31 CFR § 360.57 - When a certifying officer may not certify.

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title: "31 CFR § 360.57 - When a certifying officer may not certify."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "360.57"
section_name: "When a certifying officer may not certify."
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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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 3105 and 3125."
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# 360.57 When a certifying officer may not certify.

Certifying officers may not certify the requests for payment or reissue of bonds, or appropriate Fiscal Service transaction forms if, in their own right or in a representative capacity, they:

(a) Have an interest in the bonds; or

(b) Will, by virtue of the requests being certified, acquire an interest in the bonds.