# IDAPA 16.06.01.051: Section 051. Notice Requirements For Icwa

> Idaho · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_051

## Section

- **Citation:** IDAPA 16.06.01.051
- **Heading:** Section 051. Notice Requirements For Icwa
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Administrative Code / IDAPA 16 (Health and Welfare, Department of) / Chapter 16.06.01 / Section 051

## Text

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)

## Nearby sections

- [IDAPA 16.06.01.000 Section 000. Legal Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_000.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.001 Section 001. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_001.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.009 Section 009. Criminal History And Background Check Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_009.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.010 Section 010. Definitions And Abbreviations A Through E](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_010.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.011 Section 011. Definitions And Abbreviations F Through K](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_011.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.012 Section 012. Definitions And Abbreviations L Through R](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_012.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.013 Section 013. Definitions And Abbreviations S Through Z](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_013.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.030 Section 030. Core Child And Family Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_030.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.050 Section 050. Protections And Safeguards For Children And Families](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_050.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.051 Section 051. Notice Requirements For Icwa](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_051.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.060 Section 060. Family Case Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_060.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.400 Section 400. Authority For Alternate Care Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_400.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.401 Section 401. Considerations For Placement In Alternate Care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_401.md)
- [IDAPA 16.06.01.402 Section 402. Involuntary Placement Of Indian Children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_402.md)

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