---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 401.190"
title: "20"
number: "401.190"
heading: "Deceased persons."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/401.190"
---

# §401.190. Deceased persons.


We do not consider the disclosure of information about a deceased person to be a clearly unwarranted invasion of that person's privacy. However, in disclosing information about a deceased person, we follow the principles in [§ 401.115](/cfr/20/401.115.md) to insure that the privacy rights of a living person are not violated.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 205, 702(a)(5), 1106, and 1141 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405, 902(a)(5), 1306, and 1320b-11); 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1360; 26 U.S.C. 6103; 30 U.S.C. 923.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 4143, Jan. 29, 1997, unless otherwise noted.