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Application For Registration Of Fictitious Name Form. This is a Pennsylvania form and can be use in Fictitious Names Department Of State.
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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Application for Registration of Fictitious Name
54 Pa.C.S. § 311
Document will be returned to the
name and address you enter to
the left.
Name
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Fee: $70
In compliance with the requirements of 54 Pa.C.S. § 311 (relating to registration), the undersigned entity(ies) desiring to register a
fictitious name under 54 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 (relating to fictitious names), hereby state(s) that:
1. The fictitious name is:
2. A brief statement of the character or nature of the business or other activity to be carried on under or through
the fictitious name is:
3. The address, including number and street, if any, of the principal place of business (P.O. Box alone is not
acceptable):
Number and street
City
State
Zip
County
4. The name and address, including number and street, if any, of each individual interested in the business is:
Name
Number and Street
City
State
Zip
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DSCB:54-311-2
5. Each entity, other than an individual, interested in such business is (are):
Name
Form of Organization
Organizing Jurisdiction
Form of Organization
Organizing Jurisdiction
Principal Office Address
PA Registered Office, if any
Name
Principal Office Address
PA Registered Office, if any
6. The applicant is familiar with the provisions of 54 Pa.C.S. § 332 (relating to effect of registration) and
understands that filing under the Fictitious Names Act does not create any exclusive or other right in the
fictitious name.
7. Optional): The name(s) of the agent(s), if any, any one of whom is authorized to execute amendments to,
withdrawals from or cancellation of this registration in behalf of all then existing parties to the registration, is
(are):
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Application for Registration of Fictitious
Name to be executed this
day of
,
.
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Individual Signature
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Individual Signature
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Individual Signature
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Individual Signature
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Entity Name
_____________________________________
Entity Name
_____________________________________
Signature
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Signature
_____________________________________
Title
_____________________________________
Title
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Department of State
Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
P.O. Box 8722
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
(717) 787-1057
Web site: www.dos.state.pa.us/corps
Instructions for Completion of Form:
A. Typewritten is preferred. If not, the form shall be completed in black or blue-black ink in order to permit
reproduction. The filing fee for this form is $70 made payable to the Department of State.
B. Under 15 Pa.C.S. § 135(c) (relating to addresses) an actual street or rural route box number must be used as an
address, and the Department of State is required to refuse to receive or file any document that sets forth only a post
office box address.
C. The following, in addition to the filing fee, shall accompany this form:
(1) Any necessary copies of form DSCB:17.2.3 (Consent to Appropriation of Name).
(2) Any necessary governmental approvals.
D. For general instructions relating to fictitious name registration see 19 Pa. Code Subch. 17C (relating to fictitious
names). These instructions relate to such matters as voluntary and mandatory registration, general restrictions on name
availability, use of corporate designators, agent for effecting amendments, etc., execution, official advertising when an
individual is a party to the registration, and effect of registration and non-registration.
E. The name of a commercial registered office provider may not be used in Paragraph 3 in lieu of an address.
F. Insert in Paragraph 5 for each entity which is not an individual the following information: (i) the name of the entity
and a statement of its form of organization, e.g., corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, business trust,
(ii) the name of the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is organized, (iii) the address, including street and number,
if any, of its principal office under the laws of its domiciliary jurisdiction and (iv) the address, including street and
number, if any, of its registered office, if any, in this Commonwealth. If any of the entities has an association which
has designated the name of a commercial registered office provider in lieu of a registered office address as permitted
by 15 Pa.C.S. § 109, the name of the provider and the venue county should be inserted in the last column.
G. Every individual whose name appears in Paragraph 4 of the form must sign the form exactly as the name is set forth
in Paragraph 4. The name of every other entity listed in Paragraph 5 shall be signed on its behalf by an officer, trustee
or other authorized person. See 19 Pa. Code § 13.8(b) (relating to execution), which permits execution pursuant to
power of attorney. A copy of the underlying power of attorney or other authorization should not be submitted to, and
will not be received by or filed in, the Department.
H. An entity (which includes an individual) that registers a fictitious name is required by 54 Pa.C.S. § 311(g) to advertise
its intention to file or the filing of an application for registration of fictitious name. Proofs of publication of such
advertising should not be submitted to the Department, and will not be received by or filed in the Department, but
should be kept with the permanent records of the business.
I. This form and all accompanying documents shall be mailed to the address stated above.
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