# 28 C.F.R. § 5.202 (2026): Short form registration statement

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## Section

- **Citation:** 28 C.F.R. § 5.202 (2026)
- **Heading:** Short form registration statement
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / Part 5: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 1938, AS AMENDED / § 5.202: § 5.202   Short form registration statement.

## Text

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, each partner, officer, director, associate, employee, and agent of a registrant is required to file a registration statement under the Act. Unless the Assistant Attorney General specifically directs otherwise, this obligation may be satisfied by the filing of a short form registration statement.
(b) A partner, officer, director, associate, employee, or agent of a registrant who does not engage directly in registrable activity in furtherance of the interests of the foreign principal is not required to file a short form registration statement.
(c) An employee or agent of a registrant whose services in furtherance of the interests of the foreign principal are rendered in a clerical, secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity, is not required to file a short form registration statement.
(d) Whenever the agent of a registrant is a partnership, association, corporation, or other combination of individuals, and such agent is not within the exemption of paragraph (b) of this section, only those partners, officers, directors, associates, and employees who engage directly in activity in furtherance of the interests of the registrant's foreign principal are required to file a short form registration statement.
(e) The short form registration statement shall be filed on Form OBD-66. Any change affecting the information furnished with respect to the nature of the services rendered by the person filing the statement, or the compensation he receives, shall require the filing of a new short form registration statement within 10 days after the occurrence of such change. There is no requirement to file exhibits or supplemental statements to a short form registration statement.
(28 U.S.C. 509 and 510; 5 U.S.C. 301)
[Order No. 376-67, 32 FR 6362, Apr. 22, 1967, as amended by Order No. 960-81, 46 FR 52355, Oct. 27, 1981; Order No. 2674-2003, 68 FR 33630, June 5, 2003]

## Nearby sections

- [28 C.F.R. § 5.1 (2026) § 5.1   Administration and enforcement of the Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_1.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.2 (2026) § 5.2   Inquiries concerning application of the Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_2.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.3 (2026) § 5.3   Filing of a registration statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_3.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.4 (2026) § 5.4   Computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_4.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.5 (2026) § 5.5   Registration fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_5.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.100 (2026) § 5.100   Definition of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_100.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.200 (2026) § 5.200   Registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_200.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.201 (2026) § 5.201   Exhibits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_201.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.202 (2026) § 5.202   Short form registration statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_202.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.203 (2026) § 5.203   Supplemental statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_203.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.204 (2026) § 5.204   Amendments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_204.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.205 (2026) § 5.205   Termination of registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_205.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.206 (2026) § 5.206   Language and wording of registration statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_206.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 5.207 (2026) § 5.207   Incorporation by reference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P5_S5_207.md)

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