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22 U.S.C. § 217a — Validity of passport; limitation of time

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A U.S. passport is normally valid for ten years from the date it's issued. The Secretary of State can shorten that, for one person or as a general rule.

This is one undivided rule. A passport is valid for a period of ten years from its date of issue. The Secretary of State can limit that validity period to less than ten years, either in an individual case or on a general basis, under regulation.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

A passport shall be valid for a period of ten years from the date of issue, except that the Secretary of State may limit the validity of a passport to a period of less than ten years in an individual case or on a general basis pursuant to regulation.

Source credit: (July 3, 1926, ch. 772, § 2, 44 Stat. 887; July 1, 1930, ch. 782, 46 Stat. 839; May 16, 1932, ch. 187, 47 Stat. 157; Pub. L. 86–267, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 552; Pub. L. 90–428, § 1, July 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 116(b)(1), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 279.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1926Enacted · Act of July 3, 1926, ch. 772 · 44 Stat. 887
  • 1930Amended · Act of July 1, 1930, ch. 782 · 46 Stat. 839
  • 1932Amended · Act of May 16, 1932, ch. 187 · 47 Stat. 157
  • 1959Amended · Pub. L. 86-267 · 73 Stat. 552
  • 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-428 · 82 Stat. 446
  • 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-241 · 96 Stat. 279

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 772 on 1926-07-03.

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