{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-224.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 224.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this regulation:\n(a) Principal means the person or entity required to provide a surety bond.\n(b) Process agent means a resident agent for service of process.\n(c) State means a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance","CHAPTER II—FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","SUBCHAPTER A—BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE","PART 224—FEDERAL PROCESS AGENTS OF SURETY CORPORATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"6ac7c2df6c97936024ff78a2b822834b88a7122376950d9ba18acbc79fb325d0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-224.1","next":"us/31-cfr-224.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}