25 USC § 5105 - Title to lands

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s5105"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 5105 - Title to lands"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5105"
section_name: "Title to lands"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 662, § 3, 53 Stat. 1351.)"
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# § 5105. Title to lands

Title to lands or any interest therein acquired pursuant to this Act for Indian use shall be taken in the name of the United States of America in trust for the tribe or individual Indian for which acquired.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 662, § 3, 53 Stat. 1351.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified principally to sections 5104 to 5106 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.