{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-2102","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 2102","heading":"Formation of nonstock corporations.","body":"(a) General rule.--A nonstock corporation shall be formed in accordance with Article B (relating to domestic business corporations generally) except that its articles shall contain:\n(1) A heading stating the name of the corporation and that it is a nonstock corporation.\n(2) The provisions required by section 2103 (relating to contents of articles and other documents of nonstock corporations).\n(b) Initial members.--Upon the filing of articles of a nonstock corporation, the subscribers to the minimum guaranteed capital of the corporation, if any, and the incorporators shall be the initial members of the corporation.","path":["Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS","PART II CORPORATIONS","SUBPART B BUSINESS CORPORATIONS","ARTICLE C DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION ANCILLARIES","CHAPTER 21 NONSTOCK CORPORATIONS","SUBCHAPTER A PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=15\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=21\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:13Z","sha256":"8795014c58f4f8e9e0d7e44f488642e222790b60e68ba994f622824a7e4c8f51","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-2101","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-2103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}