§ 956. — Claims against allotments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC956]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XLIV--AGUA CALIENTE (PALM SPRINGS) RESERVATION OF CALIFORNIA:
EQUALIZATION OF ALLOTMENTS
Sec. 956. Claims against allotments
(a) Assignment, sale, hypothecation, attachment or levy void unless
approved
Equalization allotments made pursuant to this subchapter shall not
be subject to assignment, sale, or hypothecation or to any attachment or
levy for claims or debts created before or after September 21, 1959,
without the written approval of the Secretary, and any such assignment,
sale, hypothecation, attachment, or levy that has not been so approved
by the Secretary shall be absolutely null and void.
(b) Liens and lis pendens; legal services
No equalization allotment made pursuant to this subchapter, and no
basic allotment made prior to this Act, shall be subject to an equitable
charging lien or other charge or lien or enforced sale for any advantage
or benefit which the allottee has received or will receive under or as a
consequence of enactment of this subchapter, nor shall any lis pendens
heretofore or hereafter filed upon such lands while in a restricted
status be of any effect or constitute notice of any action. Whoever
directly or indirectly accepts or receives any money or other form of
compensation for legal services in connection with such restricted lands
from any person who has not expressly employed him as his attorney shall
be liable, in a civil action brought by the payor or his heirs or
devisees or by the United States on his behalf, for twice the amount so
accepted or received unless, prior to the time of acceptance or receipt
of said compensation, the right to such compensation has been determined
and the amount thereof fixed by a formal order of the Federal court
having jurisdiction to make such order. Nothing herein provided shall be
construed to prevent any attorney from petitioning the Federal court
having jurisdiction to fix and determine the fees to which he is
entitled and to pursue and enforce payment thereof in any lawful manner
after the court has made such order.
(Pub. L. 86-339, Sec. 6, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 604.)
References in Text
The words ``prior to this Act'', referred to in subsec. (b), mean
prior to enactment of Act Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86-339.
