DSCB:54-312/313–Instructions
Pennsylvania Department of State
Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
P.O. Box 8722
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
(717) 787-1057
Web site: www.dos.pa.gov/corps
Instructions for Completion of Form:
A. Typewritten is preferred. If handwritten, the form shall be legible and completed in black or blue-black ink in order
to permit reproduction. The nonrefundable filing fee for this form is $70 made payable to the Department of State.
Checks must contain a commercially pre-printed name and address.
Enter the name and mailing address to which any correspondence regarding this filing should be sent. This field must
be completed for the Bureau to return the filing. If the filing is to be returned by email, an email address must be
provided. An email will be sent to address provided, containing a link and instructions on how a copy of the filed
document or correspondence may be downloaded. Any email or mailing addresses provided on this form will become
part of the filed document and therefore public record.
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) If the amendment effects a change of name, any necessary copies of form DSCB:19-17.2 (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 2 or 4B in lieu of an address.
F. An amendment or cancellation shall be signed by all parties to the registration immediately preceding the filing unless
an agent is authorized in the original registration and the agent signs the application. If the amendment adds a new
party, the party added by the amendment must sign the form. In the case of withdrawal, the form need only be signed
by the withdrawing party.
G. If the filing involves a deceased party, the form should be signed by an executor or other fiduciary. It is not
necessary to submit a short certificate showing appointment as fiduciary, etc. See 15 Pa.C.S. § 135(b).
H. There is no requirement that the parties involved in an amended, canceled or withdrawal application advertise their
intention to file or the filing of such application.
I. No certificate will be issued by the Department in response to this filing.
J. This form and all accompanying documents shall be mailed to the address stated above.