Cite as: 10 CNCA § 40.9

Cherokee Nation shall establish a single location where all records of every involuntary foster care, pre-adoptive placement and adoptive placement by the courts of any Indian child in the custody of Cherokee Nation will be available within seven (7) days of a request by the state, the tribe of the Indian child or by the Secretary of Interior. The records shall include, but not be limited to, all reports of the Nation caseworker, including a summary of the efforts to rehabilitate the parents of the Indian child, a list of the names and addresses of families and tribal-approved homes contacted regarding placement, and a statement of reason for the final placement decision.

Historical Data

LA 8–91, eff. May 13, 1991; LA 26–07, eff. June 15, 2007.