§ 302. — Seal.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC302]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 3--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Sec. 302. Seal
(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.
(Added Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 379.)
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, Sec. 2(a).
