22 CFR 72.2
§ 72.2 Consular responsibility.
United States · 22 CFR — Foreign Relations · Status: effective
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- 22 CFR 72.2, § 72.2 Consular responsibility, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/93068
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When a consular officer learns that a United States citizen or non-citizen national has died in the officer's consular district, the officer must—
(a) Report the death to the Department; and
(b) The officer must also try to notify, or assist the Secretary of State in notifying, the next of kin (or legal guardian) and the legal representative, if different from the next of kin, as soon as possible. See § 72.3 for exceptions to this paragraph.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.