28 CFR § 12.21 - Time within which registration statement must be filed.

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title: "28 CFR § 12.21 - Time within which registration statement must be filed."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "12.21"
section_name: "Time within which registration statement must be filed."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN ESPIONAGE, COUNTERESPIONAGE, OR SABOTAGE MATTERS UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST 1, 1956"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 5, 70 Stat. 900; 50 U.S.C. 854."
regulatory_source: "21 FR 5928, Aug. 8, 1956, unless otherwise noted."
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# 12.21 Time within which registration statement must be filed.

Every person who is or becomes subject to the registration provisions of the act after its effective date shall file a registration statement within fifteen days after the obligation to register arises.