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25 CFR 11.116: What is the civil jurisdiction of a Court of Indian Offenses?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 25—Indians
- CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—LAW AND ORDER
- PART 11—COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE
- Subpart A—Application; Jurisdiction
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, each Court of Indian Offenses has jurisdiction over any civil action arising within the territorial jurisdiction of the court in which:
(1) The defendant is an Indian; or
(2) Other claims, provided at least one party is an Indian.
(b) Any civil action commenced in a Court of Indian Offenses is barred unless the complaint is filed within 3 years after the right of action first accrues.
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