{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-62.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 62.7","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"(a) The burden of proof is on the appellant or sponsor. The appeal should include any supporting evidence not previously furnished and may include a copy or reference to any Bureau or tribal records having a direct bearing on the action.\n(b) Criminal penalties are provided by statute for knowingly filing false or fraudulent information to an agency of the U.S. government (18 U.S.C. 1001).","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER F—TRIBAL GOVERNMENT","PART 62—ENROLLMENT APPEALS"],"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":"7c4881adbfc4eda4ec24ea4dba11772f506a21ed425dbb5ec509a515ae943e56","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-62.6","next":"us/25-cfr-62.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}