[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR51.9] [Page 259] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 51--PASSPORTS--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 51.9 Passport property of the U.S. Government. A passport shall at all times remain the property of the United States and shall be returned to the Government upon demand. [[Page 260]]