18 U.S.C. § 1153 : US Code - Section 1153: Offenses committed within Indian country

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1153 : US Code - Section 1153: Offenses committed within Indian country

(a) Any Indian who commits against the person or property of
another Indian or other person any of the following offenses,
namely, murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, maiming, a felony under
chapter 109A, incest, assault with intent to commit murder, assault
with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury
(as defined in section 1365 of this title), an assault against an
individual who has not attained the age of 16 years, arson,
burglary, robbery, and a felony under section 661 of this title
within the Indian country, shall be subject to the same law and
penalties as all other persons committing any of the above
offenses, within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States.
(b) Any offense referred to in subsection (a) of this section
that is not defined and punished by Federal law in force within the
exclusive jurisdiction of the United States shall be defined and
punished in accordance with the laws of the State in which such
offense was committed as are in force at the time of such offense.
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