[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR72.8]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 72--DEATHS AND ESTATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 72.8  Disposition of nationality documents.

    (a) Passport. The passport of a deceased United States citizen 
should be canceled by the consular officer and either returned to the 
Department or delivered to the person having a legitimate interest 
therein. Only a person who is included in the passport may be considered 
to have a legitimate interest in it. The date and place of death should 
be noted on the passport, and an

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appropriate notation made on Form FS-192 (see Sec. 72.4(b)(1)).
    (b) Certificate of naturalization. The certificate of naturalization 
of a deceased United States citizen should be taken up by the consular 
officer and forwarded to the Department for transmission to the 
Department of Justice; or, if the certificate is claimed by any person 
who may have a legitimate interest therein, it should be endorsed by the 
consular officer to show the date and place of death of the person to 
whom it was originally issued, and should then be delivered to the 
person entitled thereto, with appropriate notation made on Form FS-192 
(see Sec. 72.4(b)(1)).

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