{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-142","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 142","heading":"Effect of signing filings.","body":"(a) Affirmation of truth.--Signing a document delivered to the department for filing is an affirmation under the penalties provided in 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities) that the facts stated in the document are true in all material respects.\n(b) Signature by agent or legal representative.--A document filed under this title may be signed by an agent. If this title requires a particular individual to sign a document and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the document may be signed by a legal representative of the individual on behalf of the individual.\n(c) Affirmation of authority.--A person that signs a document delivered to the department for filing affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the document.","path":["Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS","PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER B FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=15\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=1\u0026sctn=42\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:13Z","sha256":"f1e09ef93b579927b3d7a3d5106208b40122a641c050a45b7dfae40b93d65297","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-141","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}