---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 11.1000"
title: "25"
number: "11.1000"
heading: "Complaint."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/11.1000"
---

# §11.1000. Complaint.


A complaint must be filed by a law enforcement officer or by the presenting officer and sworn to by a person who has knowledge of the facts alleged. The complaint shall be signed by the complaining witness, and shall contain:

- (a) A citation to the specific section(s) of this part which gives the children's court jurisdiction of the proceedings;
- (b) A citation to the section(s) of this part which the minor is alleged to have violated;
- (c) The name, age, and address of the minor who is the subject of the complaint, if known; and
- (d) A plain and concise statement of the facts upon which the allegations are based, including the date, time, and location at which the alleged facts occurred.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 463, 25 U.S.C. 2; R.S. 465, 25 U.S.C. 9; 42 Stat. 208, 25 U.S.C. 13; 38 Stat. 586, 25 U.S.C. 200.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 54411, Oct. 21, 1993, unless otherwise noted.