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22 U.S.C. § 4215 — Notarial acts, oaths, affirmations, affidavits, and depositions; fees
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Every consular officer of the United States is required, whenever application is made to him therefor, within the limits of his consulate, to administer to or take from any person any oath, affirmation, affidavit, or deposition, and to perform any other notarial act which any notary public is required or authorized by law to do within the United States; and for every such notarial act performed he shall charge in each instance the appropriate fee prescribed by the President under [section 4219 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4219&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Every consular officer of the United States is required, whenever application is made to him therefor, within the limits of his consulate, to administer to or take from any person any oath, affirmation, affidavit, or deposition, and to perform any other notarial act which any notary public is required or authorized by law to do within the United States; and for every such notarial act performed he shall charge in each instance the appropriate fee prescribed by the President under [section 4219 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4219&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The President is authorized to prescribe, from time to time, the rates or tariffs of fees to be charged for official services, and to designate what shall be regarded as official services, besides such as are expressly declared by law, in the business of the several embassies, legations, and consulates, and to adapt the same, by such differences as may be necessary or proper, to each embassy, legation, or consulate; and it shall be the duty of all officers and persons connected with such embassies, legations, and consulates to collect for such official services such and only such fees as may be prescribed for their respective embassies, legations, and consulates, and such rates or tariffs shall be reported annually to Congress.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1171, R.S. § 1689, which related to general application of provisions to consular officers, was transferred to [section 4191 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4191&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1172, R.S. § 4082, which related to solemnization of marriages, was transferred to [section 4192 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4192&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsequently repealed.
Section 1173, R.S. § 1707; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, which related to receipt by consuls and vice consuls of protests, was transferred to [section 4193 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4193&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1174, R.S. § 1708; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829, which related to lists and returns of seamen and vessels, etc., was transferred to [section 4194 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4194&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1175, R.S. § 1709; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 223, 36 Stat. 1083; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; July 12, 1940, ch. 618, 54 Stat. 758, which related to estates of decedents generally and to General Accounting Office as conservator, was transferred to [section 4195 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4195&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsequently repealed.
Section 1176, R.S. § 1710; July 12, 1940, ch. 618, 54 Stat. 760, which related to notification of death of decedent and transmission of inventory of effects of decedent, was transferred to [section 4196 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 83, R.S. § 1715, which related to certification of invoices, was transferred to [section 4200 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4200&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 84, act Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366, § 9, 34 Stat. 101, which related to fees for certification of invoices, was transferred to [section 4201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4201&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 85, R.S. § 1716, which related to exaction of excessive fees for verification of invoices, was transferred to [section 4202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4202&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 86, act Feb. 24, 1903, ch. 753, 32 Stat. 854, which related to destruction of old invoices, was transferred to [section 4203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4203&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 87, R.S. § 1717, which related to granting of a certificate for goods shipped from countries adjacent to the United States, was transferred to [section 4204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4204&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 88, R.S. § 1718, which related to retention of papers of American vessels until payment of demands and wages, was transferred to [section 4205 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4205&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 89, act June 26, 1884, ch. 121, § 12, 23 Stat. 56, which related to fees for official services to American vessels or seamen, was transferred to [section 4206 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§§ 4212 to 4214
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ substituted in
text for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ pursuant to sec-
tion 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under sec-
tion 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesig-
nated the General Accounting Office and any references
thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Pre-
viously, ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ substituted in
text for ‘‘Comptroller of the Treasury’’ pursuant to act
June 10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties
conferred upon Comptroller, six auditors, and certain
other officers of the Treasury to General Accounting
Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31. Previously,
functions of Secretary of State under this section
transferred to Comptroller of the Treasury by act July
31, 1894.
§§ 4212 to 4214. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G,
subdiv. B, title XXII, § 2223, Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681–819
Section 4212, R.S. §§ 1726, 1727, required receipts for
fees collected for consular services.
Section 4213, R.S. § 1727, required registry of fees.
Section 4214, R.S. § 1728; June 28, 1955, ch. 196, 69 Stat.
187, required full transcript and certification of reg-
ister.
§ 4215. Notarial acts, oaths, affirmations, affida-
vits, and depositions; fees
Every consular officer of the United States is
required, whenever application is made to him
therefor, within the limits of his consulate, to
administer to or take from any person any oath,
affirmation, affidavit, or deposition, and to per-
form any other notarial act which any notary
public is required or authorized by law to do
within the United States; and for every such no-
tarial act per
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