[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR416.320]

[Page 850]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 416_SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED
--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C_Filing of Applications
 
Sec.  416.320  Evidence of authority to sign an application for another.

    (a) A person who signs an application for someone else will be 
required to provide evidence of his or her authority to sign the 
application for the person claiming benefits under the following rules:
    (1) If the person who signs is a court appointed representative, he 
or she must submit a certificate issued by the court showing authority 
to act for the claimant.
    (2) If the person who signs is not a court appointed representative, 
he or she must submit a statement describing his or her relationship to 
the claimant. The statement must also describe the extent to which the 
person is responsible for the care of the claimant. This latter 
information will not be requested if the application is signed by a 
parent for a child with whom he or she is living. If the person signing 
is the manager or principal officer of an institution he or she should 
show his or her title.
    (b) We may, at any time, require additional evidence to establish 
the authority of a person to sign an application for someone else.

[45 FR 48120, July 18, 1980, as amended at 51 FR 13493, Apr. 21, 1986]