Ind. Code ch. 5-2-24

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Ind. Code § 5-2-24-1 "Tribe"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "tribe" means the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, a federally recognized Indian tribe (as defined by IC 5-33.5-2-1). As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 5-2-24-2 Conditions on exercising state police powers

Sec. 2. (a) Before appointing an individual to serve as a tribal police officer granted police powers under this chapter, the tribe or tribal police department shall contact every law enforcement department or agency that has employed (or that currently employs) the individual and request that the employing department or agency provide: (1) a complete and unredacted copy of all findings and orders related to disciplinary action or internal investigations (whether performed by an internal investigator or an outside agency) involving the individual; and (2) the tribe or tribal police department with a copy of the individual's entire employment file, except for any medical records or information. (b) An individual appointed to serve as a tribal police officer may not exercise police powers until the individual successfully meets the minimum basic training and educational requirements adopted by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9 as necessary for employment as a law enforcement officer. (c) In addition to the requirements under subsection (b), the individual appointed to serve as a tribal police officer may only exercise police powers if the individual: (1) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; (2) does not have a felony conviction; and (3) meets other requirements as determined by the tribe. Nothing in this section affects the authority of a tribal police officer to enforce tribal laws. As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 5-2-24-3 Oath; decertification

Sec. 3. (a) An individual appointed as a tribal police officer under section 2 of this chapter shall take an appropriate oath of office in the form and manner prescribed by the tribe. A tribal police officer serves at the pleasure of the tribe. (b) A tribal police officer who has been afforded police powers under this chapter may be decertified as a law enforcement officer by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-12.5. As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 5-2-24-4 Police powers

Sec. 4. A tribal police officer with police powers may: (1) make an arrest; (2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property; (3) carry a firearm; and (4) exercise other police powers with respect to the enforcement of Indiana laws. Nothing in this section affects the authority of a tribal police officer to enforce tribal laws. As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 5-2-24-5 Authority to exercise police powers throughout Indiana

Sec. 5. A tribe may authorize a tribal police officer to exercise police powers in the entire state, or in any part of the state, if: (1) the tribe adopts an ordinance specifically describing the area in which a tribal police officer appointed under this chapter may exercise police powers; and (2) the tribe notifies the: (A) superintendent of the state police department; and (B) sheriff of the county in which the tribal land is primarily located (or the chief of police of the consolidated city, if the tribal land is primarily located in a consolidated city); of the boundaries of the area in which the tribal police officer may exercise police powers. Every two (2) years, by January 31 of the second year, the tribe shall provide the persons described in subdivision (2)(A) and (2)(B) with a notice describing the area in which a tribal police officer may exercise police powers. As added by P.L.64-2022, SEC.4.

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