25 CFR § 67.8 - Burden of proof.

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title: "25 CFR § 67.8 - Burden of proof."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "67.8"
section_name: "Burden of proof."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "TRIBAL GOVERNMENT"
part_number: "67"
part_name: "PREPARATION OF A ROLL OF INDEPENDENT SEMINOLE INDIANS OF FLORIDA"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; and Pub.L. 101-277, 104 Stat. 143."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 3291, Jan. 20, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 67.8 Burden of proof.

The burden of proof rests upon the applicant to establish eligibility for enrollment. Documentary evidence such as birth certificates, death certificates, baptismal records, copies of probate findings, or affidavits may be used to support claims of eligibility for enrollment. Records of the BIA may be used to establish eligibility.