Tribal Courts – Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction in PL 280 States
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges.
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Days & Times
10 a.m. Pacific
Course Location
Online
Course Fees
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges.
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Tribal courts may exercise jurisdiction over civil and criminal law cases. In Public Law 280 states, tribal governments retained their inherent sovereignty to exercise criminal jurisdiction over tribal lands and tribal citizens. Exercising jurisdiction over criminal cases, however, requires the Tribe and its court to adopt criminal laws and procedures, as well as develop the resources to address criminal law violations. In PL-280 states, the Tribe, through its tribal court and/or tribal law enforcement, may elect to work with local law enforcement and state courts on how to exercise concurrent criminal jurisdiction, or the state may retrocede its law enforcement authority. This webinar will draw on the experience of tribes that exercise criminal jurisdiction as well as tribes that have elected to collaborate with state/local courts and law enforcement to address tribal public safety issues.
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges. $0
During this course, you will learn to:
- Identify the resource and legal issues that arise when a tribal court starts or expands its exercise of criminal jurisdiction in a state where PL-280 has delegated federal criminal law enforcement to the state.
- Describe alternatives to tribal courts exercising criminal jurisdiction for improving tribal public safety.
- Approach officials with state/local courts and law enforcement with proposals for collaboration.
Faculty:
- Honorable Ronna Washines, Chief Justice, Yakama Nation
- Honorable Korey Wahwassuck, 9th Judicial District, Itasca County, Minnesota
- Robert Bishop, Chief of Police, San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
This project was supported by Grant No. 2019-MU-MU-K001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Tribal courts may exercise jurisdiction over civil and criminal law cases. In Public Law 280 states, tribal governments retained their inherent sovereignty to exercise criminal jurisdiction over tribal lands and tribal citizens. Exercising jurisdiction over criminal cases, however, requires the Tribe and its court to adopt criminal laws and procedures, as well as develop the resources to address criminal law violations. In PL-280 states, the Tribe, through its tribal court and/or tribal law enforcement, may elect to work with local law enforcement and state courts on how to exercise concurrent criminal jurisdiction, or the state may retrocede its law enforcement authority. This webinar will draw on the experience of tribes that exercise criminal jurisdiction as well as tribes that have elected to collaborate with state/local courts and law enforcement to address tribal public safety issues.