{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-145","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 145","heading":"Subsistence certificate.","body":"(a) General rule.--On request of a person, the department shall issue:\n(1) a subsistence certificate for a domestic filing entity or domestic limited liability partnership; or\n(2) a certificate of registration for a registered foreign association.\n(b) Contents of certificate.--A certificate under subsection (a) must state:\n(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;\n(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\n(3) in the case of a registered foreign association, that it is registered to do business in this Commonwealth.\n(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.","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=45\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:13Z","sha256":"f9d872cd49af72eee1bfcb7828af9d7a69abd04c2a4da8335abc86647935e7dd","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-144","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-146"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}