Law enforcement agencies may ask for passport records and restrictions on the use of U.S. passports.
Law enforcement agencies may request certified copies of U.S. passport records. You must include the following information in your request:
Send your request on official agency letterhead to:
U.S. Department of State
Office of Records Management
Records Review and Release Division
44132 Mercure Cir
PO Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166
Phone: 202-485-6550
Fax: 202-485-6555
When a customer reports a passport lost or stolen, we cancel it so no one can use it to travel to a foreign country. If a lost or stolen U.S. passport is returned to your office, send the passport and a letter (on your agency's letterhead) to this address:
U.S. Department of State
Consular Lost and Stolen Passport Unit (CLASP)
44132 Mercure Cir
PO Box 1150
Sterling, VA 20166
We use a system to check the name and verify the identity of every passport applicant. Law enforcement agencies may ask us to enter a subject's name in this system. We will let you know before a passport is issued, even if there is no warrant or court order.
In your agency's request to add a subject's name to this system, you must include:
Send your request on official agency letterhead by mail or fax to:
U.S. Department of State
CA/PPT/S/A
44132 Mercure Cir
PO Box 1243
Sterling, VA 20166-1243
Fax: 202-485-6496
Law enforcement agencies may ask us to deny a passport under 22 CFR 51.60. Some reasons to deny a passport include:
In your agency's request to deny a passport, you must include:
Send your request on official agency letterhead by mail or fax to:
U.S. Department of State
CA/PPT/S/A
44132 Mercure Cir
PO Box 1243
Sterling, VA 20166-1243
Fax: 202-485-6496
Law enforcement agencies may ask us to revoke a subject's passport under 22 CFR 51.60-65. After we revoke a U.S. passport, we inform law enforcement and border agencies around the world so the subject cannot travel.
In your agency's request to revoke a passport, you must include:
Send your request on official agency letterhead by mail or fax to:
U.S. Department of State
CA/PPT/S/A
44132 Mercure Cir
PO Box 1243
Sterling, VA 20166-1243
Fax: 202-485-6496
Your agency may keep a U.S. passport as evidence and to prevent a subject from fleeing the country.
If the subject is sentenced to prison or probation under conditions which prevent leaving the United States, send the subject’s U.S. passport to us. Provide information about the date and terms of the sentencing order.
When the passport is no longer needed for law enforcement purposes and the subject is still in custody or under bond or parole, you must return the passport to this address:
U.S. Department of State
CA/PPT/S/A
44132 Mercure Cir
PO Box 1243
Sterling, VA 20166-1243
Let us know immediately if:
For more information on how to return passports, call us at 202-485-6400 or contact us by fax at 202-485-6496.