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36 U.S.C. 20210: 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 202-AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION
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§20210. 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(4)(A) , Nov. 3, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3241 .)

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20210

36 App.:5804.

Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L. 105–85, title XV, § 1504, 111 Stat. 1964.

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