[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]