54 Pa.C.S. § 313
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Cancellation or withdrawal.
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(a) General rule.--A fictitious name registration under this chapter may be cancelled, or a party to such a registration may withdraw therefrom, by filing in the department an application for cancellation of fictitious name registration or an application for withdrawal from fictitious name
registration, as the case may be, which shall be executed as provided in subsection (b), and shall set forth:
(1) The fictitious name as theretofore registered.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the fictitious name.
(3) A statement that the fictitious name registration is cancelled, or that one or more, but less than all, parties to the registration have withdrawn from the business or other activity carried on, under or through the fictitious name.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Execution.--An application under this section may be executed in the same manner as an application for amendment of fictitious name registration except that an application for withdrawal from fictitious name registration may be executed solely by the withdrawing party.
(c) Cross reference.--See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement). (Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989) 1988 Amendment. Act 177 added subsec. (c).
registration, as the case may be, which shall be executed as provided in subsection (b), and shall set forth:
(1) The fictitious name as theretofore registered.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the fictitious name.
(3) A statement that the fictitious name registration is cancelled, or that one or more, but less than all, parties to the registration have withdrawn from the business or other activity carried on, under or through the fictitious name.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Execution.--An application under this section may be executed in the same manner as an application for amendment of fictitious name registration except that an application for withdrawal from fictitious name registration may be executed solely by the withdrawing party.
(c) Cross reference.--See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement). (Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989) 1988 Amendment. Act 177 added subsec. (c).
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