18 U.S.C. § 1162 : US Code - Section 1162: State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1162 : US Code - Section 1162: State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country

(a) Each of the States or Territories listed in the following
table shall have jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against
Indians in the areas of Indian country listed opposite the name of
the State or Territory to the same extent that such State or
Territory has jurisdiction over offenses committed elsewhere within
the State or Territory, and the criminal laws of such State or
Territory shall have the same force and effect within such Indian
country as they have elsewhere within the State or Territory:
State or Territory Indian country affected
of
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Alaska All Indian country within the State, except
that on Annette Islands, the Metlakatla
Indian community may exercise jurisdiction
over offenses committed by Indians in the
same manner in which such jurisdiction may
be exercised by Indian tribes in Indian
country over which State jurisdiction has
not been extended.
California All Indian country within the State.
Minnesota All Indian country within the State, except
the Red Lake Reservation.
Nebraska All Indian country within the State.
Oregon All Indian country within the State, except
the Warm Springs Reservation.
Wisconsin All Indian country within the State.
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(b) Nothing in this section shall authorize the alienation,
encumbrance, or taxation of any real or personal property,
including water rights, belonging to any Indian or any Indian
tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United
States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by
the United States; or shall authorize regulation of the use of such
property in a manner inconsistent with any Federal treaty,
agreement, or statute or with any regulation made pursuant thereto;
or shall deprive any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community
of any right, privilege, or immunity afforded under Federal treaty,
agreement, or statute with respect to hunting, trapping, or fishing
or the control, licensing, or regulation thereof.
(c) The provisions of sections 1152 and 1153 of this chapter
shall not be applicable within the areas of Indian country listed
in subsection (a) of this section as areas over which the several
States have exclusive jurisdiction.
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