AK HB326

Allows the Department of Public Safety and municipal police forces to enter cross-deputization agreements with federally recognized tribes and their peace officers, provided the agreements do not