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Title: Nevada Statute: Arrest by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or Tribal Officer
Parties: State of Nevada, BIA, and Any Nevada Indian Tribal Police Officer
Date enacted/published: July 7, 1997

Description:

Nevada Revised Statute 171.1255 provides that a BIA or tribal officer may make an arrest for a witnessed public offense; for persons reasonably believed to commit a felony or gross misdemeanor, when there is a warrant; or for persons reasonably believed to have committed a battery upon a spouse. BIA and tribal officers can only make these arrests in an Indian reservation or if in fresh pursuit.

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