---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 224.107"
title: "25"
number: "224.107"
heading: "What must a petitioner do before filing a petition with the Secretary?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/224.107"
---

# §224.107. What must a petitioner do before filing a petition with the Secretary?


Before a petitioner may file a petition with the Secretary under this subpart, the petitioner must have exhausted all tribal remedies by participating in any tribal process under [§ 224.106](/cfr/25/224.106.md), and available under the laws, regulations, or procedures of the Tribe, including any tribal appeal process.


## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 69613, Dec. 18, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 3501-3504; Pub. L. 109-58; Pub. L. 115-325.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 69613, Dec. 18, 2019]