Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§4200 Certification of invoices generally
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 52— - FOREIGN SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XIV— - POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS GENERALLY › § 4200
Summary
Consular officers must not certify invoices unless they confirm the person who swore is who they say, is credible, and told the truth, and then say so.
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Title 22, §4200
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No consular officer shall certify any invoice unless he is satisfied that the person making oath thereto is the person he represents himself to be, that he is a credible person, and that the statements made under such oath are true; and he shall, thereupon, by his certificate, state that he was so satisfied.
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 1715 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, § 27, 11 Stat. 62. Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 1180 of this title, and prior thereto to section 83 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 4200
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73