---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 360.56"
title: "31"
number: "360.56"
heading: "General instructions and liability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/360.56"
---

# §360.56. General instructions and liability.

- (a) **The certifying officer must—**
  - (1) Require the person presenting a bond, or an appropriate Fiscal Service transaction form, to establish his or her identity in accordance with Department of the Treasury instructions and identification guidelines;
  - (2) Place a notation on the back of the bond or on the appropriate Fiscal Service transaction form, or in a separate record, showing exactly how identification was established; and
  - (3) Affix, as part of the certification, his or her official signature, title, seal or issuing or paying agent's stamp, address, and the date of execution.
- (b) The certifying officer and, if such person is an officer or an employee of an organization, the organization will be held fully responsible for the adequacy of the identification.
- (c) A signature guaranteed stamp under the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP) is an acceptable official seal.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 3105 and 3125.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 38049, July 14, 1998, unless otherwise noted.