25 CFR § 161.715 - What will BIA do if a trespasser fails to pay penalties, damages and costs?

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title: "25 CFR § 161.715 - What will BIA do if a trespasser fails to pay penalties, damages and costs?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "161.715"
section_name: "What will BIA do if a trespasser fails to pay penalties, damages and costs?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "161"
part_name: "NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING PERMITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 640d"
regulatory_source: "70 FR 58888, Oct. 7, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 161.715 What will BIA do if a trespasser fails to pay penalties, damages and costs?

This section applies if a trespasser fails to pay the assessed penalties, damages, and costs as directed. Unless otherwise provided by applicable Navajo Nation law, BIA will:

(a) Refuse to issue the permittee a permit for any use of Navajo Partitioned Lands; and

(b) Forward the case for appropriate legal action.