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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="12-601" title_number="12" title_name="Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Certification of Questions of Law">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Tribe” means a tribe, band, or village of Native Americans which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.</text>
  </level>
</section>
