as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 04/12/2019 09:46am
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; modifying requirements for certain tribes to exercise
concurrent state law enforcement jurisdictional authority; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2018, section 626.93, subdivisions 3, 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.93, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
If the requirements of subdivision 2 are met deleted text begin and the
tribe enters into a cooperative agreement pursuant to subdivision 4deleted text end , the tribe deleted text begin shall havedeleted text end new text begin hasnew text end
concurrent jurisdictional authority under this section with the local county sheriff within
the geographical boundaries of the tribe's reservation to enforce state criminal law.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.93, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
In order to coordinate, define, and regulate the
provision of law enforcement services and to provide for mutual aid and cooperation,
governmental units and the tribe deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin maynew text end enter into agreements under section 471.59. For
the purposes of entering into these agreements, the tribe deleted text begin shall bedeleted text end new text begin isnew text end considered a
"governmental unit" as that term is defined in section 471.59, subdivision 1.