S 279 · 109th Congress · Native Americans
A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 109-133.(2005-12-20)
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Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified federal offense that is committed by or against such a member or entity or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the state of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a federally recognized tribe, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.…
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