Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§152510 Service of Process
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1525 — NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL › § 152510
Summary
A corporation must name an agent in the District of Columbia to accept legal papers for the company. If that agent is given notice, served, or mailed the papers at the agent’s business address, the corporation is treated as having been notified or served.
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Title 36, §152510
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) 15251036:465(b).Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, § 5(b), 67 Stat. 571. 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 notice or service upon”, for consistency in the revised title.
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36 U.S.C. § 152510
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102