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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 15 Pa.C.S.A. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations § 2102. Formation of nonstock corporations

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) General rule.--A nonstock corporation shall be formed in accordance with Article B (relating to domestic business corporations generally)   1 except that its articles shall contain:

(1) A heading stating the name of the corporation and that it is a nonstock corporation.

(2) The provisions required by section 2103 (relating to contents of articles and other documents of nonstock corporations).

(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.

1  15 Pa.C.S.A. § 1301 et seq.
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