32 CFR § 1618.1 - Abandonment of rights or privileges.

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title: "32 CFR § 1618.1 - Abandonment of rights or privileges."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1618.1"
section_name: "Abandonment of rights or privileges."
chapter_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM"
part_number: "1618"
part_name: "NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451  E.O. 11623."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 4648, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1618.1 Abandonment of rights or privileges.

If a registrant fails to claim and exercise any right or privilege within the required time, he shall be deemed to have abandoned the right or privilege unless the Director of Selective Service, for good cause, waives the time limit.