---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 80511"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "80511"
heading: "Liability for acts of officers and agents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/80511"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 805 — Gold Star Wives of America"
---

# §80511. 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 and in accordance with the laws of the States in which it carries on its activities.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1364.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 80511 | 36:1609. | Dec. 4, 1980, Pub. L. 96–497, § 9, 94 Stat. 2596. |