Form PD F 2513 PD F 2513 Application by Voluntary Guardian of Incapacitated Owner

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Department of the Treasury
Bureau of the Public Debt
(Revised February 2011)

OMB No. 1535-0036

APPLICATION BY VOLUNTARY GUARDIAN OF
INCAPACITATED OWNER OF UNITED STATES
SAVINGS BONDS OR SAVINGS NOTES

IMPORTANT: Follow instructions in filling out this form. You should be aware that the making of any false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim
or statement to the United States is a crime that is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment.
PRINT IN INK OR TYPE ALL INFORMATION

1. Certificate of Qualification
I,

, of full age and residing at
(Name of Applicant)

, certify all the following:
(Number and Street, Rural Route and Box, or P.O. Box)

(City)

(State)

(ZIP Code)

The owner of the bonds or notes,

, is an adult.
(Name of Owner)

His or her Social Security Number is:

.
(Social Security Number)

.

He or she resides at:
(Number and Street, Rural Route and Box, or P.O. Box)

(City)

(State)

(ZIP Code)

He or she is mentally incapacitated and can't handle his or her own affairs.
No legal guardian or similar representative has been appointed for the incapacitated person's estate by any court, no
person is otherwise qualified to act, and no qualification for such appointment is pending.
The incapacitated person is the registered owner of, or the person entitled to, the United States Savings Bonds or
United States Savings Notes listed in Item 2 below.
2. Description of Bonds and Notes
ISSUE DATE

BOND or NOTE NUMBER

ISSUE DATE

BOND or NOTE NUMBER

ISSUE DATE

BOND or NOTE NUMBER

(If more space is needed, use a separate sheet and attach it to this form.)

3. Nature of Request
I request that I be recognized as voluntary guardian of the incapacitated person, and in such capacity I further request:
A.

Payment of the above-listed bonds or notes. I certify the redemption value of ALL savings bonds plus the redemption
value of ALL savings notes belonging to the incompetent at the time of this application does not exceed $20,000.

B.

Reinvestment of matured Series E bonds for Series EE bonds. Any proceeds not reinvested will be used for the
incapacitated person's benefit. (PD F 5263 must be completed and submitted. You can order the form here.)

C.

Payment of interest due or payable on Series H or Series HH bonds listed above. I agree that I will notify Public Debt if
the incapacitated person dies or is restored to competency, or if a legal guardian or similar representative of the
incapacitated person's estate is appointed or otherwise legally qualified.

D.

Issuance of substitutes for the above-described bonds upon my application and submission of satisfactory proof of loss,
theft, or destruction. (PD F 1048 must be completed and submitted.) (Note: Savings bonds within one month of final
maturity cannot be reissued.)

E.

Release of confidential information on savings bonds or savings notes on which the incapacitated person is named owner
or coowner, or to which he or she has become entitled.

4. Supporting Information
In support of the above request(s), I declare that my answers to the following questions and the other information given below are true
and complete, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
A.

(1) What is your relationship to the incapacitated person?
(2) Are you contributing to his or her care and support?
(3) Are any other persons or agencies contributing?

YES

NO

YES
NO
If YES, please give names and addresses on the next page.

Other contributors
NAME

B.

ADDRESS

Describe the incapacitated person's disability:
YES

Has he or she been declared mentally incompetent by a court or governmental agency?

NO

(Proof of incompetency is required – see Item 4B in the Instructions.)
C.

Is the incapacitated person a patient in a hospital or other institution operated by a federal, state, or other governmental agency?
YES
NO
If YES, furnish the agency's name and address:

D.

Does the incapacitated person own any savings bonds or savings notes in addition to those described on this form?
YES
NO If YES, list the additional holdings by issue date, face amount, serial number, and registration on a separate
sheet of paper and attach it to this form.

5. Signatures and Certification
Applicant - You must wait until you are in the presence of a certifying officer to sign this form.
I petition the Secretary of the Treasury for completion of the transactions requested above as authorized by law, and if such requests
are granted, hereby acknowledge and agree that the proceeds will be used for the benefit and support of the incapacitated person.
Upon approval of the requested transactions, I bind myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and
severally, to hold the United States harmless as the result of any claim by any other parties having, or claiming to have, interests in the
bonds or notes and, upon demand by the Department of the Treasury, to indemnify unconditionally the United States and to repay the
Department of the Treasury all sums of money which the Department may pay to me as voluntary guardian, including any interest,
administrative costs and penalties, or losses incurred as a result of such payment. I declare under penalty that I have not knowingly
furnished any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information.

Sign Here:
(Signature of Applicant)

(Social Security Number)

(Type or Print Name)

(Daytime Telephone Number)

(E-Mail Address)

Instructions to Certifying Officer:
1. Name of person(s) who appeared and date of appearance MUST be completed.
2. Medallion stamps require an original signature.
3. Person(s) must sign in your presence.

I CERTIFY that

, whose identity is known or was
(Name[s] of Persons Who Appeared)

proven to me, personally appeared before me this

,

day of
(Month / Year)

, and signed this form.

at
(City / State)

(Signature and Title of Certifying Officer)

(OFFICIAL STAMP
OR SEAL)

(Name of Financial Institution)
(Address)

ACCEPTABLE CERTIFICATIONS: Financial institution's
official seal or stamp (such as corporate seal, signature
guaranteed stamp, or medallion stamp). Brokers must use a
medallion stamp.

(City / State / ZIP Code)
(Telephone)

(Notary certification is NOT acceptable.)
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Consents of other contributors - You must wait until you are in the presence of a certifying officer to sign this form.
NOTE: For more than two signatures, use this form and the form "Certification Attachment" (PD F 2778-1).
I (We) consent to the action(s) requested in this application.
Sign here:

Sign here:
(Signature)

(Signature)

(Number and Street, Rural Route and Box, or P.O. Box)

(Number and Street, Rural Route and Box, or P.O. Box)

(City)

(State)

(ZIP Code)

(City)

(State)

(ZIP Code)

Instructions to Certifying Officer:
1. Name of person(s) who appeared and date of appearance MUST be completed.
2. Medallion stamps require an original signature.
3. Person(s) must sign in your presence.

I CERTIFY that

, whose identity is known or was
(Name of Person Who Appeared)

proven to me, personally appeared before me this

,

day of
(Month / Year)

, and signed this form.

at
(City / State)

(Signature and Title of Certifying Officer)

(OFFICIAL STAMP
OR SEAL)

(Name of Financial Institution)
(Address)

ACCEPTABLE CERTIFICATIONS: Financial institution's
official seal or stamp (such as corporate seal, signature
guaranteed stamp, or medallion stamp). Brokers must use a
medallion stamp.

(City / State / ZIP Code)
(Telephone)

(Notary certification is NOT acceptable.)

I CERTIFY that

, whose identity is known or was
(Name of Person Who Appeared)

proven to me, personally appeared before me this

,

day of
(Month / Year)

, and signed this form.

at
(City / State)

(Signature and Title of Certifying Officer)

(OFFICIAL STAMP
OR SEAL)

(Name of Financial Institution)
(Address)

ACCEPTABLE CERTIFICATIONS: Financial institution's
official seal or stamp (such as corporate seal, signature
guaranteed stamp, or medallion stamp). Brokers must use a
medallion stamp.

(City / State / ZIP Code)
(Telephone)

(Notary certification is NOT acceptable.)

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INSTRUCTIONS
USE OF FORM – Use this form to request transactions involving United States Savings Bonds or United States Savings Notes owned by
a mentally incapacitated person for whose estate no legal guardian or similar representative has been or is to be appointed or is
otherwise qualified, for the following purposes:


To apply for payment, if the total value of all of the owner's bonds and notes does not exceed $20,000 and the proceeds will be
used for the benefit and support of the incapacitated person. The redemption value of the bonds and notes will be determined
as of the date the request is received by the Bureau of the Public Debt.



To apply for reinvestment of matured Series E bonds.



To apply for payment of interest due on any Series H or Series HH bond registered in the incapacitated person’s name.



To apply for substitute bonds on behalf of an incapacitated owner on account of the loss, theft, or destruction of the originals.



To apply for authority to receive confidential information to which the incapacitated person is entitled.

WHO MAY APPLY – Any relative who is actually supporting or otherwise looking after the affairs of the incapacitated person may apply
or, if none, anyone who is a proper person to represent the incapacitated person's interests may apply.
COMPLETION OF FORM – Answer all questions and furnish all information called for. If you need more space for any item, use a plain
sheet of paper and attach it to the form. Complete and attach any additional form necessary for the requested transaction.
ITEM 1. Furnish all information requested pertaining to yourself and the incapacitated person.
ITEM 2. List by issue date and number those savings bonds and savings notes to which the application relates. Furnish information on
a separate sheet as to any other savings bonds or savings notes owned by the incapacitated person.
ITEM 3. Mark the appropriate box(es) to indicate the nature of your request.
A. PAYMENT - Mark this box to request payment of the incapacitated person's bonds and notes. The redemption value of
all savings bonds plus the redemption value of all savings notes owned at the time of this application can't exceed
$20,000. If the total redemption value exceeds $20,000, this form must not be used to request payment; instead, a legal
representative must be appointed for the incapacitated person by the court having jurisdiction. If the bonds or notes to be
redeemed have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, a PD F 1048 must also be completed and submitted.
B. REINVESTMENT - Mark this box for reinvestment of matured Series E bonds for Series EE bonds. In applying for a
reinvestment authorized by the governing regulations, the new bonds must be registered in the name of the incapacitated
person followed by words showing voluntary guardianship, for example, "123-45-6789 John Jones under voluntary
guardianship." A living coowner or beneficiary named on the bonds surrendered in the reinvestment transaction must be
designated on the new bonds unless that person is a competent adult and he or she furnishes a certified statement
consenting to the omission of his or her name. The rules and regulations in Department Circular, Public Debt Series No.
1-80, and on the applicable form, PD F 5263 (order it), must be followed. If the bonds to be reinvested have been lost,
stolen, or destroyed, a PD F 1048 must also be completed and submitted.
C. PAYMENT OF INTEREST - Mark this box for payment of interest on Series H or Series HH bonds now owned by the
incapacitated person. You must agree that the interest now due or payable will be used for the benefit and support of the
incapacitated person. You must also agree to notify Public Debt promptly if there is a change in the status of the
incapacitated person. Interest on Series H or Series HH bonds must be paid by direct deposit to the owner's account at a
financial institution. You must complete a direct deposit form, PD F 5396 or SF 1199A, and submit it with this application.
Forms SF 1199A are available at financial institutions in the United States. The financial institution designated to receive
the payment can assist in the completion of the direct deposit form.
D. MISSING BONDS - Mark this box If you wish to obtain substitutes for bonds which have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
As voluntary guardian, you must also complete a PD F 1048 and submit it with this application. If any other person is
named on the bonds, he or she must join in signing the PD F 1048.
E. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - Mark this box If you wish to obtain information on savings bonds or savings notes on
which the incapacitated person is named owner or coowner, or to which he or she has become entitled.
ITEM 4.

A. CONTRIBUTION – Show whether or not you are contributing to the incapacitated person's support. If other persons are
also contributing to the incapacitated person's care and support, their consents must be secured if payment is being
requested under Item 3A on page 1. Consent must be given in Item 5.
B. PROOF OF INCOMPETENCY - If a court has declared the bond or note owner legally incompetent to manage his or her
affairs, you must furnish a copy of the court order, certified under seal of the court. If no such determination has been
made, a statement must be furnished from the incapacitated person's attending physician, on the physician's professional
stationery, describing briefly the bond or note owner's condition and indicating whether or not he or she is mentally
competent to engage in business transactions. If the incapacitated person is a patient in a public institution, this
statement may be made by the chief medical officer on the institution's official stationery.
C. CONSENT OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES - If the incapacitated person is a patient in a hospital or other institution operated
by a federal, state, or other governmental authority, and a charge is or may be made for the care given, the governmental
agency must furnish a statement on official stationery by an authorized official having the duty to fix or collect such
charge, consenting to the action requested. Such consent is required only if payment is requested under Item 3A on
page 1.

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D. INCOMPETENT’S OTHER HOLDINGS - If the incapacitated person owns United States Savings Bonds or United States
Savings Notes other than those listed in Item 2 on this application, describe the additional bonds or notes by serial
number, issue date, denomination, and registration. Do this on a separate sheet of paper and submit it with this
application. This information is required only if payment is requested under Item 3A on page 1.
ITEM 5. Sign the form in ink, print your name, and provide your address, daytime telephone number, and e-mail address. The
application must also be signed by contributors, if any. All signatures to the form must be properly certified. (See
"CERTIFICATION" below.) If joining in the application is inconvenient for the contributors, their consents may be furnished
on separate sheets of paper. The consents must be worded to refer specifically to the action being requested and must be
properly signed and the signatures certified.
CERTIFICATION – Each person whose signature is required must appear before and establish identification to the satisfaction of an
authorized certifying officer. The signatures to the form must be signed in the officer's presence. The certifying officer must affix the seal
or stamp which is used when certifying requests for payment. Authorized certifying officers are available at banking institutions, including
credit unions, in the United States. For a list of individuals authorized to act as certifying officers, see Department of the Treasury
Circulars, No. 530, and Public Debt Series No. 3-80.
WHERE TO SEND – Send the application and any supporting evidence to the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,
PO Box 7012, Parkersburg, WV 26106-7012. If payment or reinvestment is requested, the bonds or notes must be submitted with the
application.
NOTICE OF PRIVACY ACT AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
The collection of the information you are requested to provide on this form is authorized by 31 U.S.C. CH 31 relating to the public debt of
the United States. The furnishing of a Social Security Number, if requested, is also required by Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue
Code (26 U.S.C. 6109).
The purpose of requesting the information is to enable the Bureau of the Public Debt and its agents to issue securities, process
transactions, make payments, identify owners and their accounts, and provide reports to the Internal Revenue Service. Furnishing the
information is voluntary; however, without the information Public Debt may be unable to process transactions.
Information concerning securities holdings and transactions is considered confidential under Treasury regulations (31 CFR, Part 323) and
the Privacy Act. This information may be disclosed to a law enforcement agency for investigation purposes; courts and counsel for
litigation purposes; others entitled to distribution or payment; agents and contractors to administer the public debt; agencies or entities for
debt collection or to obtain current addresses for payment; agencies through approved computer matches; Congressional offices in
response to an inquiry by the individual to whom the record pertains; as otherwise authorized by law or regulation.
We estimate it will take you about 20 minutes to complete this form. However, you are not required to provide information requested
unless a valid OMB control number is displayed on the form. Any comments or suggestions regarding this form should be sent to the
Bureau of the Public Debt, Forms Management Officer, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328. DO NOT SEND completed form to this
address; send to the address shown in "WHERE TO SEND" in the Instructions.

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