§ 2803. — Law enforcement authority.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC2803]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 30--INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM
Sec. 2803. Law enforcement authority
The Secretary may charge employees of the Bureau with law
enforcement responsibilities and may authorize those employees to--
(1) carry firearms;
(2) execute or serve warrants, summonses, or other orders
relating to a crime committed in Indian country and issued under the
laws of--
(A) the United States (including those issued by a Court of
Indian Offenses under regulations prescribed by the Secretary),
or
(B) an Indian tribe if authorized by the Indian tribe;
(3) make an arrest without a warrant for an offense committed in
Indian country if--
(A) the offense is committed in the presence of the
employee, or
(B) the offense is a felony and the employee has reasonable
grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed,
or is committing, the felony;
(4) offer and pay a reward for services or information, or
purchase evidence, assisting in the detection or investigation of
the commission of an offense committed in Indian country or in the
arrest of an offender against the United States;
(5) make inquiries of any person, and administer to, or take
from, any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, concerning any
matter relevant to the enforcement or carrying out in Indian country
of a law of either the United States or an Indian tribe that has
authorized the employee to enforce or carry out tribal laws;
(6) wear a prescribed uniform and badge or carry prescribed
credentials;
(7) perform any other law enforcement related duty; and
(8) when requested, assist (with or without reimbursement) any
Federal, tribal, State, or local law enforcement agency in the
enforcement or carrying out of the laws or regulations the agency
enforces or administers.
(Pub. L. 101-379, Sec. 4, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 475.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2802, 2804, 2807 of this
title.
