Public Law 280

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Indian_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:California
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:citation 18 U.S.C. § 1162, 28 U.S.C. § 1360
gptkbp:controversy criticized for undermining tribal sovereignty
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1953
gptkbp:effect states assume jurisdiction over criminal offenses and civil causes of action on tribal lands
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Law 280
gptkbp:optionalFor other states with tribal lands, with tribal consent
gptkbp:purpose transfer legal authority over criminal and civil matters from federal government to state governments in certain Native American reservations
gptkbp:relatedTo tribal sovereignty
federal Indian law
state jurisdiction over Indian country
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_federal_Indian_policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6