Pennsylvania § 143 - Liability for inaccurate information in filing.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 143 — Liability for inaccurate information in filing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 143. Liability for inaccurate information in filing.
If a document that is delivered to the department for filing under this title and filed by the department contains inaccurate information at the time of delivery to the department, a person that suffers a loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from a person that signed the document or caused another to sign it on behalf of the person and knew at the time the document was delivered that the information was inaccurate.
(Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015)
2014 Amendment. Act 172 added section 143.
Cross References. Section 143 is referred to in sections 8419, 8624 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 143 cover?
Section 143 ("Liability for inaccurate information in filing.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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