Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§408 Surrender of Allotments by Relinquishment for Benefit of Children
Title 25 › CHAPTER 12 — LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 408
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may let an Indian give up an allotment or an interest in it so it can be assigned to a child who does not have one, and the Secretary will transfer it under the same conditions.
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Title 25, §408
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In any case where an Indian has an allotment of land, or any right, title, or interest in such an allotment, the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, may permit such Indian to surrender such allotment, or any right, title, or interest therein, by such formal relinquishment as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, for the benefit of any of his or her children to whom no allotment of land shall have been made; and thereupon the Secretary of the Interior shall cause the estate so relinquished to be allotted to such child or children subject to all conditions which attached to it before such relinquishment.
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25 U.S.C. § 408
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102