2013 Revised Code of Washington
Title 37 - FEDERAL AREAS — INDIANS
37.12 Indians and Indian lands -- Jurisdiction.
37.12.060 Chapter limited in application.


WA Rev Code § 37.12.060 (2013) What's This?

RCW 37.12.060 Chapter limited in application.

Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the alienation, encumbrance, or taxation of any real or personal property, including water rights and tidelands, belonging to any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States; or shall authorize regulation of the use of such property in a manner inconsistent with any federal treaty, agreement, or statute or with any regulation made pursuant thereto; or shall confer jurisdiction upon the state to adjudicate, in probate proceedings or otherwise, the ownership or right to possession of such property or any interest therein; or shall deprive any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community of any right, privilege, or immunity afforded under federal treaty, agreement, statute, or executive order with respect to Indian land grants, hunting, trapping, or fishing or the control, licensing, or regulation thereof.

[1963 c 36 § 4; 1957 c 240 § 6.]


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