18 U.S.C. § 1159
Misrepresentation of Indian produced goods and products
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 1159, Misrepresentation of Indian produced goods and products, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449142
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Any person that knowingly violates subsection (a) shall—
in the case of a first violation by that person—
if the applicable goods are offered or displayed for sale at a total price of $1,000 or more, or if the applicable goods are sold for a total price of $1,000 or more—
if the applicable goods are offered or displayed for sale at a total price of less than $1,000, or if the applicable goods are sold for a total price of less than $1,000—
in the case of a subsequent violation by that person, regardless of the amount for which any good is offered or displayed for sale or sold—
As used in this section—
the term “Indian tribe”—
includes, for purposes of this section only, an Indian group that has been formally recognized as an Indian tribe by—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010House: 326–92Senate: no recorded tally