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42 U.S.C. § 1716

Presumption of death or detention

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 1716, Presumption of death or detention, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477795
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A determination that an individual is dead or a determination that he has been detained by a hostile force or person may be made on the basis of evidence that he has disappeared under circumstances such as to make such death or detention appear probable.

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