[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR306.56]

[Page 165]
 
                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 306_GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING U.S. SECURITIES--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart G_Assignments by or in Behalf of Individuals
 
Sec.  306.56  Assignment of securities registered in the names of or 
assigned to two or more persons.

    (a) Transfer or exchange. Securities registered in the names of or 
assigned to two or more persons may be transferred during the lives of 
all the joint owners only upon assignments by all or on their behalf by 
authorized representatives. Upon proof of the death of one, the 
Department will accept an assignment by or in behalf of the survivor or 
survivors, unless the form of registration or assignment includes words 
which precludes the right of survivorship.\9\ In the latter case, in 
addition to assignment by or in behalf of the survivor or survivors, an 
assignment in behalf of the decedent's estate will be required.
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    \9\ See Sec.  306.11(a) (2) for forms of registration expressing or 
precluding survivorship.
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    (b) Advance refunding or prerefunding offers. No assignments are 
required for exchange of securities registered in the names of or 
assigned to two or more persons if the securities to be received in the 
exchange are to be registered in the same names and form. If securities 
in a different form are to be issued, all persons named must assign, 
except that in case of death paragraph (a) of this section shall apply.
    (c) Redemption or redemption-exchange--(1) Alternative registration 
or assignment. Securities registered in the names of or assigned to two 
or more persons in the alternative, for example, ``John B. Smith or Mrs. 
Mary J. Smith'' or ``John B. Smith or Mrs. Mary J. Smith or the 
survivor,'' may be assigned by one of them at maturity or upon call, for 
redemption or redemption-exchange, for his own account or otherwise, 
whether or not the other joint owner or owners are deceased.
    (2) Joint registration or assignment. Securities registered in the 
names of or assigned to two or more persons jointly, for example, ``John 
B. Smith and Mrs. Mary J. Smith,'' or ``John B. Smith and Mrs. Mary J. 
Smith as tenants in common,'' or ``John B. Smith and Mary J. Smith as 
partners in community,'' may be assigned by one of them during the lives 
of all only for redemption at maturity or upon call, and then only for 
redemption for the account of all. No assignments are required for 
redemption-exchange for securities to be registered in the same names 
and forms as appear in the registration or assignment of the securities 
surrendered. Upon proof of the death of a joint owner, the survivor or 
survivors may assign securities so registered or assigned for redemption 
or redemption-exchange for any account, except that, if words which 
preclude the right of survivorship \9\ appear in the registration or 
assignment, assignment in behalf of the decedent's estate also will be 
required.

[38 FR 7078, Mar. 15, 1973, as amended at 64 FR 38126, July 15, 1999]