NOTARIAL SERVICES AND AUTHENTICATIONS Item No. Fee 45. Administering an oath and certificate thereof___ $2.50 $2.50 47. Certifying under official seal that a copy or extract made from an official or a $1.00 49. Administering oaths, taking acknowledgments, or supplying authentications, in connection with application for letters patent or registration of trademarks, or with the assignment or transfer of rights thereunder__ 50. Administering an oath and certificate thereof for petition for nonquota, tempo- $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 52. For affidavit of petitioner or his agent on documents or evidence to be presented 55. Noting of a negotiable instrument for want of acceptance or payment, certi- (Item numbers 56 and 57 vacant.) 58. Services under this heading "Notarial Services and Authentications", when (a) in connection with the execution of forms or documents required by $2.50 $2.50 $5.00 No fee (b) in connection with the assignment and transfer of United States bonds No fee No fee No fee (e) to American citizens, while outside the United States, in preparation of ballots to be used in any primary, general, or other public elections No fee No fee (g) to an official of a foreign government in circumstances where furnishing the service is an appropriate or reciprocal courtesy---. (Item numbers 59 through 64 vacant.) No fee SERVICES RELATING TO TAKING OF EVIDENCE Item No. 65. In taking depositions or executing commissions to take testimony (for ad- (a) for the services of the diplomatic or consular officer, including com- (b) for the services of the diplomatic or consular officer, as above, for (d) stenographic and typing service when supplied by the Foreign Service post, for each 100 words or fraction thereof (charge additionally under item 75 for extra copies, if requested). 66. Executing commissions to take testimony in connection with foreign documents for use in criminal cases when the commission is accompanied by an order of Federal court on behalf of an indigent party as contemplated by 18 U. S. C. 3495___ 67. Providing seal and certificate for return of letters rogatory executed by foreign officials__. (Item numbers 68 and 69 vacant.) Fee $15.00 $10.00 $4.00 $1.00 No fee $5.00 DECEDENTS' ESTATES 70. Taking into possession under 22 U. S. C. 1175 the personal estate of any citizen who shall die within the limits of a consular district, inventorying, selling, and finally disposing thereof according to law, for each $100 of inventory value or fraction thereof___ 71. Service as described under item 70 above, when performed in the case of a 72. Placing or removal of official seal on estates of decedents; for disbursing funds $2.00 No fee No fee Item No. COPYING, RECORDING AND PROCTORING 75. Copies made by typewriter (letter-size, double-spaced page or equivalent), photostat or otherwise Fee (a) a copy or extract thereof, single page....... $1.50 (b) for each additional copy of the first page, for 25 copies or less; for (c) for each copy in excess of the 25 copies of each page.. (This fee does not apply to such customary activities as issuance of 76. Recording unofficial documents in the Miscellaneous Record Book, if by hand- $0.50 $0.20 (a) for the first 200 words or fraction thereof....... (b) and for each additional 100 words or fraction thereof___. 77. Recording unofficial documents in the Miscellaneous Record Book, if typewritten or by other mechanical process $5.00 $2.00 (a) for the first two pages or less--. $5.00 $1.00 78. Supervising or proctoring an examination at the request of an agency or instrumentality of the Federal or a State Government by a consular or other officer, including completion of a certificate without seal, for each hour or fraction thereof, unless the cost thereof is reimbursable to the Department of State by an agency or instrumentality of the Federal or a State Government__ (Item numbers 79 through 81 vacant.) DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES FOR WHICH COLLECTION IS EFFECTED AT FIELD POST 82. Services described in the Departmental "Schedule of Fees” (§ 21.1) when collection is effected at a Foreign Service post. (The fee prescribed in the Departmental “Schedule of Fees".) EXEMPTION FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES AND CORPORATIONS 83. Any and all services (unless above designated "no exceptions") performed for the official use of the Government of the United States or of any corporation in which the Federal Government or its representative shall own the entire outstanding capital stock.. (Item number 84 vacant.) SERVICES RENDERED OUTSIDE OF OFFICE 85. Additional fee for services of officer under the above headings Passport and Citizenship Services, Visa Services for Aliens, Notarial Services and Authentications, and Services Relating to Taking of Evidence, when rendered elsewhere than at a Foreign Service office at the request of the interested parties, for each hour or fraction thereof.