Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§375d Disposition of Estates of Intestate Members of Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma Dying Without Heirs
Title 25 › CHAPTER 10 — DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; HEIRS OF ALLOTTEE › § 375d
Summary
Land and income must go to the tribe, and U.S. holds them in trust if, five years after death, a court or the Interior Secretary finds a person of Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, or Seminole blood died with no will or heirs and owned trust or restricted land in Oklahoma.
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Title 25, §375d
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Upon the final determination of a court having jurisdiction or by decision of the Secretary of the Interior after a period of five years from the death of the decedent, it is determined that a member of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, or Seminole Nations or Tribes of Oklahoma or a person of the blood of said tribes has died intestate without heirs, owning trust or restricted Indian lands in Oklahoma or an interest therein or rents or profits therefrom, such lands, interests, or profits shall escheat to the Nation or tribe from which title to the trust or restricted Indian lands or interest therein was derived and shall be held thereafter in trust by the United States for said nation or tribe.
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25 U.S.C. § 375d
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102