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Iowa Code § 1.15A (2026)

Criminal jurisdiction — Sac and Fox Indian settlement

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the state of Iowa tenders to the United States any and all criminal jurisdiction which the state of Iowa has over criminal offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian settlement in Tama, Iowa, and that as soon as the United States accepts and assumes such criminal jurisdiction previously conferred to the state of Iowa or reserved by the state of Iowa, all criminal jurisdiction on the part of the state of Iowa over criminal offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian settlement in Tama, Iowa, shall cease. 2016 Acts, ch 1050, §1

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2022 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Christopher Lee Cungtion, Jr., 969 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa 2022).
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State of Iowa v. Christopher Lee Cungtion, Jr., 969 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa 2022). · cites it 10× “10 Consistent with the modern view toward removing state criminal jurisdiction over Indians in Indian country, in 2016 the Iowa General Assembly enacted Iowa Code section 1.15A, tendering to the federal government “any and all criminal jurisdiction” Iowa had over crimes…”
State of Iowa v. Christopher Lee Cungtion, Jr., 969 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa 2022). · cites it 10× “10 Consistent with the modern view toward removing state criminal jurisdiction over Indians in Indian country, in 2016 the Iowa General Assembly enacted Iowa Code section 1.15A, tendering to the federal government “any and all criminal jurisdiction” Iowa had over crimes…”
State of Iowa v. Jessica Rae Stanton, 933 N.W.2d 244 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 4× “Stanton further suggests that Iowa Code section 1.15A supports her argument that the Iowa courts have no criminal jurisdiction over crimes committed on the Meskwaki Settlement.”
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