{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-849.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 849.201","heading":"When to make payment to a representative payee.","body":"The agency will make payment to a representative payee—\n(a) If payments are due to a minor under the age of 18; or\n(b) If payments are due to an annuitant or survivor who is mentally incompetent or under other legal disability; or\n(c) If payments are due to an annuitant when the annuitant is physically or mentally incapable of managing or directing the management of his or her benefit.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 849—REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES","Subpart B—Determining Whether or Not Representative Payment is Appropriate"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"9ca75ccfa21319e83dd9e140dffcbb872e734ba84ee0f0c3be18cabbd8641525","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-849.103","next":"us/5-cfr-849.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}