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36 U.S.C. 70508: Principal officeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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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.

( 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

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.

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Amendments

2025⁠—Pub. L. 119–57 substituted “a United States location decided by the board of directors and specified in the bylaws,” for “the District of Columbia,”.