25 CFR § 18.102 - When must a tribe submit its tribal probate code to the Department for approval?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s18.102"
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title: "25 CFR § 18.102 - When must a tribe submit its tribal probate code to the Department for approval?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "18.102"
section_name: "When must a tribe submit its tribal probate code to the Department for approval?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "PROBATE"
part_number: "18"
part_name: "TRIBAL PROBATE CODES"
positive_law: false
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  25 CFR part 15; 43 CFR part 4."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 67283, Nov. 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 18.102 When must a tribe submit its tribal probate code to the Department for approval?

The tribe must submit its probate code to the Department for approval if the tribal probate code contains provisions regarding the descent and distribution of trust and restricted lands.