The Cowlitz Tribal Court is vested with jurisdiction to enforce all provisions of this title against any person violating any provision of the Cowlitz Tribal Criminal Codes within the exterior boundaries of the Cowlitz Indian Reservation and other Tribal lands, except where such exercise of criminal jurisdiction is limited by federal or Tribal law.

The Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction over specific offenses that may be subject to punishment greater than one year or a fine greater than $5,000 or both. Such offenses are considered felony crimes and classified as a Class F crime under the Cowlitz Tribal Criminal Codes.