§ 142. Effect of signing filings.

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(a)Affirmation of truth.-- Signing a document delivered to the department for filing is an affirmation under the penalties provided in 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities) that the facts stated in the document are true in all material respects.

(b)Signature by agent or legal representative.-- A document filed under this title may be signed by an agent. If this title requires a particular individual to sign a document and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the document may be signed by a legal representative of the individual on behalf of the individual.

(c)Affirmation of authority.-- A person that signs a document delivered to the department for filing affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the document.

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(Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015)

2014 Amendment. Act 172 added section 142.

Cross References. Section 142 is referred to in sections 8418, 8623, 8624, 8823 of this title.

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