§3-1-5 Tolling of Time Limitation for Prosecution of Crimes

Statutes | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Code Title III Chapter 1 §3-1-5 | 2018

If after any crime has been committed the defendant shall conceal himself, or shall flee from or go out of the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the prosecution for such crime may be commenced within the time prescribed in §3-1-4 of the tribal code, after the defendant ceases to conceal himself or returns to the lands of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
 
The prosecution for a major crime listed in the Major Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. §1153 may be commenced within the time prescribed in §3-1-4 of the tribal code, after the United States Attorney has declined to prosecute the defendant under the federal law and has notified the Tribe in writing.