Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 202


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 202. Inducing conveyances by Indians of trust interests in lands

      It shall be unlawful for any person to induce any Indian to
    execute any contract, deed, mortgage, or other instrument
    purporting to convey any land or any interest therein held by the
    United States in trust for such Indian, or to offer any such
    contract, deed, mortgage, or other instrument for record in the
    office of any recorder of deeds. Any person violating this
    provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
    conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 for the
    first offense, and if convicted for a second offense may be
    punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding
    one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
    of the court. This section shall not apply to any lease or other
    contract authorized by law to be made.



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