Sec. 47-65b. State assumption of criminal and civil jurisdiction on reservation of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians.
Sec. 47-65b. State assumption of criminal and civil jurisdiction on reservation
of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians. The state of Connecticut assumes criminal jurisdiction and civil regulatory jurisdiction pursuant to the May 17, 1994, Agreement and the
May 17, 1994, Gaming Compact between the state of Connecticut and the Mohegan
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and Public Law 103-377.
(P.A. 96-142, S. 1, 4.)
History: P.A. 96-142 effective May 29, 1996.
Trial court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over court case brought against Indian tribe because Congress only
extended criminal jurisdiction to state and tribe would have to consent to civil jurisdiction. 260 C. 46.