22 C.F.R. § 72.1

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For purposes of this part:

(a) Consular officer includes any United States citizen employee of the Department of State who is designated by the Department of State to perform consular services relating to the deaths and estates abroad of United States nationals.

(b) Legal representative means—

(1) An executor designated by will intended to operate in the country where the death occurred or in the country where the deceased was residing at the time of death to take possession and dispose of the decedent's personal estate;

(2) An administrator appointed by a court of law in intestate proceedings in the country where the death occurred or in the country where the deceased was residing at the time of death to take possession and dispose of the decedent's personal estate;

(3) The next of kin, if authorized in the country where the death occurred or in the country where the deceased was residing at the time of death to take possession and dispose of the decedent's personal estate; or

(4) An authorized agent of the individuals described in paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1979–1979 · leading case: State v. Robinson, 585 S.W.2d 515 (Mo. Ct. App. 1979).

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State v. Robinson, 585 S.W.2d 515 (Mo. Ct. App. 1979). “22 C.F.R. 72.1 provides that the consular office is responsible for reporting to the State Department the death of all American citizens occurring in his consular district.”

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