Jurisdiction
Last updated February 16, 2010
State Has Jurisdiction Through Federal Acts Other Than Public Law 280
State criminal jurisdiction and state civil jurisdiction has been conferred over all reservations in New York - 25 U.S.C. § 232 (ch. 809, 62 Stat. 1224, Apr. 2, 1948) and 25 U.S.C. § 233 (ch. 947, 64 Stat. 845, Sept. 13, 1950)
Legislation
25 U.S.C. § 232 (ch. 809, 62 Stat. 1224, Apr. 2, 1948, conferring state criminal jurisdiction over all reservations in the state)
25 U.S.C. § 233 (ch. 947, 64 Stat. 845, Sept. 13, 1950, conferring state civil jurisdiction over all reservations in the state)
Case Law
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation, 125 S. Ct. 1478 (2005)
Clinton v. Hill, 772 N.Y.S.2d 634 (App. Div. 2004)
Bowen v. Doyle, 880 F. Supp. 99 (W.D.N.Y. 1995), aff’d, 230 F.2d 525 (2d Cir. 2000)
Dep’t of Taxation & Finance of N.Y. v. Milhelm Attea & Bros., Inc., 512 U.S. 61 (1994)
United States v. Markiewicz, 978 F.2d 786 (2d Cir. 1992)
United States v. Cook, 922 F.2d 1926 (2d Cir. 1991)
United States v. Burns, 725 F. Supp. 116 (N.D.N.Y. 1989)
People v. Boots, 434 N.Y.S.2d 850 (N.Y. Co. Ct. 1980)
People v. Edwards, 432 N.Y.S.2d 567 (A.Div. 1980)
People v. Cook, 365 N.Y.S.2d 611 (Onondaga County Ct. 1975)
People v. Redeye, 358 N.Y.S.2d 632 (1974)
Bennet v. Fink Construction Co., 262 N.Y.S.2d 331 (Sup. Ct. 1965)
