36 USC § 22109 - Liability for acts of officers and agents
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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s22109"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "36 USC § 22109 - Liability for acts of officers and agents"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "22109"
section_name: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
chapter_number: 221
chapter_name: "THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW"
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. 1301.)"
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# § 22109. 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. 1301.)
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 22109 | 36:346 (1st sentence). | Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958, § 6 (1st sentence), 64 Stat. 871. |
The words “acting within the scope of their authority” are added for clarity and consistency in the revised title.