Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§220312 Service of Process
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2203 — UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY › § 220312
Summary
The corporation must name an agent in Washington, D.C. to accept legal papers, and if that agent receives them in person or by mail at their business address, the papers count as notice to the corporation.
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Title 36, §220312
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) 22031236:1205(b).Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L. 95–493, § 5(b) 92 Stat. 1644. 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 as service or notice upon”, for consistency in the revised title.
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36 U.S.C. § 220312
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102