36 USC § 20711 - Liability for acts of officers and agents

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s20711"
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title: "36 USC § 20711 - Liability for acts of officers and agents"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "20711"
section_name: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
chapter_number: 207
chapter_name: "AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES"
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. 1290.)"
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# § 20711. Liability for acts of officers and agents

The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1290.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20711 | 36:1909. | June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 9, 96 Stat. 110. |