31 CFR § 360.29 - Adjudication of claims.

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title: "31 CFR § 360.29 - Adjudication of claims."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "360.29"
section_name: "Adjudication of claims."
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "360"
part_name: "REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEFINITIVE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS, SERIES I"
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# 360.29 Adjudication of claims.

(a) *General.* The Bureau of the Fiscal Service will adjudicate claims for lost, stolen or destroyed bonds on the basis of records created and regularly maintained in the ordinary course of business.

(b) *Claims filed 10 years after payment.* Any claim filed 10 years or more after the recorded date of redemption or other retirement will be barred.

(c) *Claims filed 10 years after maturity.* Any claim filed 10 years or more after the maturity of a savings bond will be barred.