California Government Code 54981.7 – A city or county may enter into a contract with an Indian tribe for …
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A city or county may enter into a contract with an Indian tribe for the city or county to provide fire protection services and police or sheriff protection services for the Indian tribe either solely on Indian lands, or on the Indian lands and territory adjacent to those Indian lands. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or affect federal Public Law 280, relating to state jurisdiction in Indian lands.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1085, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Terms Used In California Government Code 54981.7
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18