Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§220112 Service of process
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2201— - UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED › § 220112
Summary
Have an agent in D.C. to accept legal papers—giving or mailing papers to that agent counts as notice—and file the agent’s name and address with the secretary of state or other official in each State, territory, or possession where it operates.
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Title 36, §220112
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.
(b)The corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which the corporation or a council, organization, chapter, or affiliate may have activities, the name and address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 220112(a)36:1309(b).Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96–165, § 9(b), (c), 93 Stat. 1271. 220112(b)36:1309(c). In subsection (b), the words “with the secretary of state or other designated official” are substituted for “in the office of the secretary” for clarity and consistency in the revised title. The words “local, State, or regional”, “post office”, and “authorized” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “in that State, territory, or possession” are added (the 2d time they appear), and the words “legal process” are substituted for “local process”, for clarity and consistency in the revised title.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 220112
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73