Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110
§2806 Jurisdiction
Title 25 › CHAPTER 30 — INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM › § 2806
Summary
The Secretary can investigate U.S. criminal offenses in Indian country if the Secretary and the Attorney General agree. Bureau employees must cooperate with the agency that has primary investigative responsibility. Any law enforcement commissions or delegations the Secretary issued before August 18, 1990 remain valid. This adds to earlier authority and does not change civil or criminal jurisdiction or law‑enforcement, investigative, or judicial powers of the U.S., Indian tribes, States, or agencies, except the Secretary.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §2806
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(a)Investigative jurisdiction over offenses against criminal laws
The Secretary shall have investigative jurisdiction over offenses against criminal laws of the United States in Indian country subject to an agreement between the Secretary and the Attorney General of the United States.
(b)Exercise of investigative authority
In exercising the investigative authority conferred by this section, the employees of the Bureau shall cooperate with the law enforcement agency having primary investigative jurisdiction over the offense committed.
(c)Law enforcement commission or other delegation of prior authority not invalidated or diminished
This chapter does not invalidate or diminish any law enforcement commission or other delegation of authority issued under the authority of the Secretary before August 18, 1990.
(d)Authorities in addition to prior authority; civil or criminal jurisdiction, law enforcement, investigative, or judicial authority, of United States, Indian tribes, States, etc., unaffected
The authority provided by this chapter is in addition to, and not in derogation of, any authority that existed before August 18, 1990. The provisions of this chapter alter neither the civil or criminal jurisdiction of the United States, Indian tribes, States, or other political subdivisions or agencies, nor the law enforcement, investigative, or judicial authority of any Indian tribe, State, or political subdivision or agency thereof, or of any department, agency, court, or official of the United States other than the Secretary.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 2806
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110