25 U.S.C. § 2806 : US Code - Section 2806: Jurisdiction
Search 25 U.S.C. § 2806 : US Code - Section 2806: Jurisdiction
(a) Investigative jurisdiction over offenses against criminal laws
The Secretary shall have investigative jurisdiction over offenses
against criminal laws of the United States in Indian country
subject to an agreement between the Secretary and the Attorney
General of the United States.
(b) Exercise of investigative authority
In exercising the investigative authority conferred by this
section, the employees of the Bureau shall cooperate with the law
enforcement agency having primary investigative jurisdiction over
the offense committed.
(c) Law enforcement commission or other delegation of prior
authority not invalidated or diminished
This chapter does not invalidate or diminish any law enforcement
commission or other delegation of authority issued under the
authority of the Secretary before August 18, 1990.
(d) Authorities in addition to prior authority; civil or criminal
jurisdiction, law enforcement, investigative, or judicial
authority, of United States, Indian tribes, States, etc.,
unaffected
The authority provided by this chapter is in addition to, and not
in derogation of, any authority that existed before August 18,
1990. The provisions of this chapter alter neither the civil or
criminal jurisdiction of the United States, Indian tribes, States,
or other political subdivisions or agencies, nor the law
enforcement, investigative, or judicial authority of any Indian
tribe, State, or political subdivision or agency thereof, or of any
department, agency, court, or official of the United States other
than the Secretary.
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