18 USC § 1164 - Destroying boundary and warning signs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s1164"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 1164 - Destroying boundary and warning signs"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1164"
section_name: "Destroying boundary and warning signs"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "INDIANS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 86–634, § 1, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 469; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)"
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# § 1164. Destroying boundary and warning signs

section 1151 of this title

Whoever willfully destroys, defaces, or removes any sign erected by an Indian tribe, or a Government agency (1) to indicate the boundary of an Indian reservation or of any Indian country as defined in  or (2) to give notice that hunting, trapping, or fishing is not permitted thereon without lawful authority or permission, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 86–634, § 1, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 469; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(E), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $250”.