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Testimony on Tribal Warrants Act urges statutory time limit for state-court review, flags housing and funding questions
Summary
Witnesses testified in support of the Tribal Warrants Act (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 18-29), asking the Legislature to add a requirement that anyone arrested on a tribal warrant be seen by a state judge within one judicial day and to clarify funding for housing and transport when warrants cross jurisdictions.
Attorneys and tribal partners told the House Law & Justice Committee that they broadly support the Tribal Warrants Act but urged lawmakers to add statutory protections and funding clarity.
Russ, an attorney testifying in support of Engrossed Substitute House Bill 18-29, told the committee the bill contains many of the work group’s agreed recommendations but still needs “language needed to require an individual, even from a certified tribe who is arrested on a tribal warrant to see a state judge within 1 judicial day.” He said that requirement “helps to fulfill” habeas corpus and identity-protection concerns…
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