(a) The jurisdiction of the Yurok Tribal Court and the effective scope of this title shall minimally include, but not necessarily be limited to: all Yurok Tribal members, both present and future, any children of a Yurok Tribal member, all territory within the Yurok Indian Reservation, as defined by Article I of the Constitution of the Yurok Tribe, including but not necessarily limited to, all real property including fee patents, allotments, assignments; all roads, waters, and bridges used or maintained for Tribal purposes, and existing and future lands outside the boundaries of the currently federally recognized Reservation owned or controlled by the Yurok Tribe for the benefit of its members.

(b) The Courts of the Yurok Tribe shall have jurisdiction over all cases arising under the provisions of this title and all cases arising under the provisions of any state or country that arise under that jurisdiction’s codes as related to any provision related to child dependency, foster care, guardianship, and/or adoption which shall arise involving any child which is or may be eligible for enrollment in the Yurok Tribe. Further, this jurisdiction will extend to any child of a Tribal member even if that child may not necessarily be a candidate for enrollment with the Tribe at the time of the proceedings.

(c) All cases of child dependency, foster care, guardianship, and/or adoption involving the minor children of any member of the Yurok Tribe which may arise outside the Yurok Reservation are subject to the assertion of concurrent jurisdiction by the Yurok Tribal Court and until such time as the retrocession of Public Law 82-280 shall be subject to the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act allowing for transfer of said case to the Yurok Tribal Court. [Ord. 46A § 1003, adopted, 3/24/2016.]