Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§3598 Special provisions for Indian country
Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 228— - DEATH SENTENCE › § 3598
Summary
People under a tribe’s criminal authority cannot get the death penalty under this chapter for crimes that are federal solely because they happened in Indian country (defined in section 1151), unless the tribe’s governing body chooses to let this chapter apply.
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Title 18, §3598
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Notwithstanding section 1152 and 1153, no person subject to the criminal jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government shall be subject to a capital sentence under this chapter for any offense the Federal jurisdiction for which is predicated solely on Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of this title) and which has occurred within the boundaries of Indian country, unless the governing body of the tribe has elected that this chapter have effect over land and persons subject to its criminal jurisdiction.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 3598
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73