14 CFR § 1261.415 - Execution of releases.

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title: "14 CFR § 1261.415 - Execution of releases."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "1261.415"
section_name: "Execution of releases."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
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part_name: "PROCESSING OF MONETARY CLAIMS (GENERAL)"
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authority: "Subparts 1261.4, 1261.5, and 1261.6 issued under 51 U.S.C. 20113; 31 U.S.C. 3711  5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 CFR parts 900 through 904; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K, §§ 550.1101 through 550.1107."
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# 1261.415 Execution of releases.

Upon receipt of full payment of a claim, or the amount in compromise of a claim as determined pursuant to § 1261.414, the official designated in § 1261.402 will prepare and execute, on behalf of the United States, an appropriate release, which shall include the provision that it shall be void if procured by fraud, misrepresentation, the presentation of a false claim, or mutual mistake of fact.