FEDERAL · 44 U.S.C. · Chapter 15

Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of validity; judicial notice; citation

44 U.S.C. § 1507
Title44Public Printing and Documents
Chapter15 — FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

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44 U.S.C. § 1507.

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A document required by section 1505(a) of this title to be published in the Federal Register is not valid as against a person who has not had actual knowledge of it until the document has been filed with the Office of the Federal Register and a copy made available for public inspection as provided by section 1503 of this title. Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, filing of a document, required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this title, except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, is sufficient to give notice of the contents of the document to a person subject to or affected by it. The publication in the Federal Register of a document creates a rebuttable presumption—

(1)that it was duly issued, prescribed, or promulgated;
(2)that it

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History

(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1276; Pub. L. 118–267, §2(a)(2), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2983.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §307 (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, §7, 49 Stat. 502).

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Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 118–267, §2(a)(2)(A), substituted "the document has been filed" for "the duplicate originals or certified copies of the document have been filed" in introductory provisions.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 118–267, §2(a)(2)(B), substituted "published" for "printed".

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