Additions to the Oglala Sioux Tribal Probate Code January 12,2006 .

1. Renunciation of Disclaimer of Interests: 25 U.S.C. 5 2206 (a)(3) reads: Exccpt as provided in any applicable Federal law, rhe Secretary shall not approve a tribal probate code, or an amendment to such a code, that prohibits rhe devise of an interest in trust or remicted land t+

(A) an Indian lineal descendant of the original alloitee; or (B) an Indian who is not a member of the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over such interest unless the code provides for -

(I) the renouncing of interests ro eligible devisees in accordance with the code; (ii) the opportunity for a devisee, who is a spouse or lineal descendant of the testaor to reserve a life estate without regard to wwe; and (iii) .payment of fair market value in' the manner prescribed under subsecsion (cI(21-

Comment: The OST Code does not addrcss rhe issue of renunciation and under AIPRA it must be included in a tribaI probate code.

NEW LANGUAGE FOR OST CODE: Renunciarion of Trust Interests to Eligible Devisee: Any heir or beneficiary may renounce trust interests to an eligible devisee in ncc&rmupzce with rhis code. A spouse r n q retain a.life estate without regard to waste. If the owner of an intermt in Pusr or resaicred land devises un interest in such to a nun-Indian, the Oglala S i o k Tribe mqv acquire such inreresr bypuying to the Secrefary FMVor such interest, as determined on fhe date of rhe decedent's death.

2. Intestate Succession: Throughout Title III. ~&esmre Succession it states ihat an interest wil.1 "descend in equal shares to ...... by righr of representatio~" The draFrer of the Code is conhsed in the use of these terms "descend in equal shares" is a term used in a WilI whereas '%by right of representation" is the term used in determining shares for intestare succession. The first phase should be slricken in Title TI1 and leave in the phase "by right of reprcsenration."

Secrion (6) reads: If there are no surviving spouse, children, or children of a deceased child, the interest wiIl

devise in equal shares to siblings, if they are all in the same degree of kinsilip to the deceased, they shall'take equally, or if of unequal degree, &en those of more remote degree shall takk by represensation, subjecr to h restric~ions on inheritance provided in this Code.

NEW LANGUAGE FOR OST CODE If there are no surviving spouse, children, or children of a deceased child; the interest will d'evjse to the siblings by right of representation.

3. Definitions Change the Definition ro read: "Child" includes children of a decedent, including a child or children rhar have been udopted in or our of the family.

"Representarion" defere "wirh r-especr to an intestate " at the end of the firsr sentence. ir is nor required ~ n d is conqking.

lnclude Definition of Spouse: "Spouse" shall meun aparw to a marriage recognized by any jurisdiction, including rhe Oglula Sioux Tribe. It shall not include aparty to a common law marriage ufiless the marriage is recognized by rhe jurisdiction in which the arrangement was entered

Include Definition of Trusz Personalty: " T m Personalty'* shatl include funds rhat ark deposited iao rhe decedenr 's IndividuaZ Idiun Money Account C/IM. B

4. Section 7. Trust Property Passing to the Oglala Sioux Tribe (a) Ifthere are no eligibIe heirs .... the intestate interest in trust property passes to the OST, provided that a tribal member who is a co-owner may acquire an interest ... by paying into the estate of the decedent, ... FMV. p& market value). If there are no eligible heirs, why would a co-owner pay into the decedent's estate when there are no heirs who would inherit. It should read that:

..-a co-owner muy acquire [he trust interest that would otherwise descend lo the Tribe by paying F W m determined at the date of decedent's death, info a fund that is established-for the Tribe to purchase otherfiacfional rrusr interests wifhin izs exlerior boundaries of rhe Pine Ridge Reservazion.

5. Inconsistent Language in Section 9,ChiIdten of a Spouse and Relative of HaIfBlood and Section 6 Intestate Succession. Section 9 states lhar 'Xelatives of half blood take as if they were of rhc whole blood" while Section 6 Intestarc Succession states that cc~ibling~ of unequal degree of kinship take by dght of representation rather than by equally.

Under this Code, half-blood is the term used when ref-g to stepsiblings or half-siblings.

