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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1160. Property damaged in committing offense
Whenever a non-Indian, in the commission of an offense within the
Indian country takes, injures or destroys the property of any
friendly Indian the judgment of conviction shall include a sentence
that the defendant pay to the Indian owner a sum equal to twice the
just value of the property so taken, injured, or destroyed.
If such offender shall be unable to pay a sum at least equal to
the just value or amount, whatever such payment shall fall short of
the same shall be paid out of the Treasury of the United States. If
such offender cannot be apprehended and brought to trial, the
amount of such property shall be paid out of the Treasury. But no
Indian shall be entitled to any payment out of the Treasury of the
United States, for any such property, if he, or any of the nation
to which he belongs, have sought private revenge, or have attempted
to obtain satisfaction by any force or violence.
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