---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 408.320"
title: "20"
number: "408.320"
heading: "What evidence shows that a person has authority to sign an application for you?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/408.320"
---

# §408.320. What evidence shows that a person has authority to sign an application for you?

- (a) A person who signs an application for you will be required to give us evidence of his or her authority to sign the application for you under the following rules:
  - (1) If the person who signs is a court-appointed representative, he or she must give us a certificate issued by the court showing authority to act for you.
  - (2) If the person who signs is not a court-appointed representative, he or she must give us a statement describing his or her relationship to you. The statement must also describe the extent to which the person is responsible for your care.
  - (3) If the person who signs is the manager or principal officer of an institution which is responsible for your care, he or she must give us a statement indicating the person's position of responsibility at the institution.
- (b) We may, at any time, require additional evidence to establish the authority of a person to sign an application for you.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5), 802, 806, and 810 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1102, 1106 and 1110); Sec. 251, Pub. L. 106-169, 113 Stat. 1844.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 16418, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted.