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                          RULE 82  .5                                            
                 TRIBAL COURT JURISDICTION                                       
                                                                                 
    (a) Indian Tribal Court; Exclusive Jurisdiction. Where an action is          
brought in the superior court of any county of this state, and where, under      
the Laws of the United States, exclusive jurisdiction over the matter in         
controversy has been granted or reserved to an Indian tribal court of a          
federally recognized Indian tribe, the superior court shall, upon motion of      
a party or upon its own motion, dismiss such action pursuant to CR               
12(b)(1), unless transfer is required under federal law.                         
    (b) Indian Tribal Court; Concurrent Jurisdiction. Where an action is         
brought in the superior court of any county of this state, and where, under      
the Laws of the United States, concurrent jurisdiction over the matter in        
controversy has been granted or reserved to an Indian tribal court of a          
federally recognized Indian tribe, the superior court may, if the interests      
of justice require, cause such action to be transferred to the appropriate       
Indian tribal court. In making such determination, the superior court shall      
consider, among other things, the nature of the action, the interests and        
identities of the parties, the convenience of the parties and witnesses,         
whether state or tribal law will apply to the matter in controversy, and         
the remedy available in such Indian tribal court.                                
    (c) Enforcement of Indian Tribal Court Orders, Judgments or Decrees.         
The superior courts of the State of Washington shall recognize, implement        
and enforce the orders, judgments and decrees of Indian tribal courts in         
matters in which either the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction has been        
granted or reserved to an Indian tribal court of a federally recognized          
tribe under the Laws of the United States, unless the superior court finds       
the tribal court that rendered the order, judgment or decree (1) lacked          
jurisdiction over a party or the subject matter, (2) denied due process as       
provided by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, or (3) does not                 
reciprocally provide for recognition and implementation of orders,               
judgments and decrees of the superior courts of the State of Washington.
	

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