§202 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

It is illegal to trick, pressure, or persuade an Indian to sign any paper that tries to transfer land or any interest in land that the United States holds in trust for that Indian, or to try to file such a paper with a recorder of deeds. A person who does this commits a misdemeanor. For a first conviction the fine can be up to $500. For a second conviction the court may fine up to $500, or send the person to jail for up to one year, or both. This does not apply to leases or other contracts that the law allows.

Title 25, §202

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It shall be unlawful for any person to induce any Indian to execute any contract, deed, mortgage, or other instrument purporting to convey any land or any interest therein held by the United States in trust for such Indian, or to offer any such contract, deed, mortgage, or other instrument for record in the office of any recorder of deeds. Any person violating this provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 for the first offense, and if convicted for a second offense may be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. This section shall not apply to any lease or other contract authorized by law to be made.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 115 of Title 18, Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 1, 62 Stat. 683.

§202 Inducing conveyances by Indians of trust interests in lands

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Title 25, §202

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