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36 U.S.C. § 150511 — Service of process

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 131 words · no verdicts yet

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The corporation must name an agent in Washington, D.C. to receive legal papers, filed with the D.C. federal court clerk. To operate in any state, it must also file the name and address of an in-state agent who can be served with legal papers there.

(a) District of Columbia. The corporation must designate an agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process on its behalf. It must file this designation with the clerk of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Giving notice to, serving, or mailing something to that agent's address counts as notice to or service on the corporation itself. (b) States. Before the corporation can use any power or privilege this chapter gives it in a particular state, it must file the name and address of an agent in that state with the secretary of state or other designated state official. Legal papers or demands against the corporation can be served on that agent.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)District of Columbia.—

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 address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation.

(b)States.—

As a condition to the exercise in any State of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of that State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1391; Pub. L. 109–284, § 5(8), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1391
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-284 · 120 Stat. 1212

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-225 on 1998-08-12.

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