[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR51.6]

[Page 243]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 51_PASSPORTS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  51.6  Damaged, mutilated or altered passport.

    Any passport which has been materially changed in physical 
appearance or composition, or contains a damaged, defective or otherwise 
nonfunctioning electronic chip, or which includes unauthorized changes, 
obliterations, entries or photographs, or has observable wear and tear 
that renders it unfit for further use as a travel document may be 
invalidated.

[70 FR 61555, Oct. 25, 2005]