5 CFR § 880.205 - Determinations of death.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s880.205"
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title: "5 CFR § 880.205 - Determinations of death."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "880.205"
section_name: "Determinations of death."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "880"
part_name: "RETIREMENT AND INSURANCE BENEFITS DURING PERIODS OF UNEXPLAINED ABSENCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 8347(a), 8461(g), 8716, 8913."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 10291, Mar. 3, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 880.205 Determinations of death.

OPM does not make findings of presumed death. A claimant for CSRS, FERS, or FEGLI death benefits (other than payments under § 880.302) or an individual seeking an adjustment of accounts under § 880.207 must submit a death certificate or other legal certification of death issued by an authorized institution.