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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.101.157 (2026)

Tribal police officer certification

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(1) Tribal governments may voluntarily request certification for their police officers. Tribal governments requesting certification for their police officers must enter into a written agreement with the commission. The agreement must require the tribal law enforcement agency and its officers to comply with all of the requirements for granting, denying, and revoking certification as those requirements are applied to peace officers certified under this chapter and the rules of the commission. To ensure clarity regarding the requirements with which the tribal government and its police officers must comply should the tribal government request certification, a tribal government may first request consultation with the commission.
(2) Officers making application for certification as tribal police officers shall meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the commission as those requirements are applied to certification of peace officers. Application for certification as a tribal police officer shall be accepted and processed in the same manner as those for certification of peace officers.
[ 2021 c 323 s 14; 2006 c 22 s 2.]

Notes:

Effective date—Severability—2006 c 22: See notes following RCW 43.101.085.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2009–2011 · leading case: In Re Martin, 223 P.3d 1221 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).
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In Re Martin, 223 P.3d 1221 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Martin argues that the versions of RCW 43.101.157(3) and RCW 43.101.380(2) in effect on that date apply to determine the composition of the hearing panel.”
Martin v. Crim. Just. Training Comm'n, 154 Wash. App. 252 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Martin argues that the versions of RCW 43.101.157(3) and RCW 43.101.380(2) in effect on that date apply to determine the composition of the hearing panel.”
Young v. Duenas, 262 P.3d 527 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “Tribal governments requesting certification for their police officers must enter into a written agreement with the commission.”
State v. Eriksen, 216 P.3d 382 (Wash. 2009). “[20] Effective July 1, 2008, tribal officers have been able to expand this law enforcement power to also include the power to make arrests on the reservation by taking a series of steps including completing requirements in RCW 43.101.157 and executing an interlocal agreement…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 43.101.157(1) — 1 case
Young v. Duenas, 262 P.3d 527 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “Tribal governments requesting certification for their police officers must enter into a written agreement with the commission.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 43.101.157(3) — 2 cases
In Re Martin, 223 P.3d 1221 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Martin argues that the versions of RCW 43.101.157(3) and RCW 43.101.380(2) in effect on that date apply to determine the composition of the hearing panel.”
Martin v. Crim. Just. Training Comm'n, 154 Wash. App. 252 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “Martin argues that the versions of RCW 43.101.157(3) and RCW 43.101.380(2) in effect on that date apply to determine the composition of the hearing panel.”
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