22 USC § 4200 - Certification of invoices generally

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title: "22 USC § 4200 - Certification of invoices generally"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4200"
section_name: "Certification of invoices generally"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "XIV"
subchapter_name: "POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS GENERALLY"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 1715.)"
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# § 4200. Certification of invoices generally

No consular officer shall certify any invoice unless he is satisfied that the person making oath thereto is the person he represents himself to be, that he is a credible person, and that the statements made under such oath are true; and he shall, thereupon, by his certificate, state that he was so satisfied.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 1715.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 1715 derived from , .

Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.

Section was formerly classified to , and prior thereto to .