25 CFR § 12.61 - Can I be paid for information that helps solve a crime?

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title: "25 CFR § 12.61 - Can I be paid for information that helps solve a crime?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "12.61"
section_name: "Can I be paid for information that helps solve a crime?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAW AND ORDER"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 13, 2417, 2453, and 2802."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 15611, Apr. 2, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 12.61 Can I be paid for information that helps solve a crime?

The Director can spend money to purchase evidence or information, or to offer a reward, in the investigation of a crime. This is subject to the availability of funds. This authority may be delegated in writing to supervisory criminal investigators within the Office of Law Enforcement Services in the BIA. The Director must develop policies and procedures for the expenditure, control, and audit of these funds before their use.