Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3955 – Agreements between the State and Indian tribes
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3955
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The State may enter into agreements with Indian tribes with respect to the care and custody of Indian children and jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings, including agreements that provide for orderly transfer of jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis and agreements that provide for concurrent jurisdiction between the State and Indian tribes. A revocation of an agreement under this section does not affect any action or proceeding over which a court has already assumed jurisdiction, unless the agreement provides otherwise. [PL 2023, c. 359, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 359, §5 (NEW).