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therein provided, be sentenced to labor for a period not to exceed six (6) months.

(5 U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2) [43 FR 40806, Sept. 13, 1978]

§ 11.97ME Juvenile services.

Until such time as the Menominee Tribe enacts its own juvenile code, the provisions of the Wisconsin State laws relating to juveniles, Wisconsin Statutes sections 48.12-48.47, 48.78, 48.8148.97, and Chapter 54, are hereby incorporated by reference and made applicable to juvenile cases arising on the Menominee Reservation. Provided, That the following statutes are not to apply: Wis. Stat. Ann. sections 48.31, 48.32, 48.41, 43.83, and 48.89. And provided further, That rendering of juvenile services to the Menominee Tribe shall be in accordance with the agreement entered into on March 15, 1978, between the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services and the Menominee Restoration Committee.

(5 U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2) [43 FR 40806, Sept. 13, 1978]

§ 11.98ME Date of incorporated statutes. All Wisconsin statutes, Menominee County ordinances, and ordinances of the town of Menominee, incorporated in §§ 11.50ME through 11.97ME shall be those in effect on the date of publication of this rulemaking, together with any amendments hereafter adopted.

(5 U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2)

[43 FR 40806, Sept. 13, 1978]

THE INDIAN POLICE

§ 11.301 Superintendent in command.

The superintendent of each Indian reservation shall be recognized as commander of the Indian police force and will be held responsible for the general efficiency and conduct of the members thereof. It shall be the duty of the superintendent, or his duly qualified representative, to keep himself informed as to the efficiency of the Indian police in the discharge of their duties, to subject them to a regular inspection, to inform them as to their duties and keep a strict accounting of the

equipment issued them in con with their official duties. It s the duty of the superintend detail such Indian policemen be necessary to carry out the of the Court of Indian Offenses preserve order during the co sions. The superintendent shal tigate all reports and charges conduct on the part of Indian men and shall exercise such disciplinary measures as may sistent with existing regulatio superintendent of any Indian 1 tion shall assign or detail any n of the Indian police force for janitor or chauffeur or for an not connected with the adminis of law and order.

§ 11.302 Police commissioners.

The superintendent of any reservation may, with the appr the Commissioner of Indian designate as police commission qualified person. Wherever any or deputy special officer is re employed in any Indian jurisd he shall be police commission that jurisdiction. Such police co sioner shall obey the orders of perintendent of the reservation employed and shall see that the of the Court of Indian Offens properly carried out. The polic missioner shall be responsible superintendent for the conduct a ficiency of the Indian police und direction and shall give such in tion and advice to them as may b essary. The police commissioner also report to the superintende violations of law or regulation an misconduct of any member o Indian police.

§ 11.303 Police training.

It shall be the duty of the su tendent to maintain from time to as circumstances require and p classes of instruction for the I policemen. Such classes shall fam ize the policemen with the mann making searches and arrests, proper and humane handling of oners, the keeping of records o fenses and police activities, and court orders and legal forms and

duties of the police in relation thereto, and other subjects of importance for efficient police duty. It shall further be the purpose of the classes to consider methods of preventing crime and of securing cooperation with Indian communities in establishing better social relations.

§ 11.304 Minimum standards for police

programs.

The following minimum standards are required of all law enforcement programs that receive funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs:

(a) Each law enforcement officer shall be specifically identified as such and shall be individually authorized to make arrests and carry firearms. Only employees assigned duties as law enforcement officers and qualified under paragraph (e) of this section may be authorized to carry firearms or make arrests.

(b) Uniforms, when worn, shall positively identify the wearer as a law enforcement officer. Badge, name plate and tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs patch shall be visible at all times. Uniforms of all enforcement personnel shall be plainly distinguishable from the uniforms of any non-enforcement personnel working on the reservation. Each officer shall be issued a standard identification card bearing a photograph of the officer.

(c) A firearm may be discharged only when in the considered judgment of the officer there is imminent danger of loss of life or serious bodily injury to the officer or to another person. The weapon may be fired only for the purpose of rendering the person at whom it is fired incapable of continuing the activity prompting the officer to shoot. The firing of warning shots is prohibited. This policy does not apply to the use of firearms to participate in official marksmanship training or to kill a dangerous or seriously injured animal.

(d) Except in firearms training, each time a firearm is used for law enforcement purposes a report shall be filed with the superior of the officer who used the weapon. Whenever use of a weapon results in serious injury or death of any person, the officer firing the weapon shall be placed on admin

istrative leave, or be assigned to strictly administrative duties pending a thorough investigation of all circumstances surrounding the incident.

