25 U.S.C. § 3602 — Definitions
submitted 33 years ago by Pub. L. 103-176 to r/title-25-INDIANS · 246 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines offices, people, and systems used in the chapter about tribal justice support.
For this chapter: (1) “Bureau” means the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. (2) “Courts of Indian Offenses” means courts established under part 11 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) “Indian tribe” means an Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, other organized group or community, or Alaska Native entity that administers justice under inherent or United States authority and is recognized as eligible for United States Indian programs and services because of Indian status. (4) “Judicial personnel” includes every judge, magistrate, court counselor, clerk, administrator, bailiff, probation officer, court officer, dispute-resolution facilitator, and other official, employee, or volunteer in the tribal justice system. (5) “Office” means the Office of Tribal Justice Support in the Bureau. (6) “Secretary” means the Interior Secretary. (7) “Tribal organization” means an organization defined in section 5304(l). (8) “Tribal justice system” means an Indian tribe’s entire judicial branch and employees, including traditional dispute-resolution methods and forums, trial and appellate courts (including intertribal appellate courts), alternative dispute-resolution systems, and circuit-rider systems established by inherent tribal authority, whether or not they are courts of record.
For purposes of this chapter:
The term “Bureau” means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior.
The term “Courts of Indian Offenses” means the courts established pursuant to part 11 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations.
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.
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.
The term “Office” means the Office of Tribal Justice Support within the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
The term “tribal organization” means any organization defined in section 5304(l) of this title.
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.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–176, § 3, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2004.)
- 1993Enacted · Pub. L. 103-176 · 107 Stat. 2004
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