---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 140711"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "140711"
heading: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/140711"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1407 — Military Order of the World Wars"
---

# §140711. Liability for acts of officers and agents


The [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) is liable for the acts of its officers and agents acting within the scope of their authority.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1386.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 140711 | 36:5010. | Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1810, 106 Stat. 2583. |