[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR219.6]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 219_EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart A_General Evidence Requirements
 
Sec. 219.6  Records as evidence.

    (a) General. If a claimant or an annuitant provides an original 
document or record as evidence to prove eligibility or continued 
entitlement to payments, where possible, a Board employee will make a 
photocopy or transcript of these original documents or records and 
return the original documents to the person who furnished them. A 
claimant may also submit certified copies of original records as 
described in paragraph (c) of this section. The Board may also accept 
uncertified copies as described in paragraph (d) of this section.
    (b) Foreign-language documents. If the evidence submitted is a 
foreign-language document, the Board may require that the record be 
translated. An acceptable translation includes, but is not limited to, a 
translation certified by a United States consular official or employee 
of the Department of State authorized to certify evidence, or by an 
employee of the Board or the Social Security Administration.

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    (c) Certified copies of original records. The Board will accept 
copies of original records or extracts from records if they are 
certified as true and exact copies of the original by--
    (1) The official custodian of the record;
    (2) A Veterans Administration employee, if the evidence was given to 
that agency to obtain veterans benefits;
    (3) A Social Security Administration employee, if the evidence was 
given to that agency to obtain social security benefits;
    (4) A United States Consular Officer, an employee of the Department 
of State, or an employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
authorized to certify evidence received outside the United States; or
    (5) An employee of a state agency or state welfare office authorized 
to certify copies of original records in the agency's or office's files.
    (d) Uncertified copies and facsimiles. In lieu of certified paper 
copies of records or extracts from such official sources as listed in 
paragraph (c) of this section, the Board will accept facsimile copies of 
such records or extracts when the official custodian of such records 
transmits the facsimile directly to an office of the Board and the 
source of the transmittal is clearly identified on the facsimile.

[54 FR 31942, Aug. 3, 1989, as amended at 65 FR 19829, Apr. 13, 2000]