PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Defines who counts as an Indian tribe, a State, and a young violent offender. Indian tribe: a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized Indian community, including Alaska Native villages under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that are eligible for special federal Indian programs. State: any State or the territories D.C., Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Young violent offenders: people ages 7 through 22 who commit violent, weapons, drug‑distribution, hate or civil‑rights, or crimes against another’s property.

Title 34, §12227

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In this part

“Indian tribe” means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. “young violent offenders” means individuals, ages 7 through 22, who have committed crimes of violence, weapons offenses, drug distribution, hate crimes and civil rights violations, and offenses against personal property of another.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13868 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§12227 Definitions