### Question
How is the term participating tribe defined?


### Answer
The term **participating tribe** is defined in *25 U.S.C. § 1304* as the following:

> an Indian tribe that elects to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over the Indian country of that Indian tribe

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 1304*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF INDIANS > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERALLY**

