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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Chapter 411 — Access to Criminal History and Identification Records

§ 41107. Access to the national crime information databases by tribes

Statutory text

(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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–211 title II § 233(b) · 124 Stat. 2258

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 41107

    Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 233(b), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2279

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 233(b), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2279

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Requirement.— (1) In general.— 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. (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 with criminal jurisdiction over Indian country 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.

  2. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022

    Pub. L. 117–103 § 802(a)(1) · 136 Stat. 49

    1. Added · 34 U.S.C. § 41107(1)

      Pub. L. 117–103, § 802(a)(1), added par. (1)

    2. Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 41107(1)

      Pub. L. 117–103, § 802(a)(1), 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.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    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.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.

    Effective date note
    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.

  3. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022

    Pub. L. 117–103 § 802(a)(2) · 136 Stat. 49

    Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 41107(3)

    Pub. L. 117–103, § 802(a)(2), struck out “with criminal jurisdiction over Indian country” after “Indian tribe”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (3). Pub. L. 117–103, § 802(a)(2), struck out “with criminal jurisdiction over Indian country” after “Indian tribe”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.

    Effective date note
    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.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 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.

Amendments

2022—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 , 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.

Definitions

For 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.

Credits

2010–2022 · 2 acts
  1. 2010Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 233(b), , 124 Stat. 2279
  2. 2022Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title VIII, § 802(a), , 136 Stat. 897.
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(Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 233(b), , 124 Stat. 2279; Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title VIII, § 802(a), , 136 Stat. 897.)

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