Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§4216 Posting Rates of Fees
Title 22 › CHAPTER 52 — FOREIGN SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XIV — POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS GENERALLY › § 4216
Summary
Consular officers must always post the current fee rates in a visible spot in their offices so anyone can look at them.
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Title 22, §4216
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It shall be the duty of all consular officers at all times to keep posted up in their offices, respectively, in a conspicuous place, and subject to the examination of all persons interested therein, a copy of such rates or tariffs as shall be in force.
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Codification R.S. § 1731 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, § 16, 11 Stat. 57. Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 1197 of this title, and prior thereto to section 101 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 4216
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102