22 CFR 72.4

§ 72.4 Notifications of death.

United States · 22 CFR — Foreign Relations · Status: effective

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Citation: 22 CFR 72.4, § 72.4 Notifications of death, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/93070
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The consular officer should make best efforts to notify the next of kin (or legal guardian), if any, and the legal representative (if any, and if different from the next of kin), of the death of a United States citizen or non-citizen national by telephone as soon as possible, and then should follow up with a written notification of death.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.