# 25 C.F.R. § 518.3 (2025): Who is eligible to petition for a certificate of self-regulation?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 C.F.R. § 518.3 (2025)
- **Heading:** Who is eligible to petition for a certificate of self-regulation?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 25 CFR: Indians / Chapter III: NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 518: SELF-REGULATION OF CLASS II GAMING / § 518.3: § 518.3   Who is eligible to petition for a certificate of self-regulation?

## Text

A tribe is eligible to petition the Commission for a certificate of self-regulation of Class II gaming if, for a three (3)-year period immediately preceding the date of its petition:
(a) The tribe has continuously conducted such gaming;
(b) All gaming that the tribe has engaged in, or has licensed and regulated, on Indian lands within the tribe's jurisdiction, is located within a State that permits such gaming for any purpose by any person, organization or entity (and such gaming is not otherwise specifically prohibited on Indian lands by Federal law), in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(1)(A);
(c) The governing body of the tribe has adopted an ordinance or resolution that the Chair has approved, in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(1)(B);
(d) The tribe has otherwise complied with the provisions of 25 U.S.C. 2710; and
(e) The gaming operation and the tribal regulatory body have, for the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of the petition, maintained all records required to support the petition for self-regulation.

## Nearby sections

- [25 C.F.R. § 518.1 (2025) § 518.1   What does this part cover?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_1.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.2 (2025) §  518.2   Who will administer the self-regulation program for the Commission?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_2.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.3 (2025) § 518.3   Who is eligible to petition for a certificate of self-regulation?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_3.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.4 (2025) § 518.4   What must a tribe submit to the Commission as part of its petition?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_4.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.5 (2025) § 518.5   What criteria must a tribe meet to receive a certificate of self-regulation?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_5.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.6 (2025) § 518.6   What are the responsibilities of the Office of Self-Regulation in the certification process?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_6.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.7 (2025) § 518.7   What process will the Commission use to review and certify petitions?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_7.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.8 (2025) § 518.8   What is the hearing process?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_8.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.9 (2025) § 518.9   When will a certificate of self-regulation become effective?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_9.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.10 (2025) § 518.10   What must a self-regulating tribe provide the Commission to maintain its self-regulatory status?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_10.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.11 (2025) §  518.11   Does a tribe that holds a certificate of self-regulation have a continuing duty to advise the Commission of any additional information?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_11.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.12 (2025) § 518.12   Which investigative or enforcement powers of the Commission are inapplicable to self-regulating tribes?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_12.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.13 (2025) §  518.13   When may the Commission revoke a certificate of self-regulation?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_13.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 518.14 (2025) §  518.14   May a tribe request a hearing on the Commission's proposal to revoke its certificate of self-regulation?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P518_S518_14.md)

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