Maine Statutes
§ 30 §7209 — Law enforcement within Mi'kmaq Nation Jurisdiction Land
Maine·Title 30 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES·Part 4 INDIAN TERRITORIES·Ch. 603 MI'KMAQ NATION RESTORATION ACT
1.Exclusive authority of Mi'kmaq Nation law enforcement officers.
Law enforcement officers appointed by the Mi'kmaq Nation have exclusive authority to enforce, within Mi'kmaq Nation Jurisdiction Land, the criminal, juvenile, civil and domestic relations laws over which the Mi'kmaq Nation has exclusive jurisdiction under section 7208, subsection 1, and to enforce, on Mi'kmaq Nation Jurisdiction Land, ordinances adopted under section 7205 and section 7206, subsection 1.
2.Joint authority of Mi'kmaq Nation and state law enforcement officers.
Law enforcement officers appointed by the Mi'kmaq Nation and state and county law enforcement officers have the authority within Mi'kmaq Nation Jurisdiction Land to enforce all laws of the State other than those over which the Mi'kmaq Nation has exclusi
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Legislative History
PL 1989, c. 148, §§3, 4 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §§2, 5 (AFF).
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