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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a minor, upon presentation of suitable personal identification, may access on behalf of a minor any record pertaining to the minor in a system of records maintained by the Office.
(b) A legal guardian, upon presentation of documentation establishing guardianship, may access on behalf of an individual declared to be incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, any record pertaining to that individual in a system of records maintained by the Office.
(c) Minors are not precluded from exercising personally those rights provided them by the Privacy Act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.297.203 Access by the parent of a minor or by the legal guardian of an individual declared to be incompetent - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-5-administrative-personnel/cfr-sect-5-297-203/
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