---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 353.48"
title: "31"
number: "353.48"
heading: "Restrictions on reissue."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/353.48"
---

# §353.48. Restrictions on reissue.

- (a) **Elimination of definitive Series EE bonds.** After February 14, 2014, the Department of the Treasury will no longer reissue Series EE bonds in definitive (paper) form. After that date, a request for reissue of a Series EE bond for any reason will only be processed under one of the following conditions:
  - (1) If the new owner requests payment in the same transaction; or
  - (2) If the new owner provides instructions to reissue in the form of a book-entry bond in a TreasuryDirect® account. This option is available for persons who are eligible to open a TreasuryDirect® account under the regulations in [31 CFR part 363](/cfr/31/part363.md).
- (b) **Denominational exchange.** Reissue is not permitted solely to change denominations.
- (c) **United States Treasury.** Reissue may not be made to eliminate the United States Treasury as coowner.

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 76441, Dec. 26, 1979, as amended at 79 FR 8859, Feb. 14, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 12 U.S.C. 391; 31 U.S.C. 3105, 3125.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 76441, Dec. 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[44 FR 76441, Dec. 26, 1979, as amended at 79 FR 8859, Feb. 14, 2014]