5 CFR § 180.102 - Claimants.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s180.102"
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title: "5 CFR § 180.102 - Claimants."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "180.102"
section_name: "Claimants."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "180"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL PROPERTY CLAIMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 3, 78 Stat. 767, as amended; 31 U.S.C. 241."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 47163, Oct. 13, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 180.102 Claimants.

(a) The following are proper claimants:

(1) Officers and employees of OPM;

(2) Former officers and employees of OPM whose claims arose out of incidents which occurred before their separation;

(3) The authorized agent or legal representative of persons in §§ 180.102(a)(1) and 180.102(a)(2);

(4) Survivors of persons in §§ 180.102(a)(1) and 180.102(a)(2) in the following order of precedence:

(i) Spouse,

(ii) Children,

(iii) Father or mother, or both,

(iv) Brothers or sisters, or both.

(b) A claim may not be presented by or for the benefit of a subrogee, assignee, conditional vendor, or other third party.