# Prohibiting Persons With Certain Criminal Convictions From Serving as Representative Payees
> **US Social Security Administration** · Final rules. · Published 2019-02-15 · Effective 2019-03-18 · 84 FR 4323
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-02483
- **Category:** ssa-other
- **Agency:** US Social Security Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 4323
- **CFR reference:** 20 CFR 404
- **Publication date:** 2019-02-15
- **Effective date:** 2019-03-18
- **Docket:** Docket No. SSA-2015-0006
## Abstract

We are finalizing our proposed regulations on conducting background checks to prohibit persons convicted of certain crimes from serving as representative payees under the Social Security Act (Act), as required by the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/15/2019-02483/prohibiting-persons-with-certain-criminal-convictions-from-serving-as-representative-payees)
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