Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

1.07.120 State, County or Municipal Peace Officer in Fresh Pursuit May Arrest Within Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation

Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit who enters the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in fresh pursuit of an Indian person, who is subject to the jurisdiction of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court, in order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony or known to have committed a misdemeanor in an off-reservation jurisdiction, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody said Indian person on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony or known to have committed a misdemeanor within this reservation.