22 USC § 4220 - Medium for payment of fees

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title: "22 USC § 4220 - Medium for payment of fees"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4220"
section_name: "Medium for payment of fees"
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. § 1746.)"
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# § 4220. Medium for payment of fees

All fees collected by diplomatic and consular officers for and in behalf of the United States shall be collected in the coin of the United States, or at its representative value in exchange.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 1746.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 1746 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 .