# 31 CFR § 3.2: Filing of claims

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 CFR § 3.2
- **Heading:** Filing of claims
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Treasury > PART 3—CLAIMS REGULATIONS AND INDEMNIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY EMPLOYEES > Subpart A—Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act

## Text

(a) When presented. A claim shall be deemed to have been presented upon the receipt from a claimant, his duly authorized agent or legal representative of an executed Standard Form 95 or other written notification of an incident, accompanied by a claim for money damages in a sum certain for injury to or loss of property, or personal injury, or death alleged to have occurred by reason of the incident.
(b) Place of filing claim. Claims shall be submitted directly or through the local field headquarters to the head of the bureau or office of the Department out of whose activities the incident occurred, if known; or if not known, to the General Counsel, Treasury Department, Washington, DC 20220.
(c) Contents of claim. The evidence and information to be submitted with the claim shall conform to the requirements of 28 CFR 14.4.

## Nearby sections

- [31 CFR § 3.1 § 3.1 Scope of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.1.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.2 § 3.2 Filing of claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.2.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.3 § 3.3 Legal review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.3.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.4 § 3.4 Approval of claims not in excess of $25,000.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.4.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.5 § 3.5 Limitations on authority to approve claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.5.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.6 § 3.6 Final denial of a claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.6.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.7 § 3.7 Action on approved claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.7.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.8 § 3.8 Statute of limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.8.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.20 § 3.20 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.20.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.21 § 3.21 Action by claimant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.21.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.22 § 3.22 Legal review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.22.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.23 § 3.23 Approval of claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.23.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.24 § 3.24 Statute of limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.24.md)
- [31 CFR § 3.30 § 3.30 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.30.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-3.2. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.