Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§150711 Service of Process
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 1507— NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP › § 150711
Summary
A corporation must have an agent in D.C. and file that agent’s name with the U.S. District Court clerk; giving or mailing papers to that agent counts as notice to the corporation.
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Title 36, §150711
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. 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.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15071136:435(b).Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 427, § 5(b), 67 Stat. 563. The word “have” is substituted for “maintain” for consistency in the revised title. The words “at all times” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “to receive” are substituted for “authorized to accept”, and the words “is notice to or service on” are substituted for “shall be deemed sufficient notice or service upon”, for consistency in the revised title.
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36 U.S.C. § 150711
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60