25 CFR § 273.182 - Are there penalties for misusing funds or property?

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title: "25 CFR § 273.182 - Are there penalties for misusing funds or property?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "273.182"
section_name: "Are there penalties for misusing funds or property?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM"
part_number: "273"
part_name: "EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 201-203, Pub. L. 93-638, 88 Stat. 2203, 2213-2214 (25 U.S.C. 455-457), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 10948, Feb. 25, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 273.182 Are there penalties for misusing funds or property?

If any officer, director, agent, or employee of, or connected with, any contractor or subcontractor under this part embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud any of the funds or property connected with the contract or subcontract, he or she will be subject to the following penalties:

(a) If the amount involved does not exceed $100, person(s) will be fined not more than $1,059 or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.

(b) If the amount involved exceeds $100, person(s) will be fined not more than $10,592 or imprisoned for not more than two (2) years, or both.

[85 FR 10948, Feb. 25, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 18363, Mar. 13, 2024; 90 FR 23859, June 5, 2025]