{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-206","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 206","heading":"Requirements for foreign association names.","body":"(a) General rule.--The department shall not file a registration statement pursuant to section 412 (relating to foreign registration statement) for a foreign association that, except as provided under subsection (b), has a name that is rendered unavailable for use by a covered association by any provision of this subchapter.\n(b) Exception.--The provisions of section 202(b) and (c) (relating to requirements for names generally) shall not prevent the filing of a registration statement of a foreign association whose name in its jurisdiction of formation would be prohibited from use in this Commonwealth by section 202(b) and (c) if the foreign association adopts a name for use in registering to do business in this Commonwealth that is available for use by a covered association.","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=6\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:13Z","sha256":"24cf518c95ae32ce56bb7abfbe8b31021d86a89465fc3978d6bf4a4218886a56","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-205","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}