22 C.F.R. § 72.35 Procedure for inventorying and appraising effects.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
After taking possession of the personal estate of a deceased citizen, the consular officer should immediately inventory and appraise the personal effects on the basis of the local market value, article by article, with the assistance of two other persons who should join him in signing the inventory and in certifying to the accuracy of of the appraised value of each article inventoried. The inventory should include only that part of the personal estate actually taken into possession by the consular officer, regardless of value and the fact that the death may have occurred in one consular district and a portion of the personal effects may be found in another consular jurisdiction. Care should be exercised not to over-estimate the value of the personal effects, which is the basis on which Foreign Service fees will be charged (§72.52). The consular officer may, in his discretion, call upon professional appraisers at the expense of the estate when warranted by the nature of the personal effects, i.e., expensive jewelry, furs, etc.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 72—DEATHS AND ESTATES
Personal Estates of Deceased Citizens
§ 72.35 Procedure for inventorying and appraising effects.
