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36 U.S.C. 21010: Service of processText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 210-AMERICAN GI FORUM OF THE UNITED STATES
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§21010. 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.

(Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(5)(A) , Nov. 3, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3244 .)

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21010

36 App.:5904.

Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L. 105–231, § 4, 112 Stat. 1531.

The words “each State in which it is incorporated” are substituted for “the State of Texas” for consistency in the revised title. The words “in furtherance of its corporate purposes” are omitted as unnecessary.