25 CFR § 700.553 - Use of official titles.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s700.553"
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title: "25 CFR § 700.553 - Use of official titles."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "700.553"
section_name: "Use of official titles."
chapter_name: "THE OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION"
part_number: "700"
part_name: "COMMISSION OPERATIONS AND RELOCATION PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 99-590; Pub. L. 93-531, 88 Stat. 1712 as amended by Pub. L. 96-305, 94 Stat. 929, Pub. L. 100-666, 102 Stat. 3929 (25 U.S.C. 640d)."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 2092, Jan. 14, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 700.553 Use of official titles.

Employees are prohibited from using their official titles in conducting private business or participation in private or public group activities not concerned with official duties. Use is strictly limited to those occasions and circumstances where representation is official.