Legal Authorities

Legal Authorities

1. 14^th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27

2. Executive Order 11295 - Rules governing the granting, issuing, and verifying of United States passports

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/11295.html

3. 8 U.S.C. 1401-1504 – Nationality and Naturalization

http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title8/chapter12/subchapter3&edition=prelim

4. 18 U.S.C. 1544 – Misuse of passport

http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1544&num=0&edition=prelim

5. 22 U.S.C. 211a – Authority to grant, issue, and verify passports
   http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section211a&num=0&edition=prelim

6. 22 C.F.R. Part 50 – Nationality Procedures

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-part50.xml

7. 22 C.F.R. Part 51 – Passports

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-part51.xml

8. 22 C.F.R. 51.20 – General

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec51-20.xml

9. 22 C.F.R. 51.21 – Execution of passport application

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec51-21.xml

10. 22 C.F.R. 51.63 – Passports invalid for travel into or through restricted areas; prohibition on passports valid only for travel to Israel

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec51-63.xml

11. 22 C.F.R. 51.64 - Special validation of passports for travel to restricted areas

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec51-64.xml

12. 22 C.F.R. 51.70 – Request for hearing to review certain denials and revocations

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec51-70.xml