---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 72.8"
title: "22"
number: "72.8"
heading: "Regulatory responsibility of consular officer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/72.8"
---

# §72.8. Regulatory responsibility of consular officer.

- (a) A consular officer should act as provisional conservator of the personal estate of a United States citizen or non-citizen national who dies abroad in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of [§§ 72.9 through 72.27](/cfr/22/72.9..72.27.md). The consular officer may act as provisional conservator only with respect to the portion of the personal estate located within the consular officer's district.
- (b) A consular officer may act as provisional conservator only to the extent that doing so is:
  - (1) Authorized by treaty provisions;
  - (2) Not prohibited by the laws or authorities of the country where the personal estate is located; or
  - (3) **Permitted by established usage in that country.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2715, 2715b, 2715c, 4196, 4197, 4198, 4199.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 8889, Feb. 28, 2007, unless otherwise noted.