---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 200311"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "200311"
heading: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/200311"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 2003 — Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War"
---

# §200311. 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. 1455.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 200311 | 36:542. | Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 774, § 12, 68 Stat. 751. |