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[CITE: 25USC1775d]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
               CHAPTER 19--INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS
 
   SUBCHAPTER IX--MOHEGAN NATION (CONNECTICUT) LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
 
Sec. 1775d. Consent of United States to State assumption of 
        criminal jurisdiction
        

(a) In general

    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the consent of the United 
States is hereby given to the assumption of jurisdiction by the State of 
Connecticut over criminal offenses committed by or against Indians on 
the reservation of the Mohegan Tribe. The State shall have such 
jurisdiction to the same extent as the State has jurisdiction over such 
offenses committed elsewhere within the State. The criminal laws of the 
State shall have the same force within such reservation and Indian 
country as such laws have elsewhere within the State.

(b) Statutory construction

     (1) Effect on concurrent jurisdiction of the Mohegan Tribe

        The assumption of criminal jurisdiction by the State pursuant to 
    subsection (a) of this section shall not affect the concurrent 
    jurisdiction of the Mohegan Tribe over matters concerning such 
    criminal offenses.

                     (2) Statutory construction

        The assumption of criminal jurisdiction by the State pursuant to 
    subsection (a) of this section shall not be construed as a waiver of 
    the jurisdiction of the United States under section 1153 of title 
    18.

(Pub. L. 103-377, Sec. 6, Oct. 19, 1994, 108 Stat. 3505.)
