---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 20211"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "20211"
heading: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/20211"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 202 — Air Force Sergeants Association"
---

# §20211. 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

(Added Pub. L. 105–354, § 1(4)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3241.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 20211 | 36 App.:5809. | Nov. 18, 1997, Pub. L. 105–85, title XV, § 1509, 111 Stat. 1965. |

The words “officers and agents” are substituted for “officers, directors, employees, and agents” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.