12 USC § 31 - Rights and liabilities as affected by change of name
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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s31"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 31 - Rights and liabilities as affected by change of name"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "31"
section_name: "Rights and liabilities as affected by change of name"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "NATIONAL BANKS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(May 1, 1886, ch. 73, § 3, 24 Stat. 19.)"
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# § 31. Rights and liabilities as affected by change of name
All debts, liabilities, rights, provisions, and powers of the association under its old name shall devolve upon and inure to the association under its new name.
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**Source Credit**: (May 1, 1886, ch. 73, § 3, 24 Stat. 19.)