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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

64.09.010 Standardized Reports and Procedures

  • The Chief of Police will enforce standardized policies and procedures for documenting and reporting missing person cases. Reports and procedures shall include:
    • a standardized form for use by all law enforcement personnel when taking a missing person report;
    • a standardized form used by law enforcement personnel to present to healthcare facilities for the purpose of seeking to identify data to further an active missing person investigation, and
    • a policy that incorporates standard processes, procedures, and information to be provided to interested persons regarding developments in a missing person case.
  • As determined by a tribal nonprofit organization formed to assist in locating missing persons, a working group shall convene to review, and if needed update and revise policies and procedures, at a minimum every two years. The working group shall include interested members of the public and representatives of the TMBCI Peace Officers, Investigators, Chief of Police, County Sheriffs or designated county officials, and representative(s) from the nonprofit organization formed to assist in locating missing persons.