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Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§220112 Service of Process

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2201 — UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED › § 220112

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation must have a named agent in the District of Columbia to receive legal papers. Giving papers to that agent or mailing them to the agent’s business address counts as giving them to the corporation. The corporation must also file, with the secretary of state or other official in any State, territory, or possession where it or a local chapter works, the name and address of an agent there who can be served with legal papers or demands.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §220112

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)District of Columbia.—
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.
(b)States, Territories, and Possessions.—
The corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which the corporation or a council, organization, chapter, or affiliate may have activities, the name and address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 220112(a)36:1309(b).Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96–165, § 9(b), (c), 93 Stat. 1271. 220112(b)36:1309(c). In subsection (b), the words “with the secretary of state or other designated official” are substituted for “in the office of the secretary” for clarity and consistency in the revised title. The words “local, State, or regional”, “post office”, and “authorized” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “in that State, territory, or possession” are added (the 2d time they appear), and the words “legal process” are substituted for “local process”, for clarity and consistency in the revised title.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 220112

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110