Section 991.2427 - Domestication(a) Filing requirements.--A foreign or alien society authorized to do business in this Commonwealth may become a domestic society by filing with the commissioner in the English language: (1) Articles of domestication which shall set forth the name of the society, the address, including street and number, of its principal office in this Commonwealth and any other provisions of its current articles of incorporation that the society desires to retain.(2) A statement that upon domestication the society will be subject to all the laws of this Commonwealth applicable to domestic fraternal benefit societies.(3) A brief statement of the purpose or purposes for which it is to be domesticated, which shall be a purpose or purposes for which a domestic society may be incorporated under this subarticle.(4) A certificate of the president and secretary of the society duly verified by their respective oaths that the domestication has been approved in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the society as required by applicable laws and regulations of the domiciliary jurisdiction.(b) Approval by commissioner.--If the commissioner finds that the filing by the society is in proper order, that the society complies with the requirements for issuing a certificate of authority to a domestic society, that the society will maintain its principal office in Pennsylvania and that the domestication is in the best interest of the members of the society, the commissioner shall approve the articles of domestication and issue a certificate to that effect.(c) Effect of domestication.--Upon approval of the articles of domestication by the commissioner, the society shall thereafter become a domestic society and shall be subject to all the laws of this Commonwealth applicable to domestic societies.1921, May 17, P.L. 682, No. 284, art. XXIV, § 2427, added 2002, July 10, P.L. 749, No. 110, § 9, effective in 60 days.