[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
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.