---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 23.106"
title: "25"
number: "23.106"
heading: "How does this subpart interact with State and Federal laws?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/23.106"
---

# §23.106. How does this subpart interact with State and Federal laws?

- (a) **The regulations in this subpart provide minimum Federal standards to ensure compliance with ICWA.**
- (b) Under [section 1921](/cfr/25/1921.md) of ICWA, where applicable State or other Federal law provides a higher standard of protection to the rights of the parent or Indian custodian than the protection accorded under the Act, ICWA requires the State or Federal court to apply the higher State or Federal standard.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 38867, June 14, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 1901-1952.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 2256, Jan. 13, 1994, unless otherwise noted.