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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 375d. Disposition of estates of intestate members of Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma dying without heirs
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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