Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§151708 Service of Process
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1517 — NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION › § 151708
Summary
Require the corporation to name an agent; notices to or mailed to that agent count as notice.
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Title 36, §151708
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation shall have a designated agent 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) 15170836:5703(a)(4), (a) (last par.).Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L. 104–285, title II, § 204(a)(4), (a) (last par.), 110 Stat. 3384. The words “at all times” are omitted as unnecessary. The word “have” is substituted for “maintain”, 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 as service upon or notice to”, for consistency in the revised title.
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36 U.S.C. § 151708
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102