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Code · CFR · Title 22 — Foreign Relations · Part 72 — Deaths and Estates · § 72.28

§ 72.28. Claims for lost, stolen, or destroyed personal estate.

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(a)The legal representative of the estate of a decreased United States citizen or national may submit a claim to the Secretary of State for any personal property of the estate with respect to which a consular officer acted as provisional conservator, and that was lost, stolen, or destroyed while in the custody of officers or employees of the Department of State. Any such claim should be submitted to the Office of Legal Adviser, Department of State, in the manner prescribed by 28 CFR part 14 and will be processed in the same manner as claims made pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2669-1 and 2669 (f).
(b)Any compensation paid to the estate shall be in lieu of the personal liability of officers or employees of the Department to the estate.
(c)The Department nonetheless may hold an officer or employee of the Department liability to the Department to the extent of any compensation provided to the estate. The liability of the officer or employee shall be determined pursuant to the Department's procedures for determining accountability for United States government property.
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