U.S. Congress - H.R.1924 Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
H.R.1924 - Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
To amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Latest Action May 26, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crim... Related Bills (1) & Issues (17) Users Tracking H.R.1924 (1)
Official Summary
4/2/2009--Introduced.Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 - Amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to make a variety of changes to increase Native American tribes' law enforcement powers and increase federal powers and responsibilities regarding crimes on Indian land, including:(1) allowing federal officials, with the consent of the tribe, to investigate offenses against tribal criminal laws;
(2) providing technical assistance and training to tribal law enforcement officials regarding use of the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) database;
(3) requiring federal and local officials, when they decline to investigate crimes on Indian land, to report to Native officials and requiring such officials, when they decline to prosecute, to turn over evidence to Native officials;
(4) establishing in the criminal division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) the Office of Indian Country Crime to develop, enforce, and administer federal criminal laws in Indian country;
(5) authorizing, at the request of a tribe, concurrent federal-tribal jurisdiction;
(6) authorizing grants to state, tribal, and local governments that enter into cooperative agreements, including agreements relating to mutual aid, hot pursuit of suspects, and cross-deputization;
(7) requiring the Attorney General to allow tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement agencies to directly access and enter information into federal criminal information databases (under current law, such access is limited); and
(8) increasing the criminal sentences tribal courts may impose.
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