Section 101. Divisions within the Department
The affairs of the Tribal Police Department shall be divided by the Chief of Police into an Enforcement Division, a Support Division, and an Administrative Division.
Section 102. The Administrative Division
The Administrative Division shall include employees engaged in such jobs as secretary, file clerks, food handlers, jail attendants, dispatchers, and similar job functions which do not directly involve patrol, investigation, arrest and similar duties. Administrative Division personnel need not qualify in firearms training, nor shall they generally have police arrest powers or be issued or allowed to carry firearms. Administrative Division personnel who have a current firearms qualification and who have successfully completed the approved Basic Police Training course may be commissioned as a Police Officer and shall thereafter be authorized to carry firearms and make arrests to the same extent as are Officers in the Enforcement Division. Administrative Division employees may be commissioned as a Reserve Officer and shall thereafter be authorized to make arrests to the same extent as are Officers in the Support Division.
Section 103. Support Division
(a) The members of the Support Division shall be persons of good moral character who shall agree to serve the people of the tribe without pay (other than reimbursement for expenses incurred when possible) in order to provide additional security forces in time of need, and shall be known as the Absentee Shawnee Reserve. The Absentee Shawnee Reserve may be issued uniforms distinct from the Officers of the Enforcement Division which shall bear the unit emblem of the Reserve unit to which they are assigned, and shall be worn by members of that unit when called to active duty. The various traditional clans and societies of the Tribe are encouraged to enlist in the Reserve as a unit, although units may be made up from single enlistments by the Chief of The Tribal Police.
(b) The Chief of the Tribal Police shall be in overall command of the Reserve, and may call one or more individuals or units of the Absentee Shawnee Reserve to active duty at any time additional security forces are deemed necessary to protect the public at such events or gatherings as General Council meetings, tribal elections, and dances or events within the Tribal jurisdiction when additional manpower is needed for security purposes. The Chief of the Tribal Police shall rotate the active' duty calls on the various units of the Reserve so that security duties are distributed between the units as evenly as possible. Individual members or entire units of the Reserve willing to serve may be assigned to duty for courtroom security and bailiffs duties in the Tribal court, or to provide honor guards at funerals of members of the Reserve. However, these duties shall be entirely voluntary and may not be required.
(c) Members of any unit of the Absentee Shawnee Reserve need not qualify in firearms training and shall not generally be authorized to carry firearms, however, they shall have police arrest powers when on active duty or when an offense is committed in their presence. Any person arrested by a member of the Reserve shall be delivered into the custody of an Officer of the Enforcement Division of the Tribal Police Department as soon as possible. Members of any unit of the Absentee Shawnee Reserve who have a current firearms qualification and who have successfully completed the approved Basic Police Training course may be commissioned as a Special Tribal Police Officer and shall thereafter be authorized to carry firearms and make arrests to the same extent as are Officers in the Enforcement Division. Such Special Tribal Police Officers may wear a red braid upon the left shoulder of their uniform and their commission card identifying them as a member of the Reserve shall indicate their status as Special Tribal Police Officers.
(d) In order to qualify as a member of the Absentee Shawnee Reserve, a person must be:
(2) A member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, or the spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and
(3) Of good moral character never having been convicted of a felony or other crime or which banishment is a possible punishment under Tribal law, and have, for a period of three years next preceding appointment and during service, have committed no crime other than minor traffic offenses and regularly abstained from being drunk or otherwise abusing alcohol or drugs.
(4) Have completed, submitted, and had approved by the Chief of the Tribal Police, an application on a form provided for that purpose, and have passed a check of the records of the Tribal Court, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any criminal record, and
(5) Have taken a public oath to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, to obey all lawful commands of superior officers, and to fairly and honestly perform the duties required of a member of the Absentee Shawnee Reserve.
Special Reserve commissions may be granted to any person ineligible due to failure to meet qualification (d)(2) above upon request of the members of any unit of the Reserve with the approval of the Chief of the Tribal Police Department and the Executive Committee and such person shall be assigned to the unit requesting the special commission.
(e) Upon taking the oath of office, and thereafter as an individuals rank changes or at intervals decided by Police regulation, each Reserve Officer may be issued a commission card containing the individual's photograph, name, rank, badge number, a statement as to whether the officer is authorized to carry firearms, the signatures of the Governor and the Chief of the Tribal Police, a badge, a nameplate, and may be issued a uniform. Other equipment necessary to the officers s duties shall be issued as necessary when called to active duty. A member of the Reserve shall be expected to attend such amount of police training during each year as may be required by the Chief of the Tribal Police Department.
(f) The commission as a Reserve Officer shall continue during good behavior and continued eligibility for the life of the Officer. Members of the Absentee Shawnee Reserve shall be entitled to wear their uniforms at any organized function of the Tribe, to participate in all law enforcement activities of the tribes, to attend all police and law enforcement training provided by the tribes to the extent funds are available, to participate individually, by unit, or by division in all social activities sponsored by the Tribe or the Tribal Police Department, and to be recognized and treated as a veteran and warrior of the tribes and burial with full Tribal Police honors.
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