12 USC § 42 - Territorial application

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s42"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 42 - Territorial application"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "42"
section_name: "Territorial application"
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"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 86–230, § 14, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 458.)"
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# § 42. Territorial application

The provisions of all Acts of Congress relating to national banks shall apply in the several States, the District of Columbia, the several Territories and possessions of the United States, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 86–230, § 14, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 458.)