NEW LANGUAGE - Relatives o f Half Blood Relatives of half-bloods shall not take cnry trust interest by intestate succession. The rrusf proper@ shall remain in the matriarchal or patntnarchal lines for inheriiance purposes under rhis Code.

6. s e c t h 8, Rights of Ado* child re^ It was my understand that the Tribe wanted to include decedent's children who were adopred out of the family so he or she could inherit from a biological parcnt under this Code. It is a sad story when a child who has been adopted out by non-Indians returns to the reservation and are denied the right to inherit trust prdperty from biological parent(s).

NEW LANGUAGE - Section 8, Rights of Adopted Children A child or children of decedenr who has been adopted out may inheritporn his or her biological parentspursuant to this Code.

7. Section 20. Claims Against the Estatc. ??he Code states that "All claims are barred unless presented within 00 days of notice of tlv decedent's death, except that the time liinitations for presenting claims under this chapter do not accrue to the benefit to the of any liability of casualty insurer. ....."

Paragraph (a) should be stricken and the language below inserted:

NEW LANGUAGE - Section, 20 Claims Against the Estate CZaimj?led by Indians may Be presented at the hearing and must he filed in wriling az the close ofsuch hearing. Such claim do not have to meel the requiremenrs rhar other claimants are required zo meez.

8. Section 23 - Trust Personalty - Addition to this Section (c) Any judgmenr firnds or per cupira pqmenfs shall be disrvibured to the lineal descendanfs of rhe decedenr and nor by rhe rules ofinresrare succession unless the decedent executes a V7iZl.

Tabb of Contents

TITLE 1 -GENERAL PROvIsIONS --..... SeGtion 1. Section 2. Section 3.

Policy .,-..-- Purposes,-L Definitions .......-

TITLE U- - RES'lXIcflON ON INHERIIANCE OF 21RWT PROPERTY.-

Section 4- Emolted Members of the O w Sioux Tribe Jnk&..-. - Section 5. LZeJstak....,

TTIW DL - INTESTATE SUCCESSION..-

Section 6. bm Ehlcesdor~.. ..,. SeGtion7. Trust Prom Passing to the 0glala.SiomE Tziba--- Sectiaa 8. Rights of Ad6pbsd r,hilrlraL Section 9. . ChWenof a Spew d ReMives ofHalfB1d.-

Section 10- Section 11. Section 12 S d n 13- Section 14. Section 15. Sech11.16- . Saction 17. Section 18. Section 19.

W&-. .... . 6 Pkebxmi#ed Spouse .,..,... 6 Preoem3itred c 3 a d r a ..,.,... 7 l3blographic wills .......... 7 Pmpadon and Custody of Will .... ..... 7 RJsmcaioa of wilt,...,. 8 Revival o f h l o e d will,,-.- 8 Anti-Lagse.,,... 8 Penalty clause for Co=-.,-. 9 Requim* that ~avisee S d v e T W u r by 120 Hours-. 9

TITLE V- - AD-T1[ON OF PROBATES ...:........- Section 20, Against Eslak..,,..- .... SeGtiOn 21. Compromise S a t h e a t AgrePment-,.. Section22 F m d m s far Probate -..... --. TlTLE VL - TRUST PERSONALTY -..-....--

Section 23. Trust P d r y .,,..,..

TlTLE Vn. - INTERPRETATION AND APFLICABILlZ--.......

SeatiDn 24- Presumption of Dea&..,.-,- Section 25. Taking Lifi of Individual d I&&ancece--

. S d o n 26. O ~ i t t e d Ti.ust PropatyH..-.. !ktio1127. I m p m p e r b - W Tiust Pqa@.,..-. Sation 28: Efkdke Datt and AppIication of Odknc~,... !3ztbn 29- Irkpet&n... .,....- Section 30- A~licabii-----.

Oglala Sioux Tribe

b p o s e d D d - I h k d P r o w Code .

