---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 11.116"
title: "25"
number: "11.116"
heading: "What is the civil jurisdiction of a Court of Indian Offenses?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/11.116"
---

# §11.116. What is the civil jurisdiction of a Court of Indian Offenses?

- (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, each Court of Indian Offenses has jurisdiction over any civil action arising within the territorial jurisdiction of the court in which:
  - (1) The defendant is an Indian; or
  - (2) **Other claims, provided at least one party is an Indian.**
- (b) Any civil action commenced in a Court of Indian Offenses is barred unless the complaint is filed within 3 years after the right of action first accrues.

## 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.