# 25 C.F.R. § 152.8 (2025): Issuance of certificate of competency

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 C.F.R. § 152.8 (2025)
- **Heading:** Issuance of certificate of competency
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 25 CFR: Indians / Chapter I: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 152: ISSUANCE OF PATENTS IN FEE, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY, REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS, AND SALE OF CERTAIN INDIAN LANDS / § 152.8: § 152.8   Issuance of certificate of competency.

## Text

(a) An application may be approved and a certificate of competency issued if the Secretary, in his discretion, determines that the applicant is competent. The delivery of the certificate shall have the effect of removing the restrictions from the land described therein. (Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 855), as amended (25 U.S.C. 372).)
(b) If the application is denied, the applicant shall be notified in writing, given the reasons therefor and advised of his right to appeal pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of this chapter.

## Nearby sections

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- [25 C.F.R. § 152.6 (2025) § 152.6   Issuance of patents in fee to non-Indians and Indians with whom a special relationship does not exist.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P152_S152_6.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 152.7 (2025) § 152.7   Application for certificate of competency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P152_S152_7.md)
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- [25 C.F.R. § 152.9 (2025) § 152.9   Certificates of competency to certain Osage adults.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P152_S152_9.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 152.10 (2025) § 152.10   Application for orders removing restrictions, except Five Civilized Tribes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P152_S152_10.md)
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- [25 C.F.R. § 152.12 (2025) § 152.12   Removal of restrictions, Five Civilized Tribes, after application under authority other than section 2(a) of the Act of August 11, 1955.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P152_S152_12.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 152.13 (2025) § 152.13   Removal of restrictions, Five Civilized Tribes, after application under section 2(a) of the Act of August 11, 1955.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P152_S152_13.md)
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