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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section SAF.02.02 — Jurisdiction

(a) Territorial Jurisdiction. This ordinance shall apply on the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation, which for purposes of enforcement of this ordinance includes proclaimed reservation lands and tribal trust lands as well as individual trust lands under the jurisdiction of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. This ordinance shall also apply in relation to lands that the Stockbridge-Munsee Community owns in fee simple.

(b) Personal Jurisdiction. This ordinance shall apply in relation to members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, as well as such persons who consent to the jurisdiction of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community by entering tribal lands and endangering the economic, social and political welfare of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community by violating this ordinance.

(c) Subject Matter Jurisdiction. The Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Court may exercise jurisdiction to hear violations of this ordinance where there is territorial and/or personal jurisdiction.