25 CFR § 15.304 - When must I file my claim?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s15.304"
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title: "25 CFR § 15.304 - When must I file my claim?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "15.304"
section_name: "When must I file my claim?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "PROBATE"
part_number: "15"
part_name: "PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 372-74, 410, 2201  44 U.S.C. 3101"
regulatory_source: "73 FR 67278, Nov. 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 15.304 When must I file my claim?

You must file your claim before the conclusion of the first hearing by OHA or, for cases designated as summary probate proceedings, as allowed under 43 CFR 30.140. Claims not timely filed will be barred.