[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR150.6]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 150_LAND RECORDS AND TITLE DOCUMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 150.6  Recordation of title documents.

    All title documents shall be submitted to the appropriate Land 
Titles and Records Office for recording immediately after final 
approval, issuance, or acceptance. Bureau officials delegated authority 
by the Secretary to approve title documents or accept title are 
responsible for prompt compliance with the recording requirement. 
Documents submitted for recording shall be completed in accordance with 
prescribed Bureau regulations or instructions.
    (a) Title documents other than probate records. The original, a 
signed duplicate, or a certified copy of such documents shall be 
submitted for recording. Following the recording process, the

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Land Titles and Records Office will return those title documents that 
are required to be returned to the originating office with appropriate 
recording information.
    (b) Probate records. In accordance with 43 CFR part 4, subpart D, 
Administrative Law Judges shall forward the original record of Indian 
probate decisions and copies of petitions for rehearing, reopening, and 
other appeals to the Land Titles and Records Office which provides 
service to the originating Agency. If trust land or Indian heirs 
involved in the probate are located within the jurisdictional area of 
another Land Titles and Records Office, the Administrative Law Judge 
shall also send a duplicate copy to that office. Probate records 
submitted by an Administrative Law Judge for recording will be retained 
by the Land Titles and Records Office.