---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 22109"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "22109"
heading: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/22109"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 221 — The American Society of International Law"
---

# §22109. 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. 1301.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 22109 | 36:346 (1st sentence). | Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958, § 6 (1st sentence), 64 Stat. 871. |

The words “acting within the scope of their authority” are added for clarity and consistency in the revised title.