36 USC § 220312 - Service of process

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s220312"
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title: "36 USC § 220312 - Service of process"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "220312"
section_name: "Service of process"
chapter_number: 2203
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY"
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. 1465.)"
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# § 220312. 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, or mailed to the business address of 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. 1465.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 220312 | 36:1205(b). | Oct. 20, 1978, Pub. L. 95–493, § 5(b) 92 Stat. 1644. |

The words “at all times” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “to receive” are substituted for “authorized to accept”, and the words “is notice to or service on” are substituted for “shall be deemed as service or notice upon”, for consistency in the revised title.