34 U.S.C. § 41107

Current through P.L. 118-64 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/24/2024), except for [P. L. 118-63]

Section 41107 - Access to the national crime information databases by tribes

(1) In general

The Attorney General shall ensure that-

(A) tribal law enforcement officials that meet applicable Federal or State requirements shall be permitted access to national crime information databases; and

(B) technical assistance and training is provided to Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal law enforcement agencies to gain access to, and the ability to use and input information into, the National Crime Information Center and other national crime information databases pursuant to section 534 of title 28.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

34 U.S.C. § 41107

Pub. L. 111-211, title II, §233(b), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2279; Pub. L. 117-103, div. W, title VIII, §802(a), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 897.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified as a note under section 534 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.Section is comprised of subsec. (b) of section 233 of Pub. L. 111-211. Subsec. (a) of section 233 amended section 534 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

AMENDMENTS2022-Par. (1). Pub. L. 117-103, §802(a)(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."Par. (3). Pub. L. 117-103, §802(a)(2), struck out "with criminal jurisdiction over Indian country" after "Indian tribe".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2022 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 117-103 not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117-103, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

DEFINITIONSFor definition of "Indian tribe" used in this section, see section 203(a) of Pub. L. 111-211, set out as a note under section 2801 of Title 25, Indians.