§ 4-135. Aiding return of banished persons.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to aid, abet or assist a person under sentence of banishment to:
1. Physically return to the territorial jurisdiction of the Nation except while actually traveling upon a public highway, or as allowed by law; or
2. Apply for or attempt to claim any right, privilege or immunity by virtue of membership in the Nation except as allowed by law.
B. Aiding return of banished persons shall be punishable by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and by a term of imprisonment in the Tribal Jail not to exceed six months, and by banishment for a period not in excess of one-half of the term for which the returned person was banished.
C. In addition, any personal property of every kind and description which the banished person brought with him or used to return to the Osage Nation jurisdiction shall be contraband and forfeited to the Nation, by civil forfeiture provided, that if any of said property belongs to another, that person, if known, shall be served with civil process, as in forfeiture proceedings, and may defend by showing that the banished person did not have permission to use or possess the property or to enter the Osage Nation jurisdiction with that property.