{"identifier":"/us/usc/t38/s5703","title":38,"num":"\u00a7\u202f5703.","heading":"Certification of records of District of Columbia","text":"\u00a7\u202f5703.\nCertification of records of District of Columbia\nWhen a copy of any public record of the District of Columbia is required by the Secretary to be used in determining the eligibility of any person for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, the official custodian of such public record shall without charge provide the applicant for such benefits or any person (including any veterans\u2019 organization) acting on the veteran\u2019s behalf or the authorized representative of the Secretary with a certified copy of such record.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t38/s5703.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t38/s5703","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f5703."},{"t":"heading","text":"Certification of records of District of Columbia"},{"t":"content","text":"\n","children":[{"t":"p","text":"When a copy of any public record of the District of Columbia is required by the Secretary to be used in determining the eligibility of any person for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, the official custodian of such public record shall without charge provide the applicant for such benefits or any person (including any veterans\u2019 organization) acting on the veteran\u2019s behalf or the authorized representative of the Secretary with a certified copy of such record.","tail":"\n"}]},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}