Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 · Sec. 43A

Sec. 43A. NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN; REPORTS OF DEATH

206 words·~1 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-1088/sec-43a

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 43A NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN; REPORTS OF DEATH **[**2715b**]** ###
(a)In General Whenever a United States citizen or national dies abroad, a consular officer shall endeavor to notify, or assist the Secretary of State in notifying, the next of kin or legal guardian as soon as possible, except that, in the case of death of any Peace Corps volunteer (within the meaning of section 5(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)), any member of the Armed Forces, any dependent of such a volunteer or member, or any Department of Defense employee, the consular officer shall assist the Peace Corps or the appropriate military authorities, as the case may be, in making such notifications. ###
(b)Reports of Death or Presumptive Death The consular officer may, for any United States citizen who dies abroad— ####
(1)in the case of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of death or of presumptive death; or ####
(2)in the absence of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of presumptive death. ###
(c)Implementing Regulations The Secretary of State shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 43A
NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN; REPORTS OF DEATH
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.