Section 051. Notice Requirements For Icwa

01. Notice of Pending Proceedings -- Who is Notified. When there is reason to believe that a child i s an Indian child, the initial and any subsequent Notice of Pending Proceedings must be sent to the Indian child’ s parent(s), custodian(s), and tribe. Notices of Pending Proceedings must be sent to the ICWA Designated Agent for th e child’s tribe via Registered Mail, Return Receipt Requested. All Notices of Pending Proceedings must be received b y the child’s parent(s), Indian custodian(s) and tribe at least 10 (ten) days before the proceeding is scheduled to occur. Returned receipts are to be kept in the child’s file and made available for review by the court. (3-15-22) 02. Rights Under a Notice of Pending Proceedings. Notices of Pending Proceedings must als o include notice of the tribe’s right to intervene; their right to twenty (20) additional days to prepare for th e proceedings; the right to appointment of counsel if the parent(s) or Indian custodian(s) are indigent; and the right to examine all documents filed with the court upon which placement may be based. (3-15-22) 03. Notice of Pending Proceedings--When Identity or Location of Parent(s), Indian Custodian(s) , or Tribe is Unknown. If the identity or location of the parent(s) or Indian custodian(s) or the tribe is unknown, th e Notice of Pending Proceedings must be sent to the Secretary of the Interior by certified mail with a return receip t requested at the following address: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Services, Division of Huma n Services, Code 450, Mail Stop, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240. (3-15-22) 052. -- 059. (RESERVED)