34 USC § 10235 - Indian liability waiver

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s10235"
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title: "34 USC § 10235 - Indian liability waiver"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10235"
section_name: "Indian liability waiver"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 816, formerly § 823, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1214; renumbered § 816 and amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(f), (n), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2093, 2096.)"
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# § 10235. Indian liability waiver

Where a State does not have an adequate forum to enforce grant provisions imposing liability on Indian tribes, the Assistant Attorney General is authorized to waive State liability and may pursue such legal remedies as are necessary.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 816, formerly § 823, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1214; renumbered § 816 and amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(f), (n), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2093, 2096.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 3789 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 810 and is classified to .

### Amendments

1984—, substituted “Assistant Attorney General” for “Administration”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .