Form Dscb:15-161 - Statement Of Domestication

DSCB:15-161 - Instructions

Pennsylvania Department of State

Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations

P.O. Box 8722

Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722

(717) 787-1057

web site:

characters or Arabic or Roman numerals. If the name is one

General Information

that is rendered unavailable for use by a domestic entity by

Typewritten is preferred. If handwritten, the form must be

section 202(b) or (c) (relating to requirements for names

legible and completed in black or blue-black ink in order to

generally), the association shall adopt a new name, in

permit reproduction.

accordance with any procedures for changing the name of the

association that are applicable prior to the domestication of the

The nonrefundable filing fee for this form is $70. Checks

association, and shall set forth the new name in the statement.

should be made payable to the Department of State. Checks

It is not intended that the association must formally change its

must contain a commercially pre-printed name and address.

name prior to domesticating since there would be no reason

for Pennsylvania to require a filing in the jurisdiction that the

This form and all accompanying documents shall be mailed to

association is leaving. Rather, it will be sufficient for the

the address stated above.

association to obtain whatever approvals by the interest

holders of the association and those persons managing its

Applicable Law

affairs would be necessary to change its name. This field is

See 15 Pa.C.S. § 161 for general information on

required.

Domestication of Certain Alien Associations. Statutes are

available on the Pennsylvania General Assembly website,

2. Give the date on which the domesticating entity was

, by following the link for Statutes.

originally incorporated or formed. Provide month, day and

year. This field is required.

Who should file this form?

This form sets forth a procedure by which an association that

3. Give the jurisdiction of formation of the domesticating

is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than

entity. This must be a jurisdiction other than Pennsylvania and

Pennsylvania and that is not an “entity” (and thus is not

will most likely be a jurisdiction outside of the United States

eligible to domesticate in Pennsylvania under Subchapter G or

and its territories. For example, if the domesticating

Chapter 3) may become a domestic Pennsylvania association.

association was originally chartered, formed or organized in

the Republic of Uzbekistan, then the jurisdiction of formation

An association that can be domesticated under Subchapter G

is Uzbekistan. This field is required.

of Chapter 3 (relating to domestication) must use DSCB:15-

375 (Statement of Domestication) and may not be

4. Give the jurisdiction which constituted the principal place

domesticated using this form [DSCB:15-161 (Statement of

of business for the domesticating entity immediately prior to

Domestication – Other)].

the domestication. This must be a jurisdiction other than

Pennsylvania and will most likely be a jurisdiction outside of

Attachments

the United States and its territories. For example, if the

The following, in addition to the filing fee, shall

domesticating association was had its principal place of

accompany this form:

business or control in the Federative Republic of Brazil

(1) One copy of a completed form DSCB:15-134A

immediately prior to the domestication, then the jurisdiction

(Docketing Statement).

constituting the seat or control of the association is Brazil.

This field is required.

Form Instructions

5. Fill in the type of Pennsylvania association that the

Enter the name and mailing address to which any

domesticating association will become upon domestication.

correspondence regarding this filing should be sent. This field

Types of domestic associations include: business corporation,

must be completed for the Bureau to return the filing. If the

nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, limited

filing is to be returned by email, an email address must be

partnership, limited liability (general) partnership, limited

provided. An email will be sent to address provided,

liability limited partnership, professional association or

containing a link and instructions on how a copy of the filed

business trust.

document or correspondence may be downloaded. Any email

or mailing addresses provided on this form will become part

Since this form is designed particularly for associations that do

of the filed document and therefore public record.

not correspond directly to a recognized type of Pennsylvania

This form shall be executed in the English language.

association, this field leaves to the domesticating association

the choice of the type of association it will be under

1. Give the exact name of the association. If the name is in a

Pennsylvania law. This field is required.

foreign language, it shall be set forth in Roman letters or

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