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36 U.S.C. § 70707

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Misnomer not to affect transfer of property
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Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH707
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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A misnomer of the corporation does not affect any transfer of property to or from the corporation. (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1355.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7070736:4405.June 6, 1900, ch. 806, § 5, 31 Stat. 663. In this section, the word “affect” is substituted for “defeat or annul”, and the words “transfer of property” are substituted for “grant, donation, gift, devise, or bequest”, to eliminate unnecessary words.

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