{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-11.448","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 11.448","heading":"Abuse of office.","body":"A person acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual or purported capacity commits a misdemeanor if, knowing that his or her conduct is illegal, he or she:\n(a) Subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, lien or other infringement of personal or property rights; or\n(b) Denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power or immunity.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAW AND ORDER","PART 11—COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE","Subpart D—Criminal Offenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"fb3b9d20185d4ea9542aed2423152a970b398b11a6e505de8b1bf46453915032","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-11.447","next":"us/25-cfr-11.449"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}