31 CFR § 315.50 - Change of name.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s315.50"
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title: "31 CFR § 315.50 - Change of name."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "315.50"
section_name: "Change of name."
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "315"
part_name: "REGULATIONS GOVERNING U.S. SAVINGS BONDS, SERIES A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, AND K, AND U.S. SAVINGS NOTES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3105 and 5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 64091, Sept. 26, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "315"
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# 315.50 Change of name.

An owner, coowner, or beneficiary whose name is changed by marriage, divorce, annulment, order of court, or in any other legal manner after the issue of bond should submit the bond with a request for reissue to substitute the new name for the name inscribed on the bond. Documentary evidence may be required in any appropriate case.