The bill would expand tribes' authority over certain crimes that occur on their land while the state would continue to maintain jurisdiction over the most serious offenses.
The bill would expand tribes' authority over certain crimes that occur on their land while the state would continue to maintain jurisdiction over the most serious offenses.
"LD 2007 as amended will create safer tribal communities, help us combat the raging opioid epidemic and give us more capacity to protect and provide for the health and well-being of tribal communities."
The bill, a pared down version of a larger tribal sovereignty bill, would give Wabanaki Nation tribes greater authority to prosecute crimes that occur on tribal lands.
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