---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 22711"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "22711"
heading: "Liability for acts of officials, representatives, and agents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/22711"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 227 — Amvets (american Veterans)"
---

# §22711. Liability for acts of officials, representatives, and agents


The [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) is liable for the acts of its officials, representatives, and agents acting within the scope of their authority.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 22711 | 36:67j. | July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 11, 61 Stat. 407. |