TI1ZE I - GENERAL PROVIS16ONS

(a) to p s a v e zhe land base of the Oglala Sioux Tnk whidhir; dd to the ~l1~16va.l of our people;

@) m m a r d m i z e t b e ~ d ~ ~ o f o u r l a n d s t h P o u g h ~ c o n s o ~ ~ n o f Intetests in Iandtitle; and

( ) to mahtah the trust laad base widin the adedor b o d e s of the Fi Ridge h d h R e s d a h

The pmpases of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Probate Code anz

(a) t o ~ l i d r r t e ~ ~ a n d o w n ~ ~ o f ~ I n ~ ~ USBblepmeIs;

@) .to prevent b tram& of t m t ppmy by m i mcmbas d adus o~aftrustlanaRuponWiddh, eirherbydevise:ordesaeat,twpers~1swhoare~ & m ~ U d m a m b of the 0- Sioux Trlbe, or orwho aca eligible for enro-

(c) to develop laws fbb descent and distcibutioa of hut and n s t c i c t e d p m w i d h the Pine Ridge Restmaion. .

"chi~d~indludes ions and dmgbkrs of an individd, bfig a W Whas beenadopted- Qe , 7 *-e, & ( c N L \ ~ ~

e

"Devise"meana a ~ d i s p o s i t i o n o f r e a l o r ~ ~ m m ~ t o d i s p o s e o f d o r ~ p r o p x t y b ~ w i t L

" b ~ n ~ a ~ ~ o r c l a s s o f ~ ~ ~ f a a w i l l . t o ~ ~ a denrise,

I "D&ri'butios means the j u d i c W y e d sqrportirmrmt and divkkm a l k /

the pymats of debts and charges afthe assets of an estate, am~eg those legally entitled toshare.

%'IigibIe to be euro1le.d.'' means a pmcm who in Bet meets the c n e a enrollment in fhe Oglala Sioux Tribe, under T n I law, whether or not wch pgsoa is air enroIled-.

Membel" metas a person as enrolled in .the Oglala Sioux. T n i , as provided by Tr;lba.law,

Tamilf or "Parenf" inctudes head of househoId, single parecrt, or the extmdd m-

TkiP me;ms a ~u including the d v i n g spouse, who is edtI4 under Title IIL of this Ca& to M t the ttust paper& of a dec-

'- megps that a person died without a valid w2.L The tnist utm owned by such petson will be d b t c i i d pursuant to Title ID. of fi Code.

d e c e a s e d c h i M , w h o ~ v e t b e ~ t , e a E h ~ h e j r i 6 . t h e z r e a r e s t - d e g r e e . receiving one share and the share of each dexaed p e m ~ in the same d e p , being .

d i v i d a t a m o n g h i s W d r s n a r t h e c h i l d r e n o f a ~ ~ & i n & s a m e ~ - - .. .

'TesWor" means a perwn wha made a wiU or dies having a wi12

'Tl-ust P r o m d x s w red property, d e title of which the U W States holds iatrusthranindividdhdh, subjectto 6edBralxmrkthm ~~(~ or I& without approval) OT arm. TI& btkition k1des sixbe d m b d rights.

'Wfl means an insbmmt validly exmuted as nqubed by Title N. offhis Cock, that disposes ofan individual's estate at death.

Section 4. Enn,Ued Membem of the Oglaia Siom lHbe Inherit

0glala Siaur T W 8n~0lIed manbets and persons eligible for 8 o m W rmder 'Wbd h~m M t property uader this Code

- ~mtbatmnoteligiblehr~Ilm&in&O~aSionxTribemav*aot m m t b a n a ~ ~ t o ~ y i n t e t e s t i n - t r u s t p ~ o ~ M d b y a ~ b y d e v i ~ m ~ ~ a n ~ ~ C a d e . A a y h s k m ~ g i f t a r W ~ . ~ ~an~ia&edecedart's.trastpmpertytpa~n*isnotanm~ member, m is nut'e~ble for enrollmeat, shall fail, except that it sbaU be htt?pkd that the giit or devise is of a lifb esedta

