36 U.S.C. § 152310 — Service of process

(a) District of Columbia — The corporation must have an agent in the District of Columbia who can accept service of process — meaning legal papers like lawsuits — for the corporation. The corporation must file that agent's name with the clerk of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. If someone gives notice to the agent, serves the agent, or mails papers to the agent's business address, that counts as notice to or service on the corporation itself. (b) States, Territories, and Possessions — Before the corporation can use any power this chapter gives it in a state, territory, or possession, it must file the name and address of an agent there. That agent is the person who can be served with legal papers or demands against the corporation in that place. The corporation must file this with the secretary of state or another official the state designates.