§ 1152. — Laws governing.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1152]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 53--INDIANS
Sec. 1152. Laws governing
Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the general laws of
the United States as to the punishment of offenses committed in any
place within the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States,
except the District of Columbia, shall extend to the Indian country.
This section shall not extend to offenses committed by one Indian
against the person or property of another Indian, nor to any Indian
committing any offense in the Indian country who has been punished by
the local law of the tribe, or to any case where, by treaty
stipulations, the exclusive jurisdiction over such offenses is or may be
secured to the Indian tribes respectively.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 757.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on sections 215, 217, 218 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
Indians (R.S. 2144, 2145, 2146; Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80, Secs. 1, 18 Stat.
318).
Section consolidates said sections 217 and 218 of title 25, U.S.C.,
1940 ed., Indians, and omits section 215 of said title as covered by the
consolidation.
See reviser's note under section 1153 of this title as to effect of
consolidation of sections 548 and 549 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Minor changes were made in translations and phraseology.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1162, 3598, 4042, 5032 of
this title; title 25 sections 1725, 2442, 2802.
