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Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§30710 Service of process

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 307— - BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION › § 30710

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Corporations must have an agent in the District of Columbia and file that agent’s name with the clerk of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to that agent or mail to the agent’s business address counts as notice to the corporation. A corporation must also file an agent’s name and address with the secretary of state or other official in each State, territory, or possession where it does business.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §30710

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. Designation of the agent shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 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)As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, 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 does business, 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.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30710(a)36:505 (2d, 3d sentences).July 19, 1954, ch. 536, §§ 5 (2d, 3d sentences), 17, 68 Stat. 490, 492. 30710(b)36:517. In subsection (a), the word “have” is substituted for “maintain at all times”, and the word “authorized” is omitted, for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “is notice to or service on the corporation” are substituted for “shall be deemed sufficient notice or service upon the corporation” for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (b), the word “precedent” is omitted as unnecessary. The words “with the secretary of state or other designated official” are substituted for “in the office of the Secretary of State, or similar office” for consistency in the revised title. The words “post office” and “authorized” are omitted as unnecessary.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 30710

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73