Indian reservation, can fill the gap that does exist for rather minor crimes. I guess, in general, you could call them misdemeanors involving Indians, and also involving non-Indians. There have been complaints that the ready and willing delivery of justice is now all too often lacking. So, while we are asking for comments on this concept, we are working in the rough. Do our witnesses have any feelings on this? If you do, let the committee know of any ideas you have. This will be helpful. At this time, without objection, I will introduce into the record excerpts from existing title 18; a copy of S. 1181; an excerpt from S. 1722-part C, section 161; an excerpt from the report of the Judiciary Committee accompanying S. 1722; a list of States and tribes affected by Public Law 83-280; a copy of the Indian reservation magistrates concept; and a copy of the Federal Magistrates Act, as amended, October 10, 1979. Sec. [The material follows. Testimony begins on p. 55.] Excerpts From Existing Title 18-Crimes and Criminal Procedure 1151. Indian country defined. 1152. Laws governing. CHAPTER 53-INDIANS 1153. Offenses committed within Indian country. 1154. Intoxicants dispensed in Indian country. 1155. Intoxicants dispensed on school site. 1156. Intoxicants possessed unlawfully. 1157. Livestock sold or removed. 1158. Counterfeiting Indian Arts and Crafts Board trade mark. 1159. Misrepresentation in sale of products. 1160. Property damaged in committing offense. 1161. Application of Indian liquor laws. 1162. State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country. 1163. Embezzlement and theft from Indian tribal organizations. 1164. Destroying boundary and warning signs. 1165. Hunting, trapping, or fishing on Indian land. AMENDMENTS 1960-Pub. L. 86-634, § 3, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 469 added items 1164 and 1165. 1956-Act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 822, § 1, 70 Stat. 792, added item 1163. 1953-Act Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 502, § 1, 67 Stat. 586, added item 1161. Act Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 505, § 1, 67 Stat. 588, added item 1162. CROSS REFERENCES Government employee having interest in Indian contracts, see section 437 of this title. Receiving money in connection with Indian contracts for services, see section 438 of this title. Unauthorized Indian enrollment contracts, or receiving money in connection with such contracts, see section 439 of this title. § 1151. Indian country defined Except as otherwise provided in sections 1154 and 1156 of this title, the term "Indian country", as used in this chapter, means (a) all land within the limits 1 Public Law 85-86. July 10, 1957. 71 Stat. 277, which repealed section 1157 of this title, did not amend analysis to reflect the repeal. of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through the reservation, (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a State, and (c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 757; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 25, 63 Stat. 74.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1948 ACT Based on sections 548 and 549 of title 18, and sections 212, 213, 215, 217, 218 of title 25, Indians, U.S. Code, 1940 ed. (R.S. §§ 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, 2146; Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80, § 1, 18 Stat. 318; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §§ 328, 329, 35 Stat. 1151; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167; June 28, 1932, ch. 284, 47 Stat. 337). This section consolidates numerous conflicting and inconsistent provisions of law into a concise statement of the applicable law. R.S. §§ 2145, 2146 (U.S.C., title 25, §§ 217, 218) extended to the Indian country with notable exceptions the criminal laws of the United States applicable to places within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. Crimes of Indians against Indians, and crimes punishable by tribal law were excluded. The confusion was not lessened by the cases of U.S. v. McBratney, 104 U.S. 622 and Draper v. U.S., 17 S.Ct. 107, holding that crimes in Indian country by persons not Indians are not cognizable by Federal courts in absence of reservation or cession of exclusive jurisdiction applicable to places within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. Because of numerous statutes applicable only to Indians and prescribing punishment for crimes committed by Indians against Indians, "Indian country" was defined but once. (See act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, § 1, 4, Stat. 729, which was later repealed.) Definition is based on latest construction of the term by the United States Supreme Court in U.S. v. McGowan, 58 S.Ct. 286, 302 U.S. 535, following U.S. v. Sandoval, 34 S.Ct. 1, 5, 231 U.S. 28, 46. (See also Donnelly v. U.S., 33 S.Ct. 449, 228 U.S. 243; and Kills Plenty v. U.S., 133 F.2d 292, certiorari denied, 1943, 63 S.Ct. 1172). (See reviser's note under section 1153 of this title.) Indian allotments were included in the definition on authority of the case of U.S. v. Pelican, 1913, 34 C.St. 396, 232 U.S. 442, 58 L.Ed. 676. 1949 ACT This section [section 25], by adding to section 1151 of title 18, U.S.C., the phrase "except as otherwise provided in sections 1154 and 1156 of this title", incorporates in this section the limitations of the term "Indian country", which are added to sections 1154 and 1156 by sections 27 and 28 of this bill. AMENDMENTS 1949-Act May 24, 1949, incorporated the limitations of the term Indian country which are contained in sections 1154 and 1156 of this title. CROSS REFERENCES Destroying boundary and warning signs, see section 1164 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1164 of this title; title 15 sections 1175, 1243. § 1152. Laws governing Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the general laws of the United States as to the punishment of offenses committed in any place within the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, except the District of Columbia, shall extend to the Indian country. This section shall not extend to offenses committed by one Indian against the person or property of another Indian, nor to any Indian committing any offense in the Indian country who has been punished by the local law of the tribe, or to any case where, by treaty stipulations, the exclusive jurisdiction over such offenses is or may be secured to the Indian tribes respectively. