In general
Sanctions
For purpose of sanctions for noncompliance with requirements of, or misuse of, national crime information databases and information obtained from those databases, a tribal law enforcement agency or official shall be treated as Federal law enforcement agency or official.
NCIC
Each tribal justice official serving an Indian tribe shall be considered to be an authorized law enforcement official for purposes of access to the National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 233(b)124 Stat. 2279Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title VIII, § 802(a)136 Stat. 897(, , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 534 of Title 28Section was formerly classified as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
section 233 of Pub. L. 111–211section 534 of Title 28Section is comprised of subsec. (b) of . Subsec. (a) of section 233 amended , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Amendments
Pub. L. 117–103, § 802(a)(1)2022—Par. (1). , added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Attorney General shall ensure that tribal law enforcement officials that meet applicable Federal or State requirements be permitted access to national crime information databases.”
Pub. L. 117–103, § 802(a)(2)Par. (3). , struck out “with criminal jurisdiction over Indian country” after “Indian tribe”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Pub. L. 117–103section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103section 6851 of Title 15Amendment by not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Commerce and Trade.
Definitions
section 203(a) of Pub. L. 111–211section 2801 of Title 25For definition of “Indian tribe” used in this section, see , set out as a note under , Indians.