25 CFR § 18.1 - What is the purpose of this part?

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title: "25 CFR § 18.1 - What is the purpose of this part?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "18.1"
section_name: "What is the purpose of this part?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "PROBATE"
part_number: "18"
part_name: "TRIBAL PROBATE CODES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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  25 CFR part 15; 43 CFR part 4."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 67283, Nov. 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 18.1 What is the purpose of this part?

This part establishes the Department's policies and procedures for reviewing and approving or disapproving tribal probate codes, amendments, and single heir rules that contain provisions regarding the descent and distribution of trust and restricted lands.