Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§214a Fees erroneously charged and paid; refund
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 4— - PASSPORTS › § 214a
Summary
The State Department can refund passport fees that were wrongly charged to people who are exempt under section 214, and money can be provided for those refunds.
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Title 22, §214a
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Whenever a fee is erroneously charged and paid for the issue of a passport to a person who is exempted from the payment of such a fee by section 214 of this title, the Department of State is authorized to refund to the person who paid such fee the amount thereof, and the money for that purpose is authorized to be appropriated.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Certain Appropriation Accounts AbolishedEffective July 1, 1935, enumerated appropriation accounts appearing on the books of the Government were abolished and in lieu thereof there was established an account to be designated “Refund of Moneys Erroneously Received and Covered.” See section 1322 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
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22 U.S.C. § 214a
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73