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Public Law 280

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/Public-Law%2083-280

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana/fact-sheet/american-indians-and-alaska-natives-public-law-280-tribes

During the late 1950's some states elected to adopt Public Law 280 into their tribal law. Over the next two decades, nine total states played with the idea of changing their jurisdiction: Nevada adopted it in 1955, South Dakota and Washington adopted it in the same year of 1957 with South Dakota ending its use in 1961 and Washington in 1963. Florida adopted it for one year in 1961. Montana, North Dakota and Idaho also adopted it in 1963. The last state to add PL280 jurisdiction was Utah, in 1971. Out of the nine new states

There are currently 6 mandatory Public Law 280 states which are the listed above. Mandatory states did not get the option to refuse the jurisdiction granted by Public Law 280 whereas the ten additional states listed below, had the option of adopting this policy. These states include, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, North & South Dakota, Utah and Washington. Not all of these states adopted full jurisdiction within their state. The federal government offered little assistance to either the states or tribes in the transfer of jurisdiction. Arizona, Florida, Iowa, South Dakota and Utah are the only optional states that have not receded any of their Public Law 280 jurisdiction. Optional Public Law 280 states did not need consent from tribes in order to enact full or partial jurisdiction of this law.