42 USC § 272 - Administration of oaths by quarantine officers
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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s272"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 272 - Administration of oaths by quarantine officers"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "272"
section_name: "Administration of oaths by quarantine officers"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Quarantine and Inspection"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 369, 58 Stat. 706.)"
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# § 272. Administration of oaths by quarantine officers
Medical officers of the United States, when performing duties as quarantine officers at any port or place within the United States, are authorized to take declarations and administer oaths in matters pertaining to the administration of the quarantine laws and regulations of the United States.
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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 369, 58 Stat. 706.)