28 CFR § 202.239 - Personal communications.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s202.239"
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title: "28 CFR § 202.239 - Personal communications."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "202.239"
section_name: "Personal communications."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "202"
part_name: "ACCESS TO U.S. SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA AND GOVERNMENT-RELATED DATA BY COUNTRIES OF CONCERN OR COVERED PERSONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "50 U.S.C. 1701  50 U.S.C. 1601  E.O. 14117, 89 FR 15421."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 1706, Jan. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 202.239 Personal communications.

The term *personal communications* means any postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other personal communication that does not involve the transfer of anything of value, as set out under 50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1).