25 C.F.R. § 81.55

How is the petition formatted and signed?

Last amended: 2016Year: 2025Length: 150 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 25 C.F.R. § 81.55 (2025)

(a) Each page of the petition must contain: (1) A summary of the purpose of the petition, or proposed document, or proposed amendment language; (2) Numbered lines for each individual to print their legal name, current mailing address, date, and signature, and; (3) The following declaration at the bottom of each page to confirm the collector was present when each signature was collected: “I, (Collector's Printed Name) , hereby declare that each individual whose name appears above signed and dated the petition. To the best of my knowledge, the individual signing the petition is a member of the tribe and is 18 years or older. (Signature of Collector) (Notary Certification)”, (b) Each individual must print their legal name, current mailing address, date, and sign on a numbered line. (c) Each collector must complete and sign the declaration on each page in front of a notary, who will sign and certify.
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