---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 21011"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "21011"
heading: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/21011"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 210 — American Gi Forum of the United States"
---

# §21011. 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(5)(A), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 21011 | 36 App.:5909. | Aug. 13, 1998, Pub. L. 105–231, § 9, 112 Stat. 1532. |

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