PHS.1.5.010 General Principles

(a) All operations shall take place on and within the reservation unless there is a potential that safety and welfare of an individual is being compromised. In addition, law enforcement operations may take place pursuant to mutual aid and other agreements with local governments.

(b) All law enforcement operations shall be conducted as set forth in this ordinance.

(c) Law enforcement operations shall be used primarily for the purposes of providing law enforcement within the reservation and to supplement external law enforcement services offered by local governments within the reservation.

(d) The Police Department may allow law enforcement use of service firearms in order to protect life, liberty, property, land and premises, according to the usual and minimum accepted law enforcement standards as determined by the Police Chief with approval of the Public Safety Commission. However, actual use of deadly force shall be allowed solely for the protection of life or the prevention of grievous bodily harm.

(e) The Public Safety Commission and Board of Public Safety Commissioners, as established by this ordinance, shall provide oversight regarding the activities and actions of the law enforcement operations to provide the greatest possible professional services to the reservation and to allow for community input regarding those law enforcement services.