37.12.150 – Retrocession of federal jurisdiction over lands excluded from Olympic National Park.
RCW 37.12.150 Retrocession of federal jurisdiction over lands excluded from Olympic National Park. The state of Washington hereby accepts retrocession from the United States of the jurisdiction which the United States acquired over those lands excluded from the boundaries of the Olympic National Park by 16 U.S.C. Sec. 251e. The lands restored to the Quileute […]
37.12.160 – Retrocession of civil and/or criminal jurisdiction—Process.
RCW 37.12.160 Retrocession of civil and/or criminal jurisdiction—Process. (1) The process by which the state may retrocede to the United States all or part of the civil and/or criminal jurisdiction previously acquired by the state over a federally recognized Indian tribe, and the Indian country of such tribe, must be accomplished in accordance with the […]
37.12.170 – Limits on retrocession under RCW 37.12.160.
RCW 37.12.170 Limits on retrocession under RCW 37.12.160. A civil or criminal retrocession accomplished pursuant to the procedure set forth in RCW 37.12.160 does not: (1) Affect the state’s civil jurisdiction over the civil commitment of sexually violent predators pursuant to chapter 71.09 RCW and the state must retain such jurisdiction notwithstanding the completion of […]
37.12.180 – Issues related to retrocession under RCW 37.12.160.
RCW 37.12.180 Issues related to retrocession under RCW 37.12.160. (1) The provisions of RCW 37.12.160 do not affect the validity of any retrocession procedure commenced under RCW 37.12.100 through 37.12.140 prior to June 7, 2012. (2) Any Indian tribe that has commenced but not completed the retrocession procedure authorized in RCW 37.12.100 through 37.12.140 may […]
37.16.180 – Jurisdiction ceded.
RCW 37.16.180 Jurisdiction ceded. Pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and especially to paragraph seventeen of section eight of article one of such Constitution, the consent of the legislature of the state of Washington is hereby given to the United States to acquire by donation from any county acting under the […]
37.12.030 – Effective date for assumption of jurisdiction—Criminal causes.
RCW 37.12.030 Effective date for assumption of jurisdiction—Criminal causes. Upon March 13, 1963 the state of Washington shall assume jurisdiction over offenses as set forth in RCW 37.12.010 committed by or against Indians in the lands prescribed in RCW 37.12.010 to the same extent that this state has jurisdiction over offenses committed elsewhere within this […]
37.12.040 – Effective date for assumption of jurisdiction—Civil causes.
RCW 37.12.040 Effective date for assumption of jurisdiction—Civil causes. Upon March 13, 1963 the state of Washington shall assume jurisdiction over civil causes of action as set forth in RCW 37.12.010 between Indians or to which Indians are parties which arise in the lands prescribed in RCW 37.12.010 to the same extent that this state […]
37.12.050 – State’s jurisdiction limited by federal law.
RCW 37.12.050 State’s jurisdiction limited by federal law. The jurisdiction assumed pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the limitations and provisions of the federal act of August 15, 1953 (Public Law 280, 83rd Congress, 1st Session). [ 1957 c 240 § 5.]
37.12.060 – Chapter limited in application.
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 […]
37.12.070 – Tribal ordinances, customs, not inconsistent with law applicable in civil causes.
RCW 37.12.070 Tribal ordinances, customs, not inconsistent with law applicable in civil causes. Any tribal ordinance or custom heretofore or hereafter adopted by an Indian tribe, band, or community in the exercise of any authority which it may possess shall, if not inconsistent with any applicable civil law of the state, be given full force […]