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Code · CFR · Title 19 — Customs Duties · Part 113 — CBP Bonds · § 113.31

§ 113.31. Same party as principal and surety; attorney in fact.

67 words·~1 min read·/us/cfr/t19/s§ 113.31·

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(a)Same party as principal and surety. The same person, partnership, or corporation cannot be both principal and surety on a bond.
(b)Attorney in fact for principal or surety. In executing a bond, a person may act as:
(1)Attorney in fact for both principal and surety;
(2)Surety and attorney in fact for the principal; or
(3)Principal and attorney in fact for the surety.
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