---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 11.114"
title: "25"
number: "11.114"
heading: "What is the criminal jurisdiction of the Court of Indian Offenses?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/11.114"
---

# §11.114. What is the criminal jurisdiction of the Court of Indian Offenses?

- (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, each Court of Indian Offenses has jurisdiction over any action by an Indian (hereafter referred to as person) that is made a criminal offense under this part and that occurred within the Indian country subject to the court's jurisdiction.
- (b) No person may be prosecuted, tried or punished for any offense unless the complaint is filed within 5 years after the offense is committed.

## Notes

### 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.