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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Petition.--If a person required by this title to sign a document or deliver a document to the department for filing under this title does not do so, another person that is aggrieved may petition the court to order:
(1) the person to sign the document;
(2) the person to deliver the document to the department for filing; or
(3) the department to file the document unsigned.
(b) Association.--If a petitioner under subsection (a) is not the association to which the document pertains, the petitioner shall make the association a party to the action.
(c) Effect.--A record filed under subsection (a)(3) is effective without being signed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 15 Pa.C.S.A. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations § 144. Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-15-pacsa-corporations-and-unincorporated-associations/pa-csa-sect-15-144/
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