25-U.S.C.-3602
§3602 – Definitions
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- Reference: Section 3602
- Legend: §3602 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
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For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term Bureau means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior.
(2) The term Courts of Indian Offenses means the courts established pursuant to part 11 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) The term Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native entity, which administers justice under its inherent authority or the authority of the United States and which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indian tribes because of their status as Indians.
(4) The term judicial personnel means any judge, magistrate, court counselor, court clerk, court administrator, bailiff, probation officer, officer of the court, dispute resolution facilitator, or other official, employee, or volunteer within the tribal justice system.
(5) The term Office means the Office of Tribal Justice Support within the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(6) The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(7) The term tribal organization means any organization defined in section 450b(l) of this title.
(8) The term tribal justice system means the entire judicial branch, and employees thereof, of an Indian tribe, including (but not limited to) traditional methods and forums for dispute resolution, lower courts, appellate courts (including intertribal appellate courts), alternative dispute resolution systems, and circuit rider systems, established by inherent tribal authority whether or not they constitute a court of record.
(Pub. L. 103–176, §3, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2004.)
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