(104) Application to Indian tribes
N.D. Cent. Code § 14-14.1-03
in effect14-14.1-03. (104) Application to Indian tribes
1. A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian
Child Welfare Act [25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.] is not subject to this chapter to the extent
that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.
2. A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state for the purpose of applying
sections 14-14.1-01 through 14-14.1-21.
3. A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in
substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be
recognized and enforced under sections 14-14.1-22 through 14-14.1-37.
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