes.

Official statutory text

Fictitious names registered under the former provisions of the following statutes shall be deemed to be registered under this chapter: Act of June 28, 1917 (P.L.645, No.227), relating to individual fictitious names. Act of May 24, 1945 (P.L.967, No.380), referred to as the Fictitious Name Act. Act of July 11, 1957 (P.L.783, No.374), known as the

"Fictitious Corporate Name Act."

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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