Legal Authorities

LEGAL AUTHORITIES

Form DS-5520

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

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2011-title8/USCODE-2011-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1104

18 United States Code Section 1001 – Statements or Entries Generally

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2010-title18/USCODE-2010-title18-partI-chap47-sec1001

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

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap75-sec1542.htm

18 United States Code 1543 – Forgery or False Use of a Passport

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap75-sec1543.htm

18 United States Code 1544 – Misuse of a Passport

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap75-sec1544.htm

18 United States Code 1621 – Perjury Generally

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2011-title18/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap79-sec1621

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

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2011-title22/USCODE-2011-title22-chap4-sec211a

22 United States Code 212 – Persons Entitled to Passport

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2011-title22/USCODE-2011-title22-chap4-sec212

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

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2010-title22/USCODE-2010-title22-chap4-sec213

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

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2009-title22/USCODE-2009-title22-chap4-sec214

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

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/STATUTE-113/STATUTE-113-Pg1501/summary

22 United States Code 2714a(f) – Revocation or Denial of Passport in Case of Individual without Social Security Account Number https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:22%20%20section:2714a%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title22%20-section2714a)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true

26 United States Code 6039E – Information Concerning Resident Status

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2017-title26/USCODE-2017-title26-subtitleF-chap61-subchapA-partIII-subpartA-sec6039E

22 Code of Federal Regulations Part 50 – Nationality Procedures

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2003-title22-vol1/CFR-2003-title22-vol1-part50

22 Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 – Passports

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2012-title22-vol1/CFR-2012-title22-vol1-part51

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