Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73not60

§22 Untitled Section

Title 25 › Chapter 9— ALLOTMENT OF INDIAN LANDS › § 22

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Removing restrictions on an allotted parcel does not stop the U.S. from suing to protect the allottee or their heirs. That power continues until Congress dissolves the band, unless the order says the person is fully competent to manage their affairs.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §22

Indians — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

That the removal of restrictions upon allotted lands shall not deprive the United States of the duty or authority to institute and prosecute such action in its own name, in the courts of the United States, as may be necessary to protect the rights of the allottees, or of their heirs, until the said band shall be dissolved by congressional action, unless the order removing such restrictions is based upon an express finding that the Indian to whom it relates if fully competent and capable of managing his own affairs.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

25 U.S.C. § 22

Title 25 — Indians

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60