22 USC § 4203 - Destruction of old invoices

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title: "22 USC § 4203 - Destruction of old invoices"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4203"
section_name: "Destruction of old invoices"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "XIV"
subchapter_name: "POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Feb. 24, 1903, ch. 753, 32 Stat. 854.)"
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# § 4203. Destruction of old invoices

The Secretary of State is authorized to cause, from time to time, the destruction of invoices that have been filed in the consular offices for a period of more than five years.

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 24, 1903, ch. 753, 32 Stat. 854.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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 .