338.13—Spoiled certificate.
Whenever a certificate of naturalization is damaged, mutilated, defaced, or otherwise spoiled before delivery by the clerk, the original and duplicate, with stubs intact, shall be marked “Spoiled” and transmitted to the appropriate immigration and naturalization office, in the manner described in § 339.2 of this chapter, with the monthly report of the clerk on Form N-4. This section applies to certificates prepared by the clerk of court pursuant to § 338.11.