31 CFR § 224.3 - When may a surety corporation provide a bond without appointing a process agent?

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title: "31 CFR § 224.3 - When may a surety corporation provide a bond without appointing a process agent?"
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "224.3"
section_name: "When may a surety corporation provide a bond without appointing a process agent?"
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "224"
part_name: "FEDERAL PROCESS AGENTS OF SURETY CORPORATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 9306 and 9307."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 60848, Oct. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 224.3 When may a surety corporation provide a bond without appointing a process agent?

A surety corporation may provide a bond without appointing a process agent when the State where the bond is filed, the State where the principal resides, and the State where the surety corporation is incorporated are the same.