36 USC § 170109 - Service of process

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title: "36 USC § 170109 - Service of process"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "170109"
section_name: "Service of process"
chapter_number: 1701
chapter_name: "PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1441.)"
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# § 170109. Service of process

As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, territory, or possession of the United States in which an organization, chapter, or post is organized, the name and address of an agent in that State, territory, or possession on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1441.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 170109 | 36:1162. | Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 92–93, § 12, 85 Stat. 318. |

The words “precedent”, “herein”, and “or conferred” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “with the secretary of state or other designated official” are substituted for “in the office of the Secretary” for consistency in the revised title. The words “post office” and “authorized” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “legal process” are substituted for “local process” for consistency in the revised title.