{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-15.101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 15.101","heading":"When should I notify the agency of the death of a person owning trust or restricted property?","body":"There is no deadline for notifying us of a death.\n(a) Notify us as provided in § 15.103 to assure timely distribution of the estate.\n(b) If we find out about the death of a person owning trust or restricted property we may initiate the process to collect the necessary documentation.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—PROBATE","PART 15—PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES","Subpart B—Starting the Probate Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"e3b67197773db9346102b863dc5ec4833bca20acba642c031597528f60a7959f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-15.12","next":"us/25-cfr-15.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}