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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1170. Illegal trafficking in Native American human remains and cultural items
(a) Whoever knowingly sells, purchases, uses for profit, or
transports for sale or profit, the human remains of a Native
American without the right of possession to those remains as
provided in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act shall be fined in accordance with this title, or imprisoned not
more than 12 months, or both, and in the case of a second or
subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this title, or
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(b) Whoever knowingly sells, purchases, uses for profit, or
transports for sale or profit any Native American cultural items
obtained in violation of the Native American Grave Protection and
Repatriation Act shall be fined in accordance with this title,
imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and in the case of a
second or subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this
title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
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