{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-51.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 51.7","heading":"Passport property of the U.S. Government.","body":"(a) A passport at all times remains the property of the United States and must be returned to the U.S. Government upon demand.\n(b) Law enforcement authorities who take possession of a passport for use in an investigation or prosecution must return the passport to the Department on completion of the investigation and/or prosecution.","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":"97ed667221e43ef916044aaa285a8c439f0aa8336af28253bcfaaf228d8ab024","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-51.6","next":"us/22-cfr-51.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}