15 CFR § 80.4 - Signature of persons unable to sign their name.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s80.4"
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title: "15 CFR § 80.4 - Signature of persons unable to sign their name."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "80.4"
section_name: "Signature of persons unable to sign their name."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "80"
part_name: "FURNISHING PERSONAL CENSUS DATA FROM CENSUS OF POPULATION SCHEDULES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 1, Pub. L. 83-1158, 68 Stat. 1013 (13 U.S.C. 8)."
cfr_part: "80"
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# 80.4 Signature of persons unable to sign their name.
A person requesting Census information who is unable to sign his or her name shall make an “X” mark where signature is required, and the mark must be witnessed by two persons who know the applicant. They must also sign the application certifying the applicant's identity. In the case of such persons who are unable to make an “X” mark, Census information can be released upon receipt of a physician's sworn statement verifying the disability and the written request of a parent, brother, sister, child or a spouse.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0607-0117)
[40 FR 53232, Nov. 17, 1975, as amended at 48 FR 56744, Dec. 23, 1983]