Filed Date: 10/6/1977
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
HON. JOSEPH J. RYAN District Attorney, Franklin County
This is in response to your recent letter to our office wherein you request our opinion as to whether or not an undeputized Akwesasne Indian police officer of the reservation has the authority to make arrests as a police officer while off the reservation.
Criminal Procedure Law,
An undeputized Akwesasne Indian police officer, who is not on the reservation, is therefore not considered a police or peace officer under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law. The authority of a police officer to make an arrest without a warrant is set forth by CPL
Accordingly, we conclude that an undeputized Akwesasne Indian police officer of the reservation does not have the authority to make arrests without a warrant as a police officer for violations of the law while off the reservation.