[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR7.17]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

PART 7_PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_Uniform Regulations

 

Sec.  7.17  Other penalties and rewards.



    (a) Section 6 of the Act contains criminal prohibitions and 

provisions for criminal penalties. Section 8(b) of the Act provides that 

archaeological resources, vehicles, or equipment involved in a violation 

may be subject to forfeiture.

    (b) Section 8(a) of the Act provides for rewards to be made to 

persons who furnish information which leads to conviction for a criminal 

violation or to assessment of a civil penalty. The Federal land manager 

may certify to the Secretary of the Treasury that a person is eligible 

to receive payment. Officers and employees of Federal, State,



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or local government who furnish information or render service in the 

performance of their official duties, and persons who have provided 

information under Sec.  7.16(b)(1)(iii) shall not be certified eligible 

to receive payment of rewards.

    (c) In cases involving Indian lands, all civil penalty monies and 

any item forfeited under the provisions of this section shall be 

transferred to the appropriate Indian or Indian tribe.