---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 11.104"
title: "25"
number: "11.104"
heading: "When does this part apply?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/11.104"
---

# §11.104. When does this part apply?

- (a) The regulations in this part continue to apply to each area in Indian Country listed in accordance with [§ 11.100](/cfr/25/11.100.md) until either:
  - (1) BIA and the tribe enter into a contract or compact for the tribe to provide judicial services; or
  - (2) The tribe has put into effect a law-and-order code that establishes a court system and that meets the requirements of [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section.
- (b) When a tribe adopts a legal code and establishes a judicial system, the tribe must notify the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs or his or her designee. The law-and-order code must be adopted by the tribe in accordance with its constitution and by-laws or other governing documents.

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 39859, July 11, 2008, as amended at 85 FR 646, Jan. 7, 2020]

### Source

Source: 73 FR 39859, July 11, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 463, 25 U.S.C. 2; R.S. 465, 25 U.S.C. 9; 42 Stat. 208, 25 U.S.C. 13; 38 Stat. 586, 25 U.S.C. 200.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 54411, Oct. 21, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[73 FR 39859, July 11, 2008, as amended at 85 FR 646, Jan. 7, 2020]