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§124 Jurisdiction by the United States; Fugitives From Justice
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XIV— CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK › § 124
Summary
The United States has sole control of Crater Lake National Park. Oregon can still serve civil or criminal papers and prosecute matters that began in Oregon but outside the park, and it can tax people, businesses, and property located there. Fugitives found in the park are handled the same as fugitives elsewhere in Oregon.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §124
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Sole and exclusive jurisdiction is assumed by the United States over the territory embraced within the Crater Lake National Park, saving, however, to the State of Oregon the right to serve civil or criminal process within the limits of the aforesaid park in suits or prosecution for or on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed in said State but outside of said park, and saving further to the said State the right to tax persons and corporations, their franchises and property, on the lands included in said park. All the laws applicable to places under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States shall have force and effect in said park. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in said park shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the State of Oregon.
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Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification A provision accepting the act of the Oregon Legislature which ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the territory referred to in this section has been omitted as executed.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 124
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60