2020 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 38 - Indian Tribal Justice Support
Subchapter III - Disclaimers
Sec. 3631 - Tribal authority

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 3631 (2020)
Section Name §3631. Tribal authority
Section Text

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to—

(1) encroach upon or diminish in any way the inherent sovereign authority of each tribal government to determine the role of the tribal justice system within the tribal government or to enact and enforce tribal laws;

(2) diminish in any way the authority of tribal governments to appoint personnel;

(3) impair the rights of each tribal government to determine the nature of its own legal system or the appointment of authority within the tribal government;

(4) alter in any way any tribal traditional dispute resolution forum;

(5) imply that any tribal justice system is an instrumentality of the United States; or

(6) diminish the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian tribal governments and tribal justice systems of such governments.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 103–176, title III, §301, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2009.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 25 - INDIANS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 38 - INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE SUPPORT
SUBCHAPTER III - DISCLAIMERS
Sec. 3631 - Tribal authority
Contains section 3631
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 107 Stat. 2009
Public Law References Public Law 103-176
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