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§10235 Indian Liability Waiver
Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 101 — JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT › SUBCHAPTER VII — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 10235
Summary
Lets Assistant AG waive State liability and sue if a State can't enforce grants on Indian tribes.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §10235
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Where a State does not have an adequate forum to enforce grant provisions imposing liability on Indian tribes, the Assistant Attorney General is authorized to waive State liability and may pursue such legal remedies as are necessary.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3789l of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 816 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 810 and is classified to section 10229 of this title.
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–473, § 609B(n), substituted “Assistant Attorney General” for “Administration”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by section 609B(n) of Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 10101 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 10235
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102