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County approves cross-deputization agreement with Grand Traverse Band to address jurisdictional gaps
Summary
The board approved an intergovernmental agreement to cross-deputize Grand Traverse Band tribal police with the county sheriff's office, aiming to remove jurisdictional barriers to immediate law-enforcement response on trust land; the sheriff said the agreement costs the county nothing.
Sheriff Mike Shea asked the board to approve an intergovernmental cross-deputization agreement to allow county sheriffs and Grand Traverse Band tribal police to operate as deputies on each other’s jurisdictions where appropriate. Shea said the agreement had been vetted by county civil counsel and tribal counsel and solves on-the-ground jurisdictional uncertainty when…
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