---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 113.31"
title: "19"
number: "113.31"
heading: "Same party as principal and surety; attorney in fact."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/113.31"
---

# §113.31. Same party as principal and surety; attorney in fact.

- (a) **Same party as principal and surety.** The same person, partnership, or corporation cannot be both principal and surety on a bond.
- (b) **Attorney in fact for principal or surety.** In executing a bond, a person may act as:
  - (1) Attorney in fact for both principal and surety;
  - (2) Surety and attorney in fact for the principal; or
  - (3) **Principal and attorney in fact for the surety.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624. Subpart E also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 1551, 1565. Section 113.74 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1337. Section 113.75 and appendix C also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484b.

### Source

Source: T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41171, Oct. 19, 1984, unless otherwise noted.