~ E l o a 'LNTESTATE SUCCESSION

Seetion 6. htxstate Sncces&n

a) Whenevet an m U c d member of the 0gkh Sioux I][h'be dies holding any intacst in&tpoperty wilbin the d o r b m d a b of the pine ~ i d ~ e R c s r W b & whichhs not beem devised by a wiU, such interest will d e d to the fbllowing pasons, subject.totheirbchg eligible to inher'ztanceMderfbJsCode:

( 1 Ifthe M v i n g spouse is an enrolled member or is eligible for emowt,

b. the other one-halfwill descend inequal shams to thi: child childrpn of tgy dewsed child by right of r e p ~ ~ ~ ~ f a i i o n ;

a A ~ ~ f b ~ n e h a l f o f d ~ ' s i n t m x t , w h o s e r e m a i n d e r w d e s c e a d i n e q u a l ~ t o h e ~ g + h z n by of-tation , and

b. o n e b a l f ~ ~ s i n f e r e s t i q ~ s h a r e s t o ~ surviving &Wren by right of repsaWhn

(3j ~ f t ~ i ~ n ~ ~ s p o u ~ e , t h e ~ n t e r e s t w i l l , d e u i ~ . k r ~ u a l s b a r ~ s t ~ the childten of the decedent who aze enrolled or eligible far enrwhnt ; By repL- - '140;

(41 E t h e ~ ~ a r e n o s ~ g ~ o r c ~ o f a k p a s e d ~ ~ t h e & . interestwilldescendmthe~~spouse,subject.to-the~0~9a inkitanwprovidedintbiscode; 1

(3 E~arenosuririvisgspousesmlao~ving~ldren,orMdrenda a W e e d chiid, the inkrest will descend in equal shares to the nmiPiag

-parene.of the decde~& subject 00 the rstdctions on lnhsrltancep- '

in= Code;

(6) Iftbae as no d u i a g spew &Wren, br childrar'of a deceased c&ld t h e ~ t W i U d A b @ . W b s & ~ i f t h e y s r e d i n ~ same tiem of-p to the dgea~ed, TIE^ s % a t i i ~ ' c i i21 . I~~ or-@6f . WE& d e s r ~ - o f ~ ~ : ~ W b * a * e bgr represmtatian, subjec&to.thedctions m . ~ 6 & h : z n fhls

we, .

(7) I [ f t 3 r e r e ~ m d v b o g s p o u s e , ~ c h i l d r e a o f a ~ p a r a n f ~ ~ b ~ ~ m ~ ~ - b e - b e ~ ~ a ~ many Shares as thcmz H I C ~

d v i n g ~ ~ e ~ o f ~ .

@) Ifapemoniseatitledto*anMhmprapectyyu~uanttothig ~ a n d s u c h ~ n i s m t ~ e d t a ~ t p ~ ~ t o s C o d e b e c a u s e ~ & not enrolled or eligible for enro- the esbte of the decederit passes as if d heir or deviseehadpmkaasdtheddeat

(a) If them are m heirs eligible to tab pumad t. chis Code, the ink&& hkmst in.trust..ppmy p&a to ths Oglda Siola Tdbe, provided a T n i who is a co-owner of the tract may quire an inteast tbaa would ofbmise dewend a. the Tribe -. . . by- paying :i& &:* o f , + h . - m .befbmh close of pmlsaiG, the fkk market-vdue ofsuch inmest'.in Ifthere &e-moff rhaa o k Mian CQ-O~TEZS seekiag r~ purohase such interest, the highest bidder shall acq- such inkrest

(b) N o t r u s t i n t e r e S t . i n ~ s u b j ~ t o t h i s ~ o n , ~ c h ~ l e s s ~ 5 pacxmt of the & undivided ownaship ofthe parcel, shall be divided

. amangst the heits.- Such, interest shall deaxd as fdlows - (1) A li& estate to the s&v& spouse, whose

m d n d e r shall deviseto the ollest child;

(2) ~e~spousu, i f tbcspouse ia&n~mr)I led member of the T n i or is eligible fix e n m l l m ~

(3) dlcoldestSUNivingcmd.,andif~~no surviving children, to the oldest sk iv ing pndchild;

Section%. Rights.of Adopted Children

A lerwfhly adapted cbild shall not be~condered the bsir 0 f . b or ber biological p d pmvided, ,bv&er, that nothing in thkidon .&all prevent a biological parent &om giving'or devising pn,m.to a child that has k e n by another.