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 757.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on sections 215, 217, 218 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians (R.S. 2144, 2145, 2146; Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80, §§ 1, 18 Stat. 318). Section consolidates said sections 217 and 218 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians, and omits section 215 of said title as covered by the consolidation. See reviser's note under section 1153 of this title as to effect of consolidation of sections 548 and 549 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Minor changes were made in translations and phraseology. CROSS REFERENCES State jurisdiction over offenses committeed by or against Indians in the Indian country, see section 1162 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1162 of this title. § 1153. Offenses committed within Indian country Any Indian who commits against the person or property of another Indian or other person any of the following offenses, namely, murder, manslaughter, kidnaping, rape, carnal knowledge of any female, not his wife, who has not attained the age of sixteen years, assault with intent to commit rape, incest, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, arson, burglary, robbery, and larceny within the Indian country, shall be subject to the same laws and penalties as all other persons committing any of the above offenses, within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. As used in this section, the offenses of burglary and incest shall be defined and punished in accordance with the laws of the State in which such offense was committed as are in force at the time of such offense. In addition to the offenses of burglary and incest, any other of the above offenses which are not defined and punished by Federal law in force within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States shall be defined and punished in accordance with the laws of the State in which such offense was committed as are in force at the time of such offense. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 758; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 26, 63 Stat. 94; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89-707, § 1, 80 Stat. 1100; Apr. 11, 1968, Pub. L. 90-284, title V, § 501, 82 Stat. 80; May 29, 1976, Pub. L. 94-297, § 2, 90 Stat. 585.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1948 ACT Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 548, 549 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §§ 328, 329; 35 Stat. 1151; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167; June 28, 1932, ch. 284, 47 Stat. 337). Section consolidates said sections 548 and 549 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Section 548 of said title covered 10 crimes. Section 549 of said title covered the same except robbery and incest. The 1932 amendment of section 568 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., constituting the last paragraph of the section, is omitted and section 549 of said title to which it applied likewise is omitted. The revised section therefore suffices to cover prosecution of the specific offenses committed on all reservations as intended by Congress. Words "Indian country" were substituted for language relating to jurisdiction extending to reservations and rights-of-way, in view of definitive section 1151 of this title. Paul W. Hyatt, president, board of commissioners, Idaho State Bar, recommended that said section 548 be considered with other sections in title 25, Indians, U.S.C., 1940 ed., and revised to insure certainty as to questions of jurisdiction, and punishment on conviction. Insofar as the recommendation came within the scope of this revision, it was followed. The proviso in said section 548 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which provided that rape should be defined in accordance with the laws of the State in which the offense was committed, was changed to include burglary so as to clarify the punishment for that offense. Venue provisions of said section 548 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., are incorporated in section 3242 of this title. Section 549 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., conferred special jurisdiction on the United States District Court for South Dakota of all crimes of murder, manslaughter, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault with a dangerous weapon, arson, burglary, and larceny committed within the limits of any Indian reservation within the State, whether by or against Indians or non-Indians. The Act of February 2, 1903, 32 Stat. 793, from which said section 549 was derived, accepted the cession by South Dakota of such jurisdiction. The effect of revised sections 1151, 1152, and 1153 of this title is to deprive the United States Court for the District of South Dakota of jurisdiction of offenses on Indian reservations committed by non-Indians against non-Indians and to restore such jurisdiction to the courts of the State of South Dakota as in other States. This reflects the views of the United States atorney, George Philip, of he district of South Dakota. Minor changes were made in translation and phraseology. 