[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR222.6]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 222--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 222.6  Authority to administer oaths other than for employment.

    The following are authorized to administer oaths concerning matters 
other than employment:
    (a) Postal inspectors with regard to any matter coming before them 
in the performance of their official duties;
    (b) Any member of a board who is assigned to conduct hearings or 
investigations in which sworn testimony, affidavits, or depositions are 
required and each officer or employee assigned to conduct such hearings 
or investigations;
    (c) Postmasters' authority. Postmasters are required, empowered, and 
authorized, when requested, to administer oaths with a like force and 
effect as officials having a seal, as follows:
    (1) Expense accounts. Accounts for travel or other expenses against 
the United States.
    (2) Customs documents. At post offices where customs officers are 
not stationed, any oath required to be made to statements in customs 
documents by importers of merchandise by mail, not exceeding $100 in 
value.
    (3) Recruitments for Job Training Programs. Oaths of office to 
prospective Job Training Programs enrollees.
    (4) Fees. Do not collect fees for these services. The United States 
will not reimburse postal employees for fees paid for administering 
oaths.
    (d) Postmasters in Alaska as notaries public. (1) Administer oaths 
and affirmations; take acknowledgments and make and execute certificates 
thereof; and perform all other functions of a notary public within 
Alaska whenever a certification is necessary to comply with any Act of 
Congress or of the Legislature of Alaska.
    (2) When executing certificates of oath, affirmation, or 
acknowledgment, and the title ``Postmaster'' after your signature and 
give the name of the post office and date document is executed. Place 
legible postmark impression of the post office on the document.
    (3) Keep a record of all deeds and other instruments of writing 
acknowledged, relating to the title to or transfer of property. This 
record shall be available to your successors, and shall be subject to 
public inspection.
    (e) Fees for notarial service. An officer or employee who is a 
notary public shall not charge or receive compensation for notarial 
services for another officer or employee regarding Government business; 
nor for notarial services for any person during the hours of the 
notary's services to the Government, including the lunch period.

(39 U.S.C. 401)

[36 FR 4767, Mar. 12, 1971. Redesignated at 38 FR 20327, July 31, 1973. 
38 FR 20404, July 31, 1973, as amended at 40 FR 26511, June 24, 1975; 51 
FR 40798, Nov. 10, 1986; 54 FR 29707, July 14, 1989]