{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-51.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 51.5","heading":"Adjudication and issuance of passports.","body":"(a) A passport authorizing officer may adjudicate applications and authorize the issuance of passports.\n(b) A passport authorizing officer will examine the passport application and all documents, photographs and statements submitted in support of the application in accordance with guidance issued by the Department.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER F—NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS","PART 51—PASSPORTS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"53875d985929e7975d0f38343cde80e9a11705057ec5ca61f8581aad02f39ff9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-51.4","next":"us/22-cfr-51.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}