(e) Each law enforcement officer must have attained a score of 70 percent or better on an approved firearms qualification course within the previous six months to be qualified to carry a firearm. Whenever an officer's firearms qualification lapses, the officer shall return all weapons issued. The following courses are approved firearms qualification courses:

(1) The National Rifle Association National Police Course.

(2) The National Rifle Association 25-Yard Course.

(3) The National Rifle Association Practical Pistol Course.

(4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation Practical Pistol Course.

(f)(1) Law enforcement officers shall be issued the standard police .38 caliber revolver and ammunition. The use of other types of hand guns such as automatics, parabellums, or calibers other than the authorized .38 caliber is prohibited. The barrel length may be not more than 6 inches nor less than 4 inches for uniformed personnel, and not less than 2 inches for plainclothes personnel. Only standard load ammunition may be used. Bureau of Indian Affairs officers who carried a .357 Magnum revolver while performing law enforcement functions for the Bureau of Indian Affairs before July 17, 1972, may be authorized to carry a .357 Magnum revolver. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs may grant a written waiver to permit Bureau of Indian Affairs officers to carry hand guns not authorized by this paragraph.

(2) Each tribe shall specify the type of firearms, ammunition and auxiliary equipment to be used by the law enforcement officers of that tribe.

(g)(1) Newly employed patrol officers shall successfully complete within their first year of service the approved Basic Police Training Course conducted at the Indian Police Academy or a similar course substantially meeting or exceeding the level of training provided by the Indian Police Academy and approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. An officer who fails to

complete the training required by this paragraph shall be discharged or transferred to a position not involving law enforcement duties. Transfer may result in demotion.

(2) Prior to, or within one year after, promotion or appointment to a supervisory enforcement position, an employee shall complete the approved Supervisory Enforcement Officer Training Course conducted at the Indian Police Academy or a similar course substantially meeting or exceeding the level of training provided by the Indian Police Academy and approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. An officer who is serving in a supervisory position and fails to complete the training required in this paragraph shall be transferred to a nonsupervisory position. Transfer may result in demotion.

(3) Prior to, or within one year after, promotion or appointment to a criminal-investigator position, an officer shall successfully complete the Criminal-Investigator Training Course conducted at the Indian Police Academy or a similar course substantially meeting or exceeding the level of training provided by the Indian Police Academy and approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. An officer who is serving in a criminal-investigator position and fails to complete the training required in this paragraph shall be transferred to a noncriminal-investigator position. Transfer may result in demotion.

(4) Prior to, or within one year after, promotion or appointment to a supervisory criminal-investigator position, an officer shall successfully complete the Executive Management Course of Training conducted at the Indian Police Academy or a similar course substantially meeting or exceeding the level of training provided by the Indian Police Academy approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. An Officer who is serving in a supervisory criminal-investigator position and fails to complete the training required in this paragraph shall be transferred to a nonsupervisory criminal-investigator position. Transfer may result in demotion.

(h) Each law enforcement officer shall receive a minimum of forty

hours of local in-service traini ally to meet training needs de by the tribe and to keep abre developments in the field of forcement.

(i) The Civil Service Commi cepted Bureau of Indian Affai ards for skill level GS-083 are imum entry level qualificatio patrol officer. The Civil Servi mission standards for skill le 1811 are the minimum ent qualifications for criminal ir tors. The standards are avail inspection or copying at any Agency, Area, or Central Pe Office.

(j) Salaries paid law enforcer ficers by a tribal organization contract under part 271 of th ter or by a tribal governin under a grant under part 272 chapter shall be equal to or than the salaries paid office similar responsibilities emplo rectly by the Bureau of Indian

(k) Prior to taking an adverse against any employee, the con under part 271 of this chap grantee under part 272 of this shall take the following steps:

(1) Notify the employee of t templated action and give a ful fication of the reasons such a contemplated.

(2) Provide the employee written statement of any specifi tion of rules, regulations, or st the contractor or grantee alleg employee has committed an names of all persons upon whose mony these allegations are based

(3) Set a hearing date not less 15 days after the employee has given the written statement of tion.

(4) Provide the employee an employee's counsel at the he with an opportunity to confron cross-examine each adverse witne

(5) Provide the employee and employee's counsel at the he with an opportunity to deli issues, to present factual conten in an orderly manner and to gene protect the employee's interest.

(6) Reconsider the decision to the adverse action based solely on evidence given at the hearing and

vide the employee at the time the decision is announced with a written statement of the reasons for the decision and the evidence relied upon in reaching the decision.

(7) Issue a final order based on the decision reached after the hearing.

(1) After October 1, 1977, the tribe shall require each law enforcement officer it employs to adhere to a law enforcement code of conduct prescribed by the tribe. The code shall establish specific rules concerning conflicts of interest, employee conduct both on and off duty, impartiality and thoroughness in performance of duty, and acceptance of gifts or favors.

