{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-7103","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 7103","heading":"Use of term \"cooperative\" in corporate name.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided by statute:\n(1) The corporate name of a cooperative corporation shall contain the term \"cooperative\" or an abbreviation thereof.\n(2) The name of an association shall not contain the term \"cooperative\" or an abbreviation thereof unless the association is a cooperative corporation.\n(b) Cross reference.--See section 7307 (relating to prohibition on use of words \"electric cooperative\").","path":["Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS","PART II CORPORATIONS","SUBPART D COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS","ARTICLE A COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 71 COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=15\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=71\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":"30876bfb707ae75f7a45a596482f88bf14887143cb736f4ee3dbcb3f8a6dcdd2","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-7102","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-7104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}