Montana Title 2. Government Structure and Administration § 2-1-301. Assumption of criminal jurisdiction of Flathead Indian country

The state of Montana hereby obligates and binds itself to assume, as herein provided, criminal jurisdiction over Indians and Indian territory of the Flathead Indian reservation and country within the state in accordance with the consent of the United States given by the act of August 15, 1953 (Public Law 280, 83rd congress, 1st session).