---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 20711"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "20711"
heading: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/20711"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 207 — American Council of Learned Societies"
---

# §20711. 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. 1290.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 20711 | 36:1909. | June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 9, 96 Stat. 110. |