{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-11.116","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 11.116","heading":"What is the civil jurisdiction of a Court of Indian Offenses?","body":"(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:\n(1) The defendant is an Indian; or\n(2) Other claims, provided at least one party is an Indian.\n(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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"1ef359b0a651cdf9572b8c46cf4ac82f4913524108511aad217d4974a84de126","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-11.114","next":"us/25-cfr-11.118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}