36 USC § 220309 - Duty to maintain corporate status

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title: "36 USC § 220309 - Duty to maintain corporate status"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "220309"
section_name: "Duty to maintain corporate status"
chapter_number: 2203
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY"
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. 1465.)"
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# § 220309. Duty to maintain corporate status

The corporation shall maintain its status as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia or a State.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1465.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 220309 | 36:1216 (last sentence). | Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L. 95–493, § 16 (last sentence), 92 Stat. 1647. |

The word “retain” is omitted as unnecessary.