__. $5.00 No fee $4.00 (b) In addition to the fees prescribed above, transportation and other incidental costs actually and necessarily incurred by officers of the Foreign Service performing services elsewhere than at a Foreign Service office shall be collected from the persons requesting the performance of such services. Such collections shall not be considered as part of the official fees but shall be recorded as deposit funds and accounted for as such. [22 F.R. 10790, Dec. 27, 1957, as amended by Dept. Reg. 108.419, 24 F.R. 9235, Nov. 13, 1959; Dept. Reg. 108.466, 26 F.R. 2850, Apr. 6, 1961; Dept. Reg. 108.470, 26 F.R. 6970, Aug. 3, 1961; Dept. Reg. 108.473, 26 F.R. 10170, Oct. 31, 1961; Dept. Reg. 108.487, 27 F.R. 12829, Dec. 28, 1962] § 22.2 posts. Remittances to Foreign Service Remittances to Foreign Service posts from persons in the United States in payment of official fees and charges or for the purpose of establishing deposits in advance of rendition of services shall be in a form acceptable to the post, drawn payable to the "American Embassy at [name of city]" (or American Legation, American Consulate General, or American Consulate, as the case may be). This will permit encashment of negotiable instruments by the post when necessary. For method of endorsement of instruments for deposit in the Treasury, when not negotiated locally, see § 23.2 of this chapter. § 22.3 Receipts for fees; register of services. Every officer of the Foreign Service responsible for the performance of services as enumerated in the Tariff of Fees, Foreign Service of the United States of America (§ 22.1), shall give receipts for fees collected for his official services, specifying the nature of the service and numbered to correspond with entries in a register maintained for the purpose (22 U.S.C. 1192, 1193, and 1194). The register serves as a record of official acts performed by officers of the Foreign Service in a governmental or notarial capacity, corresponding in this regard with the record which notaries usually expected or required to keep of their official acts (see § 92.2) of this chapter. are § 22.4 Refund of fees. Fees which have been collected for deposit in the Treasury are refundable (a) as specifically authorized by law (see 22 U.S.C. 214a concerning passport fees erroneously charged persons excused from payment, 22 U.S.C. 216 concerning passport fees in cases where the appropriate representative in the United States of a foreign government refuses a visa, and 46 U. S. C. 8 concerning fees improperly imposed on vessels or seamen), (b) when the principal officer at the consular post where the fee was collected (or the officer in charge of the consular section at a combined diplomatic consular post) finds upon review of the facts that the collection was erroneous upon the part of the officer under applicable law and regulation and directs that refund be made, or (c) when a finding that the collection was erroneous under applicable law and regulation is made by the Department of State with a view to payment of the refund in the United States in cases in which it is impracticable to have the facts reviewed and refund effected at the direction of the responsible consular officer. See § 13.1 of this chapter concerning refunds of fees improperly exacted by consular officers who have neglected to return the same to the Treasury. § 22.5 Time at which fees become payable. Fees are due and payable prior to issuance or delivery to the interested party of a signed document, a copy of a record, or other paper representative of a service performed. § 22.6 Deposits to quarantee payment of fees or incidental costs. When the amount of any fee is determinable only after initiation of the performance of a service, or if incidental costs are involved, the total fee and incidental costs shall be carefully estimated and an advance deposit required, subject to refund of any unused balance to the person making the deposit. by or pursuant to an act of Congress, shall be charged or collected by officers of the Foreign Service for official services performed abroad (22 U. S. C. 1201). All fees received by any officer of the Foreign Service for services rendered in connection with the duties of his office or as a consular officer shall be accounted for and paid into the Treasury of the United States (22 U. S. C. 99, 1942 Edition, as amended by sec. 1131 (26) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 1037, and as modified by 22 U. S. C. 812 of the 1952 Edition). For receipt, registry, and numbering provisions, see § 22.3. |