1949 ACT This section [section 26] removes an ambiguity in section 1153 of title 18, U.S.C., by eliminating the provision that the crime of rape in the Indian country is to be punished in accordance with the law of the State where the offense was committed, leaving the definition of the offense to be determined by State law, but providing that punishment of rape of an Indian by an Indian is to be by imprisonment at the discretion of the court. The offense of rape, other than rape of an Indian by an Indian within the Indian country, is covered by section 2031 of title 18, U.S.C., and the offense of burglary by sections 1152 and 3242 of such title. AMENDMENTS 1976-Pub. L. 94-297 made changes in phraseology, added the offense of kidnapping to the enumerated list of offenses subjecting any Indian to the same laws and penalties as all other persons, struck out applicability to assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury from paragraph covering the offenses of burglary and incest only, and substituted paragraph, relating to offenses in addition to offenses of burglary and incest, for paragraph relating to offenses of rape and assault with intent to commit rape. 1968-Pub. L. 90-284 added the offense of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. 1966-Pub. L. 89-707 added the offenses of carnal knowledge and assault with intent to commit rape, defined and proscribed the punishment for assault with intent to commit rape in accordance with the laws of the State in which the offense was committed, and required assault with a dangerous weapon and incest to be defined and punished in accordance with the laws of the State in which the offense was committed. 1949-Act May 24, 1949, eliminated the provision that the crime of rape is to be punished in accordance with the law of the State where the offense was committed and in lieu inserted provision leaving punishment up to the discretion of the court. SHORT TITLE Section 1 of Pub. L. 94-297 provided: "That this Act [amending this section and sections 113 and 3242 of this title] may be cited as the 'Indian Crimes Act of 1976'." Jurisdiction CROSS REFERENCES Conferred on State of Kansas, see section 3243 of this title. State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country, see section 1162 of this title. Wire or oral communications, authorization for interception, to provide evidence of murder or robbery, see section 2516 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1162, 3242 of this title. 31154. Intoxicants dispensed in Indian country (a) Whoever sells, gives away, disposes of, exchanges, or barters any malt, spirituous, or vinous liquor, including beer, ale, and wine, or any ardent or other intoxicating liquor of any kind whatsoever, except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal or mechanical purposes, or any essence, extract, bitters, preparation, compound, composition, or any article whatsoever, under any name, label, or brand, which produces intoxication, to any Indian to whom an allotment of land has been made while the title to the same shall be held in trust by the Government, or to any Indian who is a ward of the Government under charge of any Indian superintendent, or to any Indian, including mixed bloods, over whom the Government, through its departments, exercises guardianship, and whoever introduces or attempts to introduce any malt, spirituous, or vinous liquor, including beer, ale, and wine, or any ardent or intoxicating liquor of any kind whatsoever into the Indian country, shall, for the first offense, be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and, for each subsequent offense, be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (b) It shall be a sufficient defense to any charge of introducing or attempting to introduce ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating liquors into the Indian country that the acts charged were done under authority, in writing, from the Department of the Army or any officer duly authorized thereunto by the Department of the Army, but this subsection shall not bar the prosecution of any officer, soldier, sutler, or storekeeper, attache, or employee of the Army of the United States who barters, donates, or furnishes in any manner whatsoever liquors, beer, or any intoxicating beverage whatsoever to any Indian. (c) The term "Indian country" as used in this section does not include feepatented lands in non-Indian communities or rights-of-way through Indian reservations, and this section does not apply to such lands or rights-of-way in the absence of a treaty or statute extending the Indian liquor laws thereto. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 758; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 27, 63 Stat. 94.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1948 ACT Based on sections 241, 242, 244a, 249, 254 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians (R.S. § 2139; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 244; July 4, 1884, ch. 180, § 1, 23 Stat. 94; July 23, 1892, ch. 234, 27 Stat. 260; Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 146, § 17, 39 Stat. 983; June 13, 1932, ch. 245, 47 Stat. 302; Mar. 5, 1934, ch. 43, 48 Stat. 396; June 27, 1934, ch. 846, 48 Stat. 1245; June 15, 1938, ch. 435, § 1, 52 Stat. 696). Section consolidates sections 241, 242, 244a, and 249 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians. The portion of section 241 of said title which defined the substantive offense became subsection (a); the portion relating to the scope of the term "Indian country" was omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of "Indian country" in section 1151 of this title; the portion of section 241 of said title excepting liquors introduced by the War Department became subsection (c). as limited by section 249 of said title; the portion respecting making complaint in county of offense, and with reference to arraignment, was omitted as covered by rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; and the remainder of section 241 of said title was incorporated in section 1156 of this title. Section 254 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians, was omitted as covered by this section and section 1156 of this title. That section was enacted 1934 and excluded from the Indian liquor laws lands outside reservations where the land was no longer held by Indians under a trust patent or a deed or patent containing restrictions against alienation. Such enactment was prior to the |