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34 U.S.C. § 20932 — Election by Indian tribes
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**(a) Election**
(1) **In general** — A federally recognized Indian tribe may, by resolution or other enactment of the tribal council or comparable governmental body—
(A) elect to carry out this part as a jurisdiction subject to its provisions; or
(B) elect to delegate its functions under this part to another jurisdiction or jurisdictions within which the territory of the tribe is located and to provide access to its territory and such other cooperation and assistance as may be needed to enable such other jurisdiction or jurisdictions to carry out and enforce the requirements of this part.
(2) **Imputed election in certain cases** — A tribe shall be treated as if it had made the election described in paragraph (1)(B) if—
(A) it is a tribe subject to the law enforcement jurisdiction of a State under [section 1162 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) the tribe does not make an election under paragraph (1) within 1 year of July 27, 2006 or rescinds an election under paragraph (1)(A); or
(C) the Attorney General determines that the tribe has not substantially implemented the requirements of this part and is not likely to become capable of doing so within a reasonable amount of time.
**(b) Cooperation between tribal authorities and other jurisdictions**
(1) **Nonduplication** — A tribe subject to this part is not required to duplicate functions under this part which are fully carried out by another jurisdiction or jurisdictions within which the territory of the tribe is located.
(2) **Cooperative agreements** — A tribe may, through cooperative agreements with such a jurisdiction or jurisdictions—
(A) arrange for the tribe to carry out any function of such a jurisdiction
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**(a) Election**
(1) **In general** — A federally recognized Indian tribe may, by resolution or other enactment of the tribal council or comparable governmental body—
(A) elect to carry out this part as a jurisdiction subject to its provisions; or
(B) elect to delegate its functions under this part to another jurisdiction or jurisdictions within which the territory of the tribe is located and to provide access to its territory and such other cooperation and assistance as may be needed to enable such other jurisdiction or jurisdictions to carry out and enforce the requirements of this part.
(2) **Imputed election in certain cases** — A tribe shall be treated as if it had made the election described in paragraph (1)(B) if—
(A) it is a tribe subject to the law enforcement jurisdiction of a State under [section 1162 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) the tribe does not make an election under paragraph (1) within 1 year of July 27, 2006 or rescinds an election under paragraph (1)(A); or
(C) the Attorney General determines that the tribe has not substantially implemented the requirements of this part and is not likely to become capable of doing so within a reasonable amount of time.
**(b) Cooperation between tribal authorities and other jurisdictions**
(1) **Nonduplication** — A tribe subject to this part is not required to duplicate functions under this part which are fully carried out by another jurisdiction or jurisdictions within which the territory of the tribe is located.
(2) **Cooperative agreements** — A tribe may, through cooperative agreements with such a jurisdiction or jurisdictions—
(A) arrange for the tribe to carry out any function of such a jurisdiction under this part with respect to sex offenders subject to the tribe’s jurisdiction; and
(B) arrange for such a jurisdiction to carry out any function of the tribe under this part with respect to sex offenders subject to the tribe’s jurisdiction.
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**(a)** Each of the States or Territories listed in the following table shall have jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the areas of Indian country listed opposite the name of the State or Territory to the same extent that such State or Territory has jurisdiction over offenses committed elsewhere within the State or Territory, and the criminal laws of such State or Territory shall have the same force and effect within such Indian country as they have elsewhere within the State or Territory: State or Territory ofIndian country affected AlaskaAll Indian country within the State, except that on Annette Islands, the Metlakatla Indian community may exercise jurisdiction over offenses committed by Indians in the same manner in which such jurisdiction may be exercised by Indian tribes in Indian country over which State jurisdiction has not been extended. CaliforniaAll Indian country within the State. MinnesotaAll Indian country within the State, except the Red Lake Reservation. NebraskaAll Indian country within the State. OregonAll Indian country within the State, except the Warm Springs Reservation. WisconsinAll Indian country within the State.
**(b)** Nothing in this section shall authorize the alienation, encumbrance, or taxation of any real or personal property, including water rights, belonging to any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States; or shall authorize regulation of the use of such property in a manner inconsistent with any Federal treaty, agreement, or statute or with any regulation made pursuant thereto; or shall deprive any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community of any right, privilege, or immunity af
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 16925 was editorially reclassified as [section 20927 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20927&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 16929 was editorially reclassified as [section 20932 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20932&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 20942
section 20914 of this title to be included in the
National Sex Offender Registry and the Dru
Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website re-
garding persons—
(1)(A) released from military corrections fa-
cilities; or
(B) convicted if the sentences adjudged by
courts-martial under chapter 47 of title 10 (the
Uniform Code of Military Justice) do not in-
clude confinement; and
(2) required to register under this sub-
chapter.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 128A, as added Pub. L.
114–22, title V, § 502(a), May 29, 2015, 129 Stat.
258.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public
Website, referred to in text, is located at https://
www.nsopw.gov.
This subchapter, referred to in par. (2), was in the
original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title I of Pub. L. 109–248,
July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex Offender
Registration and Notification Act. For complete classi-
fication of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2006
Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and
Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 16928a of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
For short title of title V of Pub. L. 114–22, which en-
acted this section, as the ‘‘Military Sex Offender Re-
porting Act of 2015’’, see section 501 of Pub. L. 114–22,
set out as a Short Title of 2015 Act note under section
10101 of this title.
§ 20932. Immunity for good faith conduct
The Federal Government, jurisdictions, polit-
ical subdivisions of jurisdictions, and their agen-
cies, officers, employees, and agents shall be im-
mune from liabili
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