§150.205. What are the minimum requirements for recording a title document?
25 C.F.R. § 150.205
A title document must include the following information to be recorded in the record of title, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section:
A legal description of the Indian land encumbered by the title document and, if available, the tract number;
The signatures of the parties to the document;
Proper traditional in-person notarization or other in-person acknowledgment of the signatures of the parties, if applicable;
Signature and citation to the authority of the approving official, if applicable; and
Approval date.
If the title document reflects a transaction that was deemed approved under a statute or regulation providing that a transaction is deemed approved after a certain period of time without Secretarial action to approve or deny, then, at a minimum, the title document must include the following items:
A legal description of the Indian land encumbered by the title document and, if required, the tract number;
The signatures of the parties to the document;
Proper acknowledgement or authentication of the signatures of the parties, if applicable; and
A citation to the statutory or regulatory authority for the transaction to be deemed approved.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 552a; 25 U.S.C. 2; 25 U.S.C. 5; 25 U.S.C. 7; 25 U.S.C. 9; 25 U.S.C. 14b; 25 U.S.C. 25; 25 U.S.C. 199; 25 U.S.C. 343; 25 U.S.C. 355; 25 U.S.C. 413; 25 U.S.C. 2201 et. seq. ; 44 U.S.C. 2901 et. seq. ; 44 U.S.C. 3101 et. seq .; and 44 U.S.C. 3301 et. seq.
Source
Source: 86 FR 45641, Aug. 16, 2021, unless otherwise noted.