PART 339—FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF CLERKS OF COURT REGARDING NATURALIZATION PROCEEDINGS Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1443, 1448. § 339.1 Administration of oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization. It shall be the duty of a judge of a court that administers an oath of allegiance to ensure that such oath is administered to each applicant for naturalization who has chosen to appear before the court. The clerk of court shall issue to each person to whom such oath is administered the Certificate of Naturalization provided by USCIS in accordance with 8 CFR 338.1. The clerk of court shall provide to each person whose name was changed as part of the naturalization proceedings, pursuant to section 336(e) of the Act, certified evidence of such name change. [58 FR 49916, Sept. 24, 1993, as amended at 76 FR 53804, Aug. 29, 2011] § 339.2 Monthly reports. (a) Oath administration ceremonies. (b) Petitions filed for de novo hearings. de novo de novo (c) Other proceedings and orders. (d) Use of reports for accounting purposes. [76 FR 53804, Aug. 29, 2011] § 339.3 Relinquishment of naturalization jurisdiction. Whenever a court relinquishes naturalization jurisdiction, the clerk of court shall, within ten days following the date of relinquishment, furnish the district director having administrative jurisdiction over the place in which the court is located, a certified copy of the order of court relinquishing jurisdiction. A representative of the Service shall thereafter examine the naturalization records in the office of the clerk of court and shall bind and lock them. The clerk of court shall return all unused forms and blank certificates of naturalization to the district director with his monthly report on Form N-4. [22 FR 9825, Dec. 6, 1957] § 339.4 Binding of naturalization records. Whenever a volume of petitions for naturalization, applications to take the oath of allegiance, declarations of intention, orders of court, or other documents affecting or relating to the naturalization of persons is completed, it shall be bound and locked by the clerk of court. [22 FR 9825, Dec. 6, 1957] § 339.5 Recordkeeping. The maintenance of records and submission of reports under this chapter may be accomplished by either electronic or paper means. [56 FR 50502, Oct. 7, 1991]