Peace officers: tribal police.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill establishes a pilot program, the Tribal Police Pilot Program, to grant peace officer authority to certain tribal police officers on Indian lands and elsewhere in California, starting July 1, 2026. It requires participating tribes to meet specific qualifications, adopt tribal laws, and waive certain sovereign immunity rights. The program will be overseen by the Department of Justice and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and will include ongoing monitoring and reporting to the Legislature. The bill also addresses domestic violence death review teams and collaboration on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases, while renaming the fund to the Tribal Police Fund and creating a Tribal Police Pilot Fund for technology costs.
Key provisions
- Establishes a Tribal Police Pilot Program from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2029.
- Grants peace officer authority to tribal police officers meeting specific qualifications.
- Requires participating tribes to adopt tribal laws and waive sovereign immunity.
- Authorizes tribal governments to establish domestic violence death review teams.
- Creates the Tribal Police Pilot Fund to support technology costs.
- Requires ongoing monitoring and reporting to the Legislature.
- Allows tribes to collaborate on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases.
- Renames the pilot program to the Tribal Police Program and extends the program indefinitely.
Who is affected
- Federally Recognized Tribes
- California Peace Officers
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