Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part B · Chapter 705 — The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
§ 70510. Service of process
Statutory text
The corporation shall comply with the law on service of process of the State or District in which it is incorporated.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 70510
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1354
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1354Pub. L. 119–57 § 7 · 139 Stat. 712
Amended · 36 U.S.C. § 70510
Pub. L. 119–57 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “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.”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–57 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 119–57 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “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.”
0 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 1 unresolved
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 70510 | 36:575(b). | Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, § 5(b), 68 Stat. 798. |
The words “at all times” and “authorized” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “the business address of the agent” are substituted for “at such business address” for clarity and consistency in the revised title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–57 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “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.”
Credits
1998–2025 · 2 acts
- 1998Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1354
- 2025Pub. L. 119–57, § 7, , 139 Stat. 712.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, , 112 Stat. 1354; Pub. L. 119–57, § 7, , 139 Stat. 712.)