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25 CFR § 18.302 - How does the tribe request approval for the single heir rule?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s18.302"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 18.302 - How does the tribe request approval for the single heir rule?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "18.302"
section_name: "How does the tribe request approval for the single heir rule?"
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "18"
---

# 18.302 How does the tribe request approval for the single heir rule?

The tribe must follow the same procedures as for submitting a tribal probate code to the Department for approval.