50.06.080 Establishment, Responsibilities, and Regulation of the Branch of Criminal Investigations

(a) The Tribe may establish a Branch of Criminal Investigations which, under such inter-agency agreement as may be reached between the Tribe and appropriate Federal and state agencies and subject to such guidelines as may be adopted and enforced, shall be responsible for the investigation, and presentation for prosecution, of cases involving violations of sections 1152 TO 1170 of title 18and, to wit:

(1) Felon in possession of a firearm (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)),

(2) Youth Handgun Safety Act (18 U.S.C. § 922(x) (2)),

(3) Possession of a firearm while subject to protective order 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (8)),

(4) Interstate domestic violence - Crossing a state, foreign, or Indian country border (18 U.S.C. § 2261 (a) (1)),

(5) Interstate domestic violence - Causing the crossing of a state, foreign, or Indian Country border (18 U.S.C. § 2261 (a) (2)),

(6) Interstate violation of protective order - Crossing a state, foreign, or Indian country border (18 U.S.C. § 2262),

(7) Lacey Act violations (16 U.S.C. § 3371, et seq.),

(8) Archaeological Resource Protection Act violations (16 U.S.C. § 470ee),

(9) Controlled substances - Distribution or possession and Conspiracy, (21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 844, and 846),

(10) Unauthorized taking of trees (18 U.S.C. § 1853),

(11) Unauthorized setting of fire (18 U.S.C. § 1855),

(12) Laundering of Monetary Instruments (18 U.S.C. § 1956),

(13) Assault of a Federal officer (18 U.S.C. § 111),

(14) Bribery of tribal official (18 U.S.C. § 666(a) (2)),

(b) The Branch of Criminal Investigations shall not be primarily responsible for the routine law enforcement and police operations

(c) The Branch of Criminal Investigation may utilize Federal Regulations applicable to BIA- OJS law enforcement or other Federal agency regulation to establish the necessary rules.

(d) The-Division of Drug Enforcement (DDE) of the Branch of Criminal Investigation unit is established primarily responsible for enforcement of Tribal, Federal, and ND State narcotic trafficking laws and the crimes that accompany narcotic trafficking.

(1) The DDE shall operate pursuant to professional regulation and policies;

(2) The DDE shall be subject to the same professional standards and background check standards as required herein;

(3) The DDE shall be authorized to exercise the authority of set forth in "Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Police Department Authority and Responsibility," Section 50.06.060 and "Authority of the Tribal Police Department," Section 50.06.070, herein.