{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-203","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 203","heading":"Corporation names.","body":"(a) Business corporations.--The proper name of a domestic or registered foreign business corporation must contain:\n(1) the word \"corporation,\" \"company,\" \"incorporated\" or \"limited\" or an abbreviation of any of the terms;\n(2) the word \"association,\" \"fund\" or \"syndicate\"; or\n(3) words or abbreviations of like import used in a jurisdiction other than this Commonwealth.\n(b) Nonprofit corporations.--The proper name of a domestic nonprofit corporation or registered foreign corporation not-for-profit shall not be required to contain one of the words or abbreviations described under subsection (a).","path":["Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS","PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 2 ENTITIES GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER A NAMES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=15\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=2\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:13Z","sha256":"88a49de3063f33d9fc8e308cb30c01f576730b70fe5bddbf6b040a600399dc85","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-202","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}