# RCW 37.12.060: RCW 37.12.060: Chapter limited in application

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S060

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 37.12.060
- **Heading:** RCW 37.12.060: Chapter limited in application
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 060

## Text

Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the alienation, encumbrance, or taxation of any real or personal property, including water rights and tidelands, belonging to any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States; or shall authorize regulation of the use of such property in a manner inconsistent with any federal treaty, agreement, or statute or with any regulation made pursuant thereto; or shall confer jurisdiction upon the state to adjudicate, in probate proceedings or otherwise, the ownership or right to possession of such property or any interest therein; or shall deprive any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community of any right, privilege, or immunity afforded under federal treaty, agreement, statute, or executive order with respect to Indian land grants, hunting, trapping, or fishing or the control, licensing, or regulation thereof.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 37.12.010 RCW 37.12.010: Assumption of criminal and civil jurisdiction by state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S010.md)
- [RCW 37.12.021 RCW 37.12.021: Assumption of criminal and civil jurisdiction by state—Resolution of request—Proclamation by governor, 1963 act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S021.md)
- [RCW 37.12.030 RCW 37.12.030: Effective date for assumption of jurisdiction—Criminal causes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S030.md)
- [RCW 37.12.040 RCW 37.12.040: Effective date for assumption of jurisdiction—Civil causes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S040.md)
- [RCW 37.12.050 RCW 37.12.050: State's jurisdiction limited by federal law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S050.md)
- [RCW 37.12.060 RCW 37.12.060: Chapter limited in application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S060.md)
- [RCW 37.12.070 RCW 37.12.070: Tribal ordinances, customs, not inconsistent with law applicable in civil causes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S070.md)
- [RCW 37.12.100 RCW 37.12.100: Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, Skokomish, Muckleshoot, Tulalip, and Colville Indian reservations—Retrocession of criminal jurisdiction—Intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S100.md)
- [RCW 37.12.110 RCW 37.12.110: Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, Skokomish, Muckleshoot, Tulalip, and Colville Indian reservations—Retrocession of criminal jurisdiction—Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S110.md)
- [RCW 37.12.120 RCW 37.12.120: Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, Skokomish, Muckleshoot, Tulalip, and Colville Indian reservations—Retrocession of criminal jurisdiction—Proclamation by governor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S120.md)
- [RCW 37.12.130 RCW 37.12.130: Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, and Colville Indian reservations—Retrocession of criminal jurisdiction—Savings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S130.md)
- [RCW 37.12.140 RCW 37.12.140: Quileute, Chehalis, Swinomish, and Colville Indian reservations—Retrocession of criminal jurisdiction—Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S140.md)
- [RCW 37.12.150 RCW 37.12.150: Retrocession of federal jurisdiction over lands excluded from Olympic National Park.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S150.md)
- [RCW 37.12.160 RCW 37.12.160: Retrocession of civil and/or criminal jurisdiction—Process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T37_C12_S160.md)

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