# 15 CFR § 80.3: Rules applicable to deceased persons and estates

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-80.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 80.3
- **Heading:** Rules applicable to deceased persons and estates
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > PART 80—FURNISHING PERSONAL CENSUS DATA FROM CENSUS OF POPULATION SCHEDULES

## Text

(a) Census information relating to a deceased person may be released only to a parent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, spouse, insurance beneficiary, or the executor or administrator of a deceased person's estate. The request must be signed by a person entitled to receive the information as provided herein, state the relationship of the applicant to the deceased, and include a certified copy of the death certificate or other adequate proof of death. The request of an executor or administrator must be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order of appointment.
(b) Except for a spouse, a person related to the deceased person through marriage, such as an in-law relationship, is not eligible to request Census information on the deceased, whether or not the applicant was a member of the household of the deceased.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0607-0117)
[40 FR 53232, Nov. 17, 1975, as amended at 48 FR 56744, Dec. 23, 1983]

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-80.3. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.