36 USC § 20109 - Service of process

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title: "36 USC § 20109 - Service of process"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "20109"
section_name: "Service of process"
chapter_number: 201
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME"
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. 1286.)"
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# § 20109. Service of process

The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1286.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20109 | 36:975(b). | Aug. 31, 1960, Pub. L. 86–680, § 5(b), 74 Stat. 575. |