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§ 327.3. Establishment of Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 73 P.S. Trade and CommerceEffective: October 24, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 8A-1. Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop Act
Effective: October 24, 2018
73 P.S. § 327.3
§ 327.3. Establishment of Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop
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(a) Establishment.--The department shall establish the Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop to provide a single online access point to aid business owners and potential business owners in identifying and securing the necessary permits, licenses, certifications, applications, forms and registrations associated with satisfying the legal requirements necessary to lawfully establish and operate a business in this Commonwealth.
(b) Functions.--No later than 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the one-stop shop shall provide electronic access to features or resources regarding the following:
(1) The registration of business names under 54 Pa.C.S. Ch. 5 (relating to corporate and other association names).
(2) The professional licensure requirements for businesses imposed by the Commonwealth.
(3) The registration of business structures with the Department of State.
(4) The registration of a fictitious name with the Department of State under 54 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 (relating to fictitious names).
(5) The registration of State tax accounts with the Department of Revenue.
(6) The registration of employer accounts with the Department of Labor and Industry.
(7) The identification of points of contact for political subdivisions which may have applicable local registrations, permits, zoning requirements or other requirements.
(c) Additional functions.--The department may add the following features or resources to the one-stop shop:
(1) The creation of an individual business account to store general information on the business, which will be used to automatically fill in recurring fields on a permit application.
(2) The electronic submission of a permit application.
(3) The electronic submission of permit fees or fines.
(4) The tracking of status of payments from Commonwealth agencies to contractors.
(5) The tracking of pending permit applications.
(6) The recording of electronic signatures.
(7) Access to customized, Commonwealth agency-created to-do checklists specific to the individual business account.
(8) Online interaction with the department to resolve difficulties with the one-stop shop.
(9) Online interaction with Commonwealth agencies to resolve questions relating to permit applications.
(10) The protection of the confidentiality of all information submitted through the one-stop shop.
(11) The recording of backup records of all activities, including time-stamp information on the submission of permit applications.
(12) Any other features or resources that the department deems advisable.

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2018, Oct. 24, P.L. 702, No. 107, § 3, imd. effective.
73 P.S. § 327.3, PA ST 73 P.S. § 327.3
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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