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CITE

    18 USC Sec. 1163                                            01/05/2009

EXPCITE

    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 53 - INDIANS

HEAD

    Sec. 1163. Embezzlement and theft from Indian tribal organizations

STATUTE

      Whoever embezzles, steals, knowingly converts to his use or the
    use of another, willfully misapplies, or willfully permits to be
    misapplied, any of the moneys, funds, credits, goods, assets, or
    other property belonging to any Indian tribal organization or
    intrusted to the custody or care of any officer, employee, or agent
    of an Indian tribal organization; or
      Whoever, knowing any such moneys, funds, credits, goods, assets,
    or other property to have been so embezzled, stolen, converted,
    misapplied or permitted to be misapplied, receives, conceals, or
    retains the same with intent to convert it to his use or the use of
    another -
      Shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than five
    years, or both; but if the value of such property does not exceed
    the sum of $1,000, he shall be fined under this title, or
    imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
      As used in this section, the term "Indian tribal organization"
    means any tribe, band, or community of Indians which is subject to
    the laws of the United States relating to Indian affairs or any
    corporation, association, or group which is organized under any of
    such laws.

SOURCE

    (Added Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 822, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 792; amended Pub. L.
    103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), (K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
    Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996,
    110 Stat. 3511.)

AMENDMENTS

      1996 - Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "$1,000" for "$100" in third
    par.
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, in third par., substituted "fined under
    this title" for "fined not more than $5,000" after "Shall be" and
    for "fined not more than $1,000" after "he shall be".