[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR408.320]

[Page 591-592]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 408_SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS--Table of 
Contents
 
                      Subpart C_Filing Applications
 
Sec. 408.320  What evidence shows that a person has authority to sign 
an application for you?

    (a) A person who signs an application for you will be required to 
give us evidence of his or her authority to sign the application for you 
under the following rules:
    (1) If the person who signs is a court-appointed representative, he 
or she must give us a certificate issued by the court showing authority 
to act for you.
    (2) If the person who signs is not a court-appointed representative, 
he or she must give us a statement describing his or her relationship to 
you. The statement must also describe the extent to which the person is 
responsible for your care.

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    (3) If the person who signs is the manager or principal officer of 
an institution which is responsible for your care, he or she must give 
us a statement indicating the person's position of responsibility at the 
institution.
    (b) We may, at any time, require additional evidence to establish 
the authority of a person to sign an application for you.