. -. A child dm. has.been cared fbr, consided adopted by cusbm, but mt by law, shall remain an beir of their hplbgical pent.

Section 9, Children of a Spoaso and Relatives -of Half Blood

(a) F a the purposes of inkstate d o n u d a Tide ItL of tbm Cock, the childrm of a spousa who are not the biological shildrw of sre not 4 e b : I b . e SMW of biological childFea of the decedent. Such children inherit .tbro~& their biological matmd a d paternal hes.

(b) M v e s ofhalf blood t a k as ifthey w e oftbe whole blood

Sedion 10. Wflls

[a) A will is valid if,

1 ) the @stator is d least I8 y m old and of sd mind;

(3) the is sigaed and admsAedged by ?he testator,

(4) t h e ~ i s w i t n e s e d b y a t l e s s t m ~ i a d i ~ ~ 1 8 r m : d d e r , e z i c h o f w h m n s i ~ ~ ~ i n t Z i e o W s ~

@)' - ~ o h d c r c g t i n t m s t ~ ~ b C d B Y i B S d t o anon-hdkormamembaok &eTn%e,exazphga~estaae.tosuEhhkrest .Adeviseprrepoltingtownveythe ez1tireinIenSinbustlauda6 anan-hdhormn-membarshaZl bedeemedtn bealifa estate, with the r e m a i n d e r t o p a s s ~ , t h e ~ s I z e i F s ~ ~ 6 t h e N Z e s ~ 0 ~ irrTitle~oftkbCode,pmvldedtl&suchdenriseemaydisclaimtheirm~intrust, p ~ t o a ~ c p a c x o n o z ~ w b i s a i s o a a . ~ m c o s ~ o f h . ~ e c t trust ppBtty and is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sicna Tnk.

Section 11. Preterm&td Spouse

(a). If-

(1) A deceased person mslrle a wFn;

(2) the spouse w& provided by timsfer outside f3le win and the intent ~ t h e ~ b e i n Lieuofatestamentaxyprovisionis #by t3VideMzL

Tfatestatorfidsdo prwide in his wil l~anyofbis chibknbmn otadoptedaftieh theexecutionofhiswill,hchild&vsahnthe~eqWiaduetatbat which he would have ~~ce iwd ifthe testator had died btestab udess:

(3) The person p m M fbr tbe child by trans&r o-de the will and the ; n t i e n t W t h e ~ b e m E a o f a b ~ ~ m i s s h o m b y &&men@ of t)le person cxeorrtingthe will or ibm the mount of the tm&r or o k r evidence.

(4) ~ f a t t b e h o f t h e ~ ~ n o f h w i l l e h e ~ d ~ t h e d ~ to provide in bis will fw a living child solely because he believes the child to be dad, &e cbild receiues a share in the eshie qnal in value to which hr! wouId have received if he had died int&ak

. Secfioa 13. Holographic Wills

A wiy which does not comply, with secticol1CJ is valid as a h o l o ~ c wiU, if the signatwe and fhb m8be0[ial provisions are in the handwriting of the pema making 'the wiU The prop- ofa holographic will shall have &e burdep of proof as tor& execution aad the validity of the hologmphk will.

S d o n 14. Preparsth and Custody of Wfl

At the mqUOSt of a testabor, the OST Land OEce a s k t with the #W of wills fin the devise of trust lands, tbugh the pepamtion of i60rms and smh otbee measures deemed mxessary by the Laxad Ofhce,

The Btlreau of Indian A S k -4ball. enter a cojnfract pmmmt to Pablic Zaw 93- 638, as hr fimding tin the OST Land Oftice for the pqme &carrying out thissedion.

