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NOTARIAL SERVICES AND AUTHENTICATIONS

Item No.

Fee

45. Administering an oath and certificate thereof___
46. Taking the acknowledgment of the execution of a document, and certificate
thereof

$2.50

$2.50

47. Certifying under official seal that a copy or extract made from an official or a
private document is a true copy. (Fees for copying, if required, are an addi-
tional charge under item 75.)--
48. Certifying to official character of a foreign notary or other official (1. e., authen-
ticating a document).

$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-
rary worker nonimmigrant, or preference quota status----
51. Administering oaths or taking acknowledgments, or authenticating the signa-
tures of foreign officials, in connection with kinsmen's petitions for wages
and effects of deceased seamen of the American merchant marine (46
U. S. C. 627) ---

$2.50

$2.50

$2.50

52. For affidavit of petitioner or his agent on documents or evidence to be presented
to the Federal Government__
(Item numbers 53 and 54 vacant.)

55. Noting of a negotiable instrument for want of acceptance or payment, certi-
fying to protest, and giving notice to issuer and endorsers when requested to
do so.
(In addition to this fee the consular officer should charge under item
85 for time spent outside the consular office in presentment of the instru-
ment for acceptance or payment.) -

(Item numbers 56 and 57 vacant.)

58. Services under this heading "Notarial Services and Authentications", when
rendered-

(a) in connection with the execution of forms or documents required by
or to be presented to any department or agency of the Federal
Government

$2.50

$2.50

$5.00

No fee

(b) in connection with the assignment and transfer of United States bonds
or other Federal financial obligations or the execution of powers of
attorney therefor or to collect interest thereon.-
(c) to claimants and beneficiaries and their witnesses, in connection with
Federal, State and municipal allotment, pension, retirement, insur-
ance, medical, compensation, or like benefits...
(d) in the execution of tax returns for filling with the Federal or State
Governments or political subdivisions thereof...

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
in the United States or in territories under their jurisdiction---
(f) for official non-commercial use by a foreign government or by an inter-
national agency of which the Government of the United States is
a member___.

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-
ditional hourly charge to be assessed for service of officer when rendered
outside of the consular office and for provision for collection of transpor-
tation and other incidental costs see item 85 and § 22.1 (b))—

(a) for the services of the diplomatic or consular officer, including com-
pletion by him of caption, introductory statement and certificate
(likewise including interpreting and reduction to writing or type-
writing where these are done personally by the officer), for the first
hour or fraction thereof___.

(b) for the services of the diplomatic or consular officer, as above, for
each additional hour or fraction thereof___.
(c) for the services, if required, of a staff member of the Foreign Service
post as interpreter, per hour or fraction thereof..

(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
deceased officer or employee of the United States.......

72. Placing or removal of official seal on estates of decedents; for disbursing funds
supplied by relatives and others; for forwarding to legal representative or
other authorized person of securities and other instruments not negotiated
(or not negotiable) by the consular officer, or evidence of bank deposits of the
decedent; or for releasing on the spot against memorandum receipt and
without occasion either for safekeeping on official accountability or for con-
sular inventory and appraisal, to the legal representative or other authorized
person in the country, of personal property taken into nominal possession for
the explicit purpose of transfer of custody.
(Item numbers 73 and 74 vacant.)

$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
each copy of the second page, for 25 copies or less; and for each copy
of each additional page, for 25 copies or less....

(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
copies of records (1) from supplies kept for distribution, such
as press releases and information leaflets; (2) as part of normal
and generally reciprocal services performed by the post's library
or the Library of the Department at the request of similar agencies
or institutions; or (3) in lieu of or as enclosures to letters with
the purpose of saving costs in preparing mail.)

76. Recording unofficial documents in the Miscellaneous Record Book, if by hand-
copying-

$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--.
(b) for each additional page_

$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.

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§ 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.

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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.

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