43 C.F.R. § 4.203 Determination as to nonexistent persons and other irregularities of allotments.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) An administrative law judge or Indian probate judge will hear and determine: (1) Whether trust patents covering allotments of land were issued to nonexistent persons; and (2) Whether more than one trust patent covering allotments of land had been issued to the same person under different names and numbers or through other errors in identification. (b) The administrative law judge or Indian probate judge will proceed as provided in §4.202(c) if he or she determines under paragraph (a) of this section that: (1) A trust patent was issued to an existing person, or separate persons received the allotments under consideration; and (2) Any such person is deceased without having had his or her estate probated. (c) The administrative law judge or Indian probate judge will issue a decision setting forth his or her determination, and will provide notice thereof to interested parties under §4.240(b), if he or she determines under paragraph (a) of this section that either: (1) A person did not exist; or (2) More than one allotment was issued to the same person.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 4—DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES
Subpart D—Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals
Determination of Heirs; Approval of Wills; Settlement of Indian Trust Estates
§ 4.203 Determination as to nonexistent persons and other irregularities of allotments.
