36 USC § 230511 - Service of process

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title: "36 USC § 230511 - Service of process"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "230511"
section_name: "Service of process"
chapter_number: 2305
chapter_name: "VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC."
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. 1488.)"
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# § 230511. Service of process

The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of each State in which it is incorporated and each State in which it carries on activities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1488.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 230511 | 36:3804. | May 23, 1986, Pub. L. 99–318, § 4, 100 Stat. 475. |

The words “in furtherance of its corporate purposes” are omitted as unnecessary.