---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 303.69"
title: "45"
number: "303.69"
heading: "Requests by agents or attorneys of the United States for information from the Federal Parent Locator Service (PLS)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/303.69"
---

# §303.69. Requests by agents or attorneys of the United States for information from the Federal Parent Locator Service (PLS).

- (a) Agents or attorneys of the United States may request information directly from the Federal PLS in connection with a parental kidnapping or child custody case. (See [§ 303.15(a)](/cfr/45/303.15.md?p=a) of this part for a definition of persons authorized to request the information.)
- (b) All requests under this section shall be made in the manner and form prescribed by the Office.
- (c) All requests under this section shall contain the information specified in [§ 303.70(d)](/cfr/45/303.70.md?p=d) of this part.
- (d) All requests under this section shall be accompanied by a statement, signed by the agent or attorney of the United States, attesting to the following:
  - (1) The request is being made solely to locate an individual in connection with a parental kidnapping or child custody case.
  - (2) Any information obtained through the Federal PLS shall be treated as confidential, shall be used solely for the purpose for which it was obtained and shall be safeguarded.
- (e) A fee may be charged to cover the costs of processing requests for information. A separate fee may be charged to cover costs of searching for a social security number before processing a request for location information.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 38645, Aug. 25, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 37731, Oct. 24, 1986; 75 FR 81907, Dec. 29, 2010]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 651 through 658, 659a, 660, 663, 664, 666, 667, 1302, 1396a(a)(25), 1396b(d)(2), 1396b(o), 1396b(p), 1396(k), and 25 U.S.C. 1603(12) and 1621e.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 27164, June 26, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 38645, Aug. 25, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 37731, Oct. 24, 1986; 75 FR 81907, Dec. 29, 2010]