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Senate Bill 1378 |
Senate Author: Nichols |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
House Sponsor: Otto et al. |
Senate Bill 1378 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize the tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe to employ and commission peace officers for the purpose of enforcing state law within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation. The bill establishes that, within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation, such a peace officer is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers and authorizes such a peace officer to arrest without a warrant any person who violates state law and enforce all traffic laws on streets and highways. The bill establishes that, outside the boundaries of the tribe's reservation, such a peace officer is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers and authorizes such a peace officer to arrest any person who violates state law if the officer is summoned by another law enforcement agency to provide assistance or is assisting another law enforcement agency. A peace officer commissioned under the bill's provisions is not entitled to state benefits normally provided by the state to a peace officer.