NAC432B.263. Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child; recording of information provided; verification of inquiries.

     1. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of NRS 432B.397, the agency which provides child welfare services shall, upon taking a child into protective custody, ask a parent, legal guardian or relative of the child, if available, whether the child is an Indian child.

     2. If the parent, legal guardian or relative of the child indicates that the child is or may be an Indian child, the agency shall ask the person to provide the following information:

     (a) The name and location of the tribe to which the child belongs;

     (b) The enrollment number of the child, if the tribe to which the child belongs has assigned such a number;

     (c) Whether the child has resided or been domiciled on a reservation or has been a ward of a tribal court;

     (d) The name, including the maiden name, if any, and the enrollment number of each Indian relative of the child, including, but not limited to, the parents and grandparents of the child;

     (e) The enrollment number of each Indian relative of the child, including, but not limited to, the parents and grandparents of the child, if the tribe to which the relative belongs has assigned such a number; and

     (f ) If the child is an Alaskan native, the name of the child’s village or regional corporation.

     3. The agency shall record, in writing, the information provided by a parent, legal guardian or relative pursuant to this section.

     4. The agency shall provide the court with verification that the inquiries set forth in subsections 1 and 2, as applicable, were made for each child for whom a petition has been filed.

     5. As used in this section, “Indian child” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.067.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, eff. 7-8-96; A by R045-02, 7-23-2002)