28 CFR § 14.3 - Administrative claim; who may file.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s14.3"
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title: "28 CFR § 14.3 - Administrative claim; who may file."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "14.3"
section_name: "Administrative claim; who may file."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 2672."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 371-66, 31 FR 16616, Dec. 29, 1966, unless otherwise noted."
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# 14.3 Administrative claim; who may file.

(a) A claim for injury to or loss of property may be presented by the owner of the property, his duly authorized agent or legal representative.

(b) A claim for personal injury may be presented by the injured person, his duly authorized agent, or legal representative.

(c) A claim based on death may be presented by the executor or administrator of the decendent's estate, or by any other person legally entitled to assert such a claim in accordance with applicable State law.

(d) A claim for loss wholly compensated by an insurer with the rights of a subrogee may be presented by the insurer. A claim for loss partially compensated by an insurer with the rights of a subrogee may be presented by the parties individually as their respective interests appear, or jointly.

[Order No. 371-66, 31 FR 16616, Dec. 29, 1966, as amended by Order No. 1179-87, 52 FR 7412, Mar. 11, 1987]