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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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