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Justice Manual § 9-20.230
Supervising Section—Indian Country Offenses
The Appellate, Indian Resources, and Natural Resources Sections of the Environment and Natural Resources Division have Indian country expertise and should be consulted on questions of tribal rights, treaties, boundaries and related matters. The Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division has expertise and should be consulted regarding color of law, hate crime, and human trafficking offenses. The Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Criminal Division has responsibility for child abuse offenses, and other Sections, such as the Violent Crime and Racketeering Section and the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, should be consulted on questions involving the substantive elements of offenses within their areas of responsibility.
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[updated April 2022]
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