15 CFR 80.3
§ 80.3 Rules applicable to deceased persons and estates.
United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective
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- 15 CFR 80.3, § 80.3 Rules applicable to deceased persons and estates, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/61308
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(a) Census information relating to a deceased person may be released only to a parent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, spouse, insurance beneficiary, or the executor or administrator of a deceased person's estate. The request must be signed by a person entitled to receive the information as provided herein, state the relationship of the applicant to the deceased, and include a certified copy of the death certificate or other adequate proof of death. The request of an executor or administrator must be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order of appointment.
(b) Except for a spouse, a person related to the deceased person through marriage, such as an in-law relationship, is not eligible to request Census information on the deceased, whether or not the applicant was a member of the household of the deceased.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.