BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 51-304
22 AUGUST 2018
Law
LEGAL ASSISTANCE, NOTARY,
PREVENTIVE LAW, AND TAX
PROGRAMS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AFLOA/CLS
Supersedes: AFI51-504, 27 October 2003
Certified by: AFLOA/CLS
(Col Thomas A. Rogers, Jr.)
Pages: 24
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 51-5, Military Legal Affairs. It
describes the Air Force Legal Assistance, Notary, Preventive Law, and Tax Programs. It applies
to Regular Air Force units at all levels and Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard
(ANG) units, except where otherwise noted. This Air Force Instruction (AFI) may be
supplemented at any level, but all supplements that directly implement this instruction must be
routed to the Air Force Legal Operations Agency Community Legal Services Directorate
(AFLOA/CLS) for coordination prior to certification and approval. Refer recommended changes
and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF
Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Form 847 from the field
through the appropriate functional chain of command. This Instruction requires the collection
and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by 10 U.S.C.
§ 8013, Secretary of the Air Force, 10 U.S.C. § 8037; Judge Advocate General, Deputy Judge
Advocate General, Appointment and Duties; Executive Order 9397, Numbering System for
Federal Accounts Relating to Individual Persons, as amended. The applicable SORN F051
AFJA G, Legal Assistance Administration Records, is available at:
http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNs/. The authorities to waive wing/unit level
requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number
following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for
a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers
through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately,
to the requester’s commander for non-tiered compliance items. Ensure that all records created as
a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW Air Force Manual
