State website: www.state.pa.us
State law reference for partnership regulation:
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 15, Chapter 83,
Sections 8301+. (Please see Uniform Partnership Act).
State law reference for name registration: Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, Sections 54:301+.
Registration of business name requirements: Registration
is optional. The applicant must register with
the Department of State. (Section 54:311).
Business Name Registration fee: $70.00
Term of registration: Ten years. (Section 54:321).
Name requirements: The statute is exhaustive, the
name cannot imply that the business is incorporated or
that the business is a professional organization. Please
refer directly to the statute. (Section 54:311).
Registration application requirements: The application
must include the business name, the nature of
the business, the street address of the principal place
of business, the name of the owner(s), and the street
address of the owner(s). (Section 54:311).
Publication requirements: The applicant must
publish the fictitious name in the county in which the
applicant conducts or intends to conduct business.
The notice must contain the fictitious name, street
address of the principal place of business, name of the
owner(s), statement that an application for fictitious
name is or was filed. (Section 54:311).
Office for registration:
Pennsylvania Department of State
P O Box 8722
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
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