Section 15. ikvo~~tion of Win

[a) AwiJloranypaathereafis~e~okedby=

(1) Anohxduly execadwill, or

@I BY being burned, tom ~err~en* ob-ea, a m y e d , a . theinbntand;fi;rtthspupseofre~~kingitby~person~

thewiQ+by ~ t h e r p e t a o n i n ~ s p r a e n c e a n d a t h i s ~ ~ ~ ~

(b) ffafter~ad&persoa~thewillisdiVo~thedivnrce kwkes any dispositiau .of trust prom made by tbe will ta & h e r SpOllSe. It also r e u o ~ auy provision u ) ~ . p o w e X of zipp&ma on the f0111let spouse as u c a x b r , trustee, or g u d h , &s the will specially--

Seciinrr 16. Revhd of Revoked WIU

If a subsequent will t-fiat wblly m k e d a previous will k th,ereaftrec reu~ked by m&lmdcrdpn 1 8 , b r e ~ o n s ~ U ~ r e ~ 0 k e d ~ e ~ z i i t ~ r e ~ ~ The ~ ~ ~ s w i l l . i s ~ v e d i f ~ i t i s evidenttimmtbe -oftberevdonoftbe s l l b s e q u ~ w i l l a r ~ t h e ~ s c a ~ a r ~ d e c ~ ~ t h e ~ i n t d e d & e p r e v i o u s w i l l t o t & e e ~ a s ~ -

6ection 17. Anti-Lapse

(1) provides for s devise to a gadpasent or a &leal descendent of a grandparenfad

Section 18. - Penalty Clause for Can-

A p r o v i s i o n i d a w i l l p ~ ~ f ~ ~ a n W ~ f o r w n ~ e s t i n g a h e will or ht i tuhg other pmceediugs r&&g to the estate is unenfhxablq if prrpkab1e cause exists fir instiMiog pmcedhp.

A devisee who does not survive the testam by 120 hours %treated as.ifmk thet testator, unless the willstates od.lawise.

Sdota 20. ClahBmtEsta%e

(a) All claims against the decedePt or his or-her estate.* barred :unlesg &'&in 60 dzp of notice;of the t b e ' s , . ~ except (hat the tbw

l l o l m m D D s ~ p ~ ~ ~ t h i s c b a p t a d o a o t ~ ~ ~ e b e o e M t s ~ e o f any\- of camale insurer. ~lnhm &ahst (be dadem &at cen be fully suisfied by q p h d l e i&kmce coverage or proceeds need-not be p ~ . w i t h i a 60 days of the date af d p t of ncttice of decdmr's death, but the amount afraxvery on .any claim nat so pseakd arma at exceed tlk amount ofthe insmce,

@) A caimanf or tfbeir agent or atbmq, shall she a claim claimahst the d&t7s estateby sendkg by regular fitstclass mail to the estate orthe pewme1 represedidve ofthe estate, and by Sling with tht OfFice of Hearings and A p M , a t ? a a k m d c o ~ t h e t b e f b l l ~ i n f m a ~

(I) The rwme and address of the claimanf, or, if sent by an agent CK

attorney of the clairnaat, &e sender's name aad addtess;

@) A ~ t o f t h e ~ o r c i r c ~ c o r t s t r t u C r n g . the basis of

the d&n, attaching any doamen& ePi&ucbg the claim;

(3) The amount ofthe claim.

I (c) The debts ofthe estate shall be paid in the followiag or&^

I (1) Funeral expensc~;

(2) Medical expenses for the last illness, inclbding nusing home or a- health care fac'rlity expenses;

(3) Wages due fix labor pfbrmed within 60 days immp- precedingh d*

- ly

(4) - ~ e b t s having pmf- by the laws of & united Stateq

(5) . Claims of the Oglala Sioux Tribt;

(d) A U c ~ w i l l b e ~ o w w i E n , t h e i r ~ n t i r e 9 y X r h e v a l ~ e d ~ ~ i s $2,500.00 or less and k is a smvbhg m?nm child om chilrtraa

(e) dlaimsshallbapaidhmfimdsa~lemthed~ant~s~accor~af: t h e ~ o f ~

Section 2L Comprwmiise Sctttement Agreemat

Ifdpingtheproba?eofan&atq asubstantialissoedePe1~ps betww~ccmtd%g *es,anditerappsarsWtheissuenraybededw-bykpdwin iaterest to theik zuhmlage, &h an agree-€ ,may be approved by the e w LawJpdgeif? . . -

