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

Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-2-24-5

  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • tribe: means the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, a federally recognized Indian tribe (as defined by Indiana Code 5-2-24-1
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(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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