Revised Code of Washington
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Chapter 37.12 RCW
INDIANS AND INDIAN LANDSJURISDICTION
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37.12.010Assumption of criminal and civil jurisdiction by state.
37.12.021Assumption of criminal and civil jurisdiction by stateResolution of requestProclamation by governor, 1963 act.
37.12.030Effective date for assumption of jurisdictionCriminal causes.
37.12.040Effective date for assumption of jurisdictionCivil causes.
37.12.050State's jurisdiction limited by federal law.
37.12.060Chapter limited in application.
37.12.070Tribal ordinances, customs, not inconsistent with law applicable in civil causes.
37.12.100Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, Skokomish, Muckleshoot, Tulalip, and Colville Indian reservationsRetrocession of criminal jurisdictionIntent.
37.12.110Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, Skokomish, Muckleshoot, Tulalip, and Colville Indian reservationsRetrocession of criminal jurisdictionDefinitions.
37.12.120Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, Skokomish, Muckleshoot, Tulalip, and Colville Indian reservationsRetrocession of criminal jurisdictionProclamation by governor.
37.12.130Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, and Colville Indian reservationsRetrocession of criminal jurisdictionSavings.
37.12.140Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, and Colville Indian reservationsRetrocession of criminal jurisdictionShort title.
37.12.150Retrocession of federal jurisdiction over lands excluded from Olympic National Park.
37.12.160Retrocession of civil and/or criminal jurisdictionProcess.
37.12.170Limits on retrocession under RCW 37.12.160.
37.12.180Issues related to retrocession under RCW 37.12.160.
NOTES:
Alienation of land by Indians: Chapter 64.20 RCW.
Annexation of federal areas by first-class city: RCW 35.13.185.
Compact with the United States: State Constitution Art. 26 s 2.
Daylight saving timeProhibition not applicable to federal areas: RCW 1.20.050.
Qualifications of voters: State Constitution Art. 6 s 1 (Amendment 63).