15 U.S.C. § 160: Maintenance of agent for…

Summary

China Trade Act corporations must keep an agent in the District of Columbia to accept court papers and appear in the U.S. District Court there. If the agent dies, resigns, or cannot serve, the company must name a successor and file certified copies of the appointment and the appointee’s written consent within the time the Secretary sets.

Title 15, §160

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Every China Trade Act corporation shall maintain in the District of Columbia a person as its accredited agent, upon whom legal process may be served, in any suit to be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and who is authorized to enter an appearance in its behalf. In the event of the death or inability to serve, or the resignation or removal, of such person, such corporation shall, within such time as the Secretary by regulation prescribes, appoint a successor. Such corporation shall file with the Secretary a certified copy of each power of attorney appointing a person under this section, and a certified copy of the written consent of each person so appointed.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section comprises subsec. (b) of section 20 of act Sept. 19, 1922, as added by act Feb. 26, 1925. Subsec. (a) of section 20 is classified to section 146a of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Act

June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, as amended by act

May 24, 1949, substituted “United States District Court for the District of Columbia” for “district court of the United States for the District of Columbia.” Act

June 25, 1936, changed name of “Supreme Court of the District of Columbia” to “district court of the United States for the District of Columbia”.

§160 Maintenance of Agent for Service