Cite as: 21 CNCA § 99

The term "peace officer" means any tribal law enforcement officer, sheriff, police officer, federal or state law enforcement officer, or any other law enforcement officer whose duty it is to enforce and preserve the public peace.

Every United States Marshal, United States Deputy Marshal, Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other federal law enforcement officer who is employed full-time as a law enforcement officer by the federal government, who is authorized by federal law to conduct any investigation of, and make any arrest for, any offense in violation of federal law shall have the same authority, and be empowered to act, as peace officers within the Cherokee Nation in rendering assistance to any law enforcement officer in an emergency, or at the request of any officer, and to arrest any person committing any offense in violation of the laws of the Cherokee Nation.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 28-20, eff. December 14, 2020.