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Jurisdiction

Last updated February 16, 2010

Mandatory Public Law 280 State Jurisdiction

Exceptions:

  • Warms Springs excluded from state jurisdiction - 18 U.S.C. § 1162; 25 U.S.C. 1360, as amended; 25 U.S.C. §§ 1321-22
  • Umatilla Reservation Retroceded - 46 Fed. Reg. 2195 (1981
  • Burns Paiute Reservation Retroceded - 44 FR 26,129 (1979)

Legislation

Public Law 280 -- 18 U.S.C. § 1162; 25 U.S.C. 1360, as amended; 25 U.S.C. §§ 1321-22 (excluding Warm Springs Reservation from state jurisdiction under the Act)

25 U.S.C. § 715d, P.L. 101-42, June 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 91 (restoring Coquille Tribe and authorizing state to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction)

25 U.S.C. § 556e, P.L. 99-398, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 850 (restoring Klamath Indian Tribe and authorizing state to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction)

25 U.S.C. § 714e, P.L. 98-481, Oct. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 2250 (restoring Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, & Siuslaw Indians and authorizing the state to assume civil and criminal jurisdiction)

25 U.S. 713f (c)(6), P. L. 98-165, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1064 (restoring Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community and authorizing state to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction).  See also P.L. 100-425, Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat.1594, as amended, P.L. 100-581, Title II, § 202, Nov. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2939.

P.L. 97-391, § 2, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 11960, as amended, P.L. 100-139, § 5(b), Oct. 26, 2987, 101 Stat. 827, as further amended, P.L. 100-446, Title 1, Sept. 27, 1988 102 Stat. 1794 (recognizing Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians)

46 Fed. Reg. 2195 (1981) (retroceding jurisdiction over Umatilla Reservation)

44 FR 26,129 (1979) (retroceding jurisdiction over Burns Paiute Reservation)

25 U.S.C. § 711(d)(6),  P.L. 95-195, Nov. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1415 (Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation and authorizing state to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction)

Case Law

Foreman v. Dep't of Revenue, 2005 Ore. Tax LEXIS 111 (Or. T.C. 2005)

State v. Jim, 178 Ore. App. 553 (Or. Ct. App. 2002)

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians v. Employment Dep't, 995 P.2d 580 (Or. Ct. App. 2000) 

Spang v. Dep't of Revenue, 16 OTR-MD 166 (Or. T.C. 1999)

Chance v. Coquille Indian Tribe, 327 Ore. 318, 963 P.2d 638 (Or. 1998)

United States v. Strong, 778 F.2d 1393 (9th Cir. 1985)

Anderson v. Gladden, 293 F.2d 463 (9th Cir. 1961)

Anderson v. Britton, 212 Or. 1, 318 P.2d 291 (1957)