22 USC § 9005 - Admissibility of documents

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s9005"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 9005 - Admissibility of documents"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "9005"
section_name: "Admissibility of documents"
chapter_number: 97
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–300, § 6, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 439.)"
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# § 9005. Admissibility of documents

section 9003 of this title

With respect to any application to the United States Central Authority, or any petition to a court under , which seeks relief under the Convention, or any other documents or information included with such application or petition or provided after such submission which relates to the application or petition, as the case may be, no authentication of such application, petition, document, or information shall be required in order for the application, petition, document, or information to be admissible in court.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–300, § 6, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 439.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare.