FEDERAL · 38 U.S.C. · Chapter 3
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38 U.S.C. § 302
Title38 — Veterans' Benefits
Chapter3 — DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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38 U.S.C. § 302.
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(a)The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall cause a seal of office to be made for the Department of such device as the President shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.
(b)Copies of any public document, record, or paper belonging to or in the files of the Department, when authenticated by the seal and certified by the Secretary (or by an officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has been delegated in writing by the Secretary), shall be evidence equal with the original thereof.
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Woodward v. United States
167 F.2d 774 (Eighth Circuit, 1948)
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Maldonado v. United States
69 F. Supp. 302 (E.D. New York, 1946)
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History
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, §2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 379.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Prior section 302 was renumbered section 1102 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 202 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, §2(a).
Prior Provisions
Prior section 302 was renumbered section 1102 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 202 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, §2(a).
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