Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1161 Application of Indian Liquor Laws
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 53 — INDIANS › § 1161
Summary
The rules in sections 1154, 1156, 3113, 3488, and 3669 do not apply outside Indian country. They also do not apply inside Indian country when the act or transaction follows both the state's laws and a tribal ordinance that the tribe officially adopted, that the Secretary of the Interior certified, and that was published in the Federal Register.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §1161
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The provisions of section 1154, 1156, 3113, 3488, and 3669, of this title, shall not apply within any area that is not Indian country, nor to any act or transaction within any area of Indian country provided such act or transaction is in conformity both with the laws of the State in which such act or transaction occurs and with an ordinance duly adopted by the tribe having jurisdiction over such area of Indian country, certified by the Secretary of the Interior, and published in the Federal Register.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted “3669” for “3618”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 3551 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 1161
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102