22 CFR 72.16

§ 72.16 Procedure for inventorying and appraising effects.

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

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Citation: 22 CFR 72.16, § 72.16 Procedure for inventorying and appraising effects, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/93082
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(a) After taking physical possession of the personal estate of a deceased United States citizen or non-citizen national, the consular officer should promptly inventory the personal effects. (b) If the personal estate taken into physical possession includes apparently valuable items, the consular officer may, in his or her discretion, seek a professional appraisal for such items, but only to the extent that there are funds available in the estate or from other sources (such as the next of kin) to cover the cost of appraisal. (c) The consular officer must also prepare a list of articles not taken into physical possession, with an indication of any measures taken by the consular office to safeguard such items for submission with the inventory of effects.

Legislative history

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