Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 160

Maintenance of agent for service

Every China Trade Act corporation shall maintain in the District of Columbia a person as its accredited agent, upon whom legal process may be served, in any suit to be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and who is authorized to enter an appearance in its behalf. In the event of the death or inability to serve, or the resignation or removal, of such person, such corporation shall, within such time as the Secretary by regulation prescribes, appoint a successor. Such corporation shall file with the Secretary a certified copy of each power of attorney appointing a person under this section, and a certified copy of the written consent of each person so appointed.

Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, § 20(b)Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 345, § 1043 Stat. 996June 25, 1936, ch. 80449 Stat. 1921June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a)62 Stat. 991May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 12763 Stat. 107(, as added , ; , ; , ; , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 146a of this titleSection comprises subsec. (b) of section 20 of act , as added by act . Subsec. (a) of section 20 is classified to .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Act , eff. , as amended by act , substituted “United States District Court for the District of Columbia” for “district court of the United States for the District of Columbia.”

Act , changed name of “Supreme Court of the District of Columbia” to “district court of the United States for the District of Columbia”.