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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a)Authorized services
The Institute may authorize any of its employees on Taiwan--
(1) to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, affidavit, or deposition, and to perform any notarial act which any notary public is required or authorized by law to perform within the United States;
(2) To 1 act as provisional conservator of the personal estates of deceased United States citizens; and
(3) to assist and protect the interests of United States persons by performing other acts such as are authorized to be performed outside the United States for consular purposes by such laws of the United States as the President may specify.
(b)Acts by authorized employees
Acts performed by authorized employees of the Institute under this section shall be valid, and of like force and effect within the United States, as if performed by any other person authorized under the laws of the United States to perform such acts.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 22 U.S.C. § 3306 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 22. Foreign Relations and Intercourse § 3306. Services to United States citizens on Taiwan - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-22-foreign-relations-and-intercourse/22-usc-sect-3306/
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