(m) A contractor under part 271 of this chapter shall use the same report forms and submit the same statistical reports to the Central Office that are required of Bureau of Indian Affairs police programs.

(n)(1) When a law enforcement officer receives an oral or written allegation that a law enforcement officer employed by a program funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs has violated the civil rights of any person, the officer receiving the allegation shall prepare a written report of the allegation and transmit it through the chain of command to the chief law enforcement officer within seven days of receipt of the allegation.

(2) Not later than seven days after being notified of the allegation, the chief law enforcement officer shall take the following actions:

(i) Notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the agency superintendent or contracting officer's representative, and the tribal council. The notice to the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall state whether an investigation is being conducted to determine whether tribal law was violated and shall cite any relevant provisions of the tribal code.

(ii) If the officer against whom the allegation is made is an employee of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, prepare a memorandum to the superintendent, who shall, through the area director and the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, transmit to the Director, Office of Audit and Investigation, a request that the allegation be investigated to determine whether any adminis

trative action is warranted. The memorandum shall be transmitted through the superintendent and the area director. The tribal council shall receive a copy of any such memorandum.

(iii) If the officer against whom the allegation is made is an employee of a tribal contractor, notify both the top Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officer assigned to the agency and the tribal council. If there is no Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officer at the agency, the superintendent and the area special officer shall be notified.

(3) If the chief law enforcement officer is accused of a civil rights violation, the report of the allegation shall be transmitted directly to the agency superintendent, who shall take the actions required by paragraph (n)(2) of this section. If there is no agency superintendent, the report of the allegation shall be transmitted directly to the area director, who shall take the actions required by paragraph (n)(2) of this section.

(4) As soon as all actions required by paragraphs (n) (1), (2), and (3) of this section have been completed, a copy of all documents concerning the allegation shall be transmitted to the Chief, Division of Law Enforcement Services, in the Central Office.

(5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 450m)

[41 FR 47234, Oct. 28, 1976; 41 FR 51012, Nov. 19, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 46518, Sept. 16, 1977; 43 FR 16973, Apr. 12, 1978]

§ 11.305 Minimum standards for detention

programs.

Each detention program that receives funds from the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall meet the following minimum standards:

(a) No sick or injured person may be booked or held in a detention facility unless a medical release has been obtained from a medical officer.

(b) Any inmate requiring medical attention shall be treated as soon as possible.

(c) The jailor or other responsible employee shall maintain control over the custody and issue of all medicine to prisoners under treatment for

chronic ailments to insure proper use and to guard against overdose.

(d) Routine inspections of all cells shall be conducted every thirty (30) minutes to protect the safety and welfare of prisoners. A record of each inspection shall be logged in appropriate records.

(e) Only persons who have been specifically authorized by the jailor to visit a prisoner or prisoners may be allowed in the cell block areas.

(f) Special attention shall be given to cells occupied by persons jailed for intoxication to guard against the infliction of personal injury.

(g) No juvenile may be kept in the same cell with any adult.

(h) Each prisoner shall be served three nutritionally adequate meals a day.

(i) Each foodhandler shall be given a medical examination and, if training in foodhandling is available locally from the Indian Health Service, shall complete the foodhandler training offered by the Indian Health Service prior to employment.

(j) All jail facilities including kitchens shall be subject to periodic inspections by personnel from the Indian Health Service or other appropriate agency to insure proper sanitary conditions.

(k) The number of persons in each cell may not exceed the number for which the cell was designed.

(1) A record of all visitors shall be maintained indicating date, time and identity of each visitor.

(m) Proper precautions shall be taken to insure the safekeeping of property belonging to inmates.

(n) Prior to, or within six months after, promotion or appointment to a position involving detention/jail duties, an employee shall successfully complete a Detention/Jail Operations and Management Training Course approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. An employee who is serving in a position involving detention/jail duties and fails to complete the training required by this paragraph shall be transferred to a position not involving detention/jail or law enforcement duties or discharged. Transfer may result in demotion.

(5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 450k)

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(a) The regulations of this p tablish the procedures by whi Indian tribe that occupies a re tion as defined in 25 U.S.C. 19 over which a state asserts any ju tion pursuant to the provisions Act of August 15, 1953 (67 Stat Pub. L. 83-280, or pursuant to other federal law (including any cial federal law applicable only tribe or tribes in Oklahoma), reassume jurisdiction over I child custody proceedings as au ized by the Indian Child Welfare Pub. L. 95-608, 92 Stat. 3069, 25 U 1918.

(b) On some reservations there disputes concerning whether ce federal statutes have subjected In child custody proceedings to state risdiction or whether any such j

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