Legal Authorities

LEGAL AUTHORITIES

Form DS-3053

8 United States Code Section 1104-Power and Duties of the Secretary of State

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCODE-2010-title8/USCODE-2010-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1104

18 United States Code Section 1001-Statements or Entries Generally

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/pdf/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap47-sec1001.pdf

18 United States Code 1542-1544-False Statement in Application and Use of Passport

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCODE-2011-title18/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap75-sec1542

18 United States Code 1621-Perjury Generally

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCODE-2011-title18/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap79-sec1621

22 United States Code 211a-Authority to Grant, Issue and Verify Passports

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCODE-2011-title22/USCODE-2011-title22-chap4-sec211a

22 United States Code 212-Persons Entitled to Passport

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2009-title22/html/USCODE-2009-title22-chap4-sec212.htm

22 United States Code 213-Application for Passport; Verification by Oath of Initial Passport

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2009-title22/html/USCODE-2009-title22-chap4-sec213.htm

22 United States Code 214-Fees for Execution and Issuance of Passports; Persons Excused from Payment

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2009-title22/html/USCODE-2009-title22-chap4-sec214.htm

P.L. 106-113, Section 236 - The Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act , Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ113.106.pdf

P.L. 114-94, Section 32101 – The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/22/text

22 Code of Federal Regulations Part 50

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/22cfr50_02.html

22 Code of Federal Regulations Part 51

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/22cfr51_02.html

Executive order 11295 (August 1966) - Rules Governing the Granting, Issuing, and verifying of United States Passports

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/11295.html