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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Civil Rights Act of 1968 · Sec. 403

Sec. 403. retrocession of jurisdiction by state

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## Sec. 403 retrocession of jurisdiction by state ###
(a)The United States is authorized to accept a retrocession by any State of all or any measure of the criminal or civil jurisdiction, or both, acquired by such State pursuant to the provisions of section 1162 of title 18 of the United States Code, section 1360 of title 28 of the United States Code, or section 7 of the Act of August 15, 1953 (67 Stat. 588), as it was in effect prior to its repeal by subsection
(b)of this section. ###
(b)**[**Repeals section 7 of the Act of August 15, 1953 (67 Stat. 588), but leaves a partial savings clause as follows: “but such repeal shall not affect any cession of jurisdiction made pursuant to such section prior to its repeal”.**]** **[**[25 U.S.C. 1323](/us/usc/t25/s1323)**]**
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