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Jurisdiction over victimless crimes committed by non-Indians on Indian reservations
The OLC concluded that state courts had exclusive jurisdiction over “victimless crimes,” like drug possession or use, committed by non-Indigenous Americans on Native American reservations. A subsequent opinion on this topic was written on March 21, 1979.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit