United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 22. FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
Chapter 4. PASSPORTS |
§ 213. Application for passport; verification by oath of initial passport
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Before a passport is issued to any person by or under authority of the United States such person shall subscribe to and submit a written application which shall contain a true recital of each and every matter of fact which may be required by law or by any rules authorized by law to be stated as a prerequisite to the issuance of any such passport. If the applicant has not previously been issued a United States passport, the application shall be duly verified by his oath before a person authorized and empowered by the Secretary of State to administer oaths.
Codification
Second sentence of act
Amendments
1968—Pub. L. 90–428 substituted provisions requiring that the initial passport application be duly verified under oath before a person authorized and empowered by the Secretary of State to administer oaths for provisions requiring that each passport application be duly verified under oath before a person authorized and empowered to administer oaths.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–428 effective on thirtieth day following
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 236],