36 USC § 150509 - Headquarters and principal office
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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s150509"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "36 USC § 150509 - Headquarters and principal office"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "150509"
section_name: "Headquarters and principal office"
chapter_number: 1505
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1391.)"
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# § 150509. Headquarters and principal office
The headquarters and principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the activities of the corporation are not confined to the District of Columbia but may be conducted throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1391.)
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 150509 | 36:404(a). | Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 131, § 4(a), 66 Stat. 39. |
The word “office” is substituted for “offices” for consistency with section 150510 and other sections of the revised title. The word “various” is omitted as unnecessary.