CFR > Title 25 - Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER C—PROBATE (parts 15 to 18) > PART 15—PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES > SUBPART F—Information and Records (§15.501 to §15.505) > 15.502—Who owns the records associated with this part?

15.502—Who owns the records associated with this part?

(a) The United States owns the records associated with this part if:
(1) They are evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities undertaken in the performance of a federal trust function under this part; and
(2) They are either:
(i) Made by or on behalf of the United States; or
(ii) Made or received by a tribe or tribal organization in the conduct of a Federal trust function under this part, including the operation of a trust program under Pub. L. 93-638, as amended, and as codified at 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.
(b) The tribe owns the records associated with this part if they:
(1) Are not covered by paragraph (a) of this section; and
(2) Are made or received by a tribe or tribal organization in the conduct of business with the Department of the Interior under this part.