{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-137.312","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 137.312","heading":"Who is the proper defendant in a civil enforcement action under section 509(a)(2) of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8(a)(2)]?","body":"Only the designated Tribal certifying officer acting in his or her official capacity may be sued. Self-Governance Tribes and other Tribal officials are not proper defendants in lawsuits brought under section 509(a)(2) of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8(a)(2)].","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 137—TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE","Subpart N—Construction"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"750b4ff66dd9d18c4f4dac82f00f49004ddb70dd596c663f8a6b03718314f9db","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-137.311","next":"us/42-cfr-137.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}