Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 460u: State jurisdiction

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

Indiana retains its civil and criminal jurisdiction and taxing authority over persons and property within Indiana Dunes National Park boundaries.

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Nothing in this subchapter shall deprive the State of Indiana or any political subdivision thereof of its civil and criminal jurisdiction over persons found, acts performed, and offenses committed within the boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Park or of its right to tax persons, corporations, franchises, or other non-Federal property on lands included therein.

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