SB552 Alabama 2012 Session

This bill would grant authority to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, a federally recognized tribe, so that police officers employed by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians could enforce the laws of the State of Alabama. The bill would require the police officers to be certified law enforcement officers

To authorize police officers of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to enforce state law in order to protect the property of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians from intruders and trespassers and to provide for the safety of residents, employees, and visitors on property owned by the United States in trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians or leased by or owned in fee simple by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians; and to provide that the police officers would be certified as law enforcement officers by the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission.