25 CFR § 153.5 - Children of competent Indians.

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title: "25 CFR § 153.5 - Children of competent Indians."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "153.5"
section_name: "Children of competent Indians."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "153"
part_name: "DETERMINATION OF COMPETENCY: CROW INDIANS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 12, 41 Stat. 755, 46 Stat. 1495, as amended."
regulatory_source: "22 FR 10563, Dec. 24, 1957, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
cfr_part: "153"
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# 153.5 Children of competent Indians.

Children of competent Indians who have attained or upon attaining their majority shall automatically become competent except any such Indian who is declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction or who is incompetent under the laws of the State within which he resides.