Federal · Title 25 — Indians

25 U.S.C. § 1323: Retrocession of jurisdiction by State

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

The federal government may accept states' return of criminal or civil jurisdiction previously granted to them, and a 1953 act provision is repealed without affecting prior jurisdiction transfers.

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The United States is authorized to accept a retrocession by any State of all or any measure of the criminal or civil jurisdiction, or both, acquired by such State pursuant to the provisions of section 1162 of title 18 , section 1360 of title 28 , or section 7 of the Act of August 15, 1953 ( 67 Stat. 588 ), as it was in effect prior to its repeal by subsection (b) of this section. Section 7 of the Act of August 15, 1953 ( 67 Stat. 588 ), is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect any cession of jurisdiction made pursuant to such section prior to its repeal.

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