25 CFR 152.6
§ 152.6 Issuance of patents in fee to non-Indians and Indians with whom a special relationship does not exist.
United States · 25 CFR — Indians · Status: effective
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- 25 CFR 152.6, § 152.6 Issuance of patents in fee to non-Indians and Indians with whom a special relationship does not exist, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/105254
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Whenever the Secretary determines that trust land, or any interest therein, has been acquired through inheritance or devise by a non-Indian, or by a person of Indian descent to whom the United States owes no trust responsibility, the Secretary may issue a patent in fee for the land or interest therein to such person without application.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.