) (I) A l l p a r t i o s t 4 t h e c o m ~ a r e ~ y a d v i ~ a s t g a ] l t h e m a c t e r i a l ~

(4) Acomspramisesett lementagreemantis~f~al lparthssd~k ap-

' Up~tbat~fburpo~are~~AdministtativeLawJudgewillissae a d ordor of didcriib11 of the estate in the deraeu t to accaqlish the putpose ofthe s e t t l e

Section221 Pracedum for Robate

The p m d m s fbr the d u c t of p m b proMmgs shall umfbll~l to the nxpkma& of the American Indiaa Pro& Rdbm Arst, 25 U-SC -1 et seq, 43 CFR 84.201 et seq- and 25 CFR Part 15.

TITLE VL -TRUST PERSONALTY

!%&ion 23. Tmt Personalty

(a) T h P M ~ s i o n o f I I M ~ t s o r a r r y o k t r u s t ~ y M . descendinacedamewiththemles ofktedde succes6anthatata oon.kabd.inTitle IE oi~Code,pvided,ho~thattbeinherit~ofa~of~llMaa?olmtorany '

other trustpemmdty to a nodudha or naa.memba &the Tribe shall. be deemed to be 9 n ~ ~ ~ o f t h e ~ i n b e t P s t o f ~ s b a r e , a n d ~ r % e a s e d ~ t c u s t b y t h e Senetaryo€& Jhkrbr.

(b) A d e v i s e & a n P I M ~ c p m y o t E i e r i r u s t ~ d t y o r ' ~ y b &emof, to a nnn-Indiaa ar m~rncnkr of the T n i shall be d c x m d to be a of ~fiJIin~ofsu~hshare,aadEKreleaSedhm~bythtga;retary&the~~

section 24. Presumption af~eath

The 0glals ~ iaux~r ibe oratribalmembcrczuipetitbntk Of&x 0~33c=ti& and Appeals (Om) faradekmktiw ofwhither aperson because o f u n e x p M she- Lpleannedderd & l e a s t f i = ~ m r s t e + ~ t h e m ~ W a b s ~ h o r d e r fix the Office of He* and Appeals to d d e r a @OD, uudez this section.

Sectioa 25. Tdrhg! W e of Ihiivkbl a d Pnhw3taace

Ad heir or devisee d o t e d of homicide Ctbe d d h ofthe deceased, or convicted of a W i and a b i n g thts homicide of fBe ckcead, and wbme cornridion is h d , shdl ~eceiv8 xui hhecitatlce undes tbis Code. The esfate ofthe dsakit passes as if s u c h h e t c o r d m k e h a d ~ t h e ~

section 26. Omitted TrPlrJtm~perfY

Ifitkdisood(hstmtppatyorinrsrcstbdooging&adgedent*bad not been included in tbe estste, it can be modified to Wude the o- properly

Sm-on 27. ~ p p t 6 p e ~ - ~ e 1 u d e d Trust Property . .

Sertion 28, EfFecftveDate and Applicatiom of Ordinance

Tlle prmisbns of this W e will apply only to estaks ofde&-&ts whose dexdlts ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O r B f t e r t b e d a t r e ~ ~ ~ f t b i s C a d e ~

Section W- InterpreMioxc

(a) r a i s C o d e s h a n b e l i ~ y i u t q m t d t o ~ * p ~ ~ -

pcnposes-

@) NothinginttrisCodeghaZlbeamstmedasa~ m .

of any lights i

or daims of the OgMa Sioux Tnie arising u m k

(1) thk T* of Foa Iaramie ofApril '19,1868 (15 SfaL 635);

(2) the T2ealy of Fort Laramie of-& 15,185 1 (1 1 S t a ~ ?49),

(3) the coditdon of the United's-, or

(4) tbe lawa of the UniM States.

This Code sbaIl apply to the probate of tcust pmpexQ located within the exkrirn w e s of the Sue Ridge h d h Resenratiog as dehed in Article I of the' Canstituth and l3- of the OgIala Smux Tribe.