36 USC § 70508 - Principal office

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title: "36 USC § 70508 - Principal office"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "70508"
section_name: "Principal office"
chapter_number: 705
chapter_name: "THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION"
part_number: "B"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353; Pub. L. 119–57, § 6, Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 712.)"
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# § 70508. Principal office

The corporation shall have its principal office in a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws, but may conduct its activities anywhere.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1353; Pub. L. 119–57, § 6, Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 712.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 70508 | 36:575(a). | Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, § 5(a), 68 Stat. 798. |

The word “anywhere” is substituted for “at any place or places in the United States, or elsewhere” to eliminate unnecessary words.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2025— substituted “a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws,” for “the District of Columbia,”.