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Cooperative Agreements

Title: Agreement Relating to the Use of Law Enforcement Facilities and Personnel in Cooperation between Mille Lacs Band Law Enforcement Agency and the County of Mille Lacs
Parties: Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians Law Enforcement Agency and the County of Mille Lacs Sheriff
Date enacted/published: July 1, 1998

Description:

Pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 626.84, federally recognized tribes are granted the powers of a law enforcement agency. This agreement provides policies and procedures for the cooperation between the tribe and the county. Key provisions of the agreement include:

  • Each agency is authorized to furnish law enforcement assistant to the other agency requesting assistance.
  • Assisting law enforcement will remain under the direction and liability of its own agency.
  • The county will have ultimate discretion to control any designated crime scene.
  • Traffic accidents resulting in death or injury will be undertaken by the Minnesota Highway Patrol.
  • Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians agrees to waive its sovereign immunity for purposes of liability claims arising out of a law enforcement agency function.
  • Establishment of overseeing committee.


Title: Agreement Relating to the Use of Law Enforcement Facilities and Personnel in Cooperation between the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians and the County of Mahnomen
Parties: White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians and County of Mahnomen
Date enacted/published: March 19, 1999

Description:

This agreement provides for the coordinated law enforcement effort on the White Earth Indian Reservation. Key provisions of the agreement include:

  • Mahnomen County recognizes White Earth’s inherent right to exercise law enforcement on the reservation as an exercise of inherent sovereignty.
  • White Earth shall prosecute all “civil/regulatory” infractions against Indians on the reservation.
  • Mahnomen agrees to deputize qualified members of the White Earth Police Force.
  • White Earth agrees to indemnify Mahnomen County and agrees to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity pertaining to claims for actions arising out of the agreement.
  • Mahnomen has ultimate discretion over any designated crime scene.
  • Mahnomen and White Earth agree to coordinate efforts and transfer jurisdiction to the appropriate party.
  • Mahnomen and White Earth agree to have a dual employment relationship.
For additional information contact:
White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians
P.O. Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
Or
County of Mahnomen
P.O. Box 459
Mahnomen, MN 56559
Title: Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement between the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Indians and the Counties of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, and the City Cass Lake, Minnesota
Parties: Leech Band of Ojibwe Indians, Beltrami County, Cass County, Hubbard County, Itasca County, and City Cass Lake, Minnesota
Date enacted/published: October 6, 2000

Description:

This cooperative agreement provides a process by which the band, counties, state, and city may work together to enforce the state laws and laws of the Leech Lake Band. Key provisions of the agreement include:

  • The tribe may enforce state criminal law on the reservation if it assumes liability, it waives its sovereign immunity for related claims and purchases insurance, and the tribal officers become licensed officers under Minnesota law.
  • The state, counties, and city will have the authority to enforce tribal civil regulatory law.
  • Individuals, including tribal members, incarcerated or prosecuted for nontribal offenses will remain in the custody of the respective county or city.
  • The tribe agrees to coordinate information and communication with the counties.
  • The agreement identifies designated contact persons for each member of the agreement.


Title: Interagency Agreement between Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Indians, Paul Bunyan Narcotics Task Force, Beltrami County, Hubbard County, Clearwater County, Lake of the Woods County, Cass County, the City of Bemidji, and MN Bureau of Criminal Apprension
Parties: Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Indians, Paul Bunyan Narcotics Task Force, Beltrami County, Hubbard County, Clearwater County, Lake of the Woods County, Cass County, the City of Bemidji, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Date enacted/published: November 29, 2001

Description:

This interagency agreement provides for cooperative narcotics investigations and establishes an advisory board, coordinating agency, and fiscal agency. Key provisions of the agreement include:

  • Cash participation to the Narcotics Task Force by each participating agency, based on a per capita basis.
  • All agents will be cross-deputized.
  • Seized property will be the property of the narcotics task force.