ASSIMILATIVE CRIMES ACT

Assimilative  Crimes  Act.A  federal  statute  providing  that  state  law  applies  to  a  crime

committed within a federal enclave in that state (such as a reservation  or  military installation) if

the  crime  is  not  punishable under  federal law.  18  USCA  §  13.  •  This statute  uses  local  laws as

gap-fillers for federal criminal law.[Blacks Law 8th]