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Fla. Stat. § 285.16

Civil and criminal jurisdiction; Indian reservation

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Furry v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians (2012)

Most recently applied in Furry v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians (June 2012)

History.--ss. 1, 2, ch. 61-252.

(1) The State of Florida hereby assumes jurisdiction over criminal offenses committed by or against Indians or other persons within Indian reservations and over civil causes of actions between Indians or other persons or to which Indians or other persons are parties rising within Indian reservations.

(2) The civil and criminal laws of Florida shall obtain on all Indian reservations in this state and shall be enforced in the same manner as elsewhere throughout the state.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.