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25 CFR §150.205

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  1. (a)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:
    1. (1)A legal description of the Indian land encumbered by the title document and, if available, the tract number;
    2. (2)The signatures of the parties to the document;
    3. (3)Proper traditional in-person notarization or other in-person acknowledgment of the signatures of the parties, if applicable;
    4. (4)Signature and citation to the authority of the approving official, if applicable; and
    5. (5)Approval date.
  2. (b)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:
    1. (1)A legal description of the Indian land encumbered by the title document and, if required, the tract number;
    2. (2)The signatures of the parties to the document;
    3. (3)Proper acknowledgement or authentication of the signatures of the parties, if applicable; and
    4. (4)A citation to the statutory or regulatory authority for the transaction to be deemed approved.