{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-266.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 266.9","heading":"Responsibilities of a representative payee.","body":"(a) A representative payee shall, subject to review by the Board and to such requirements as it may from time-to-time prescribe, apply the payments made to him or her on behalf of the annuitant only for the use and benefit of such annuitant, and in a manner and for purposes which are in the annuitant's best interests.\n(b) A representative payee shall notify the Board of any event that will affect the amount of benefits the annuitant receives or the right of the annuitant to receive benefits.\n(c) A representative payee shall notify the Board of any change in his or her circumstances that would affect performance of the payee responsibilities.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 266—REPRESENTATIVE PAYMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"599d175242cedc8733c6f5bcc7aca1b1ba39963a7734656d717e3b4ee1c114b1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-266.8","next":"us/20-cfr-266.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}