# 25 C.F.R. § 556.3 (2025): Notice regarding false statements

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_3

## Section

- **Citation:** 25 C.F.R. § 556.3 (2025)
- **Heading:** Notice regarding false statements
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 25 CFR: Indians / Chapter III: NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 556: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND KEY EMPLOYEES / § 556.3: § 556.3   Notice regarding false statements.

## Text

(a) A tribe shall place the following notice on the application form for a key employee or a primary management official before that form is filled out by an applicant:
A false statement on any part of your license application may be grounds for denying a license or the suspension or revocation of a license. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, title 18, section 1001).
(b) A tribe shall notify in writing existing key employees and primary management officials that they shall either:
(1) Complete a new application form that contains a notice regarding false statements; or
(2) Sign a statement that contains the notice regarding false statements.
(c) All license application forms used 180 days after February 25, 2013 shall comply with this section.

## Nearby sections

- [25 C.F.R. § 556.1 (2025) § 556.1   Scope of this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_1.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 556.2 (2025) § 556.2   Privacy notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_2.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 556.3 (2025) § 556.3   Notice regarding false statements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_3.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 556.4 (2025) § 556.4   Background investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_4.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 556.5 (2025) § 556.5   Tribal eligibility determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_5.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 556.6 (2025) § 556.6   Report to the Commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_6.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 556.7 (2025) § 556.7   Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_7.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 556.8 (2025) § 556.8   Compliance with this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P556_S556_8.md)

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