Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§140510 Service of Process
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1405 — MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED › § 140510
Summary
A corporation must have a person in Washington, D.C. who can accept legal papers for the company. Giving those papers to that person, or mailing them to the person's business address, counts as giving them to the corporation.
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Title 36, §140510
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14051036:825(b).Aug. 26, 1958, Pub. L. 85–761, § 5(b), 72 Stat. 857. The words “at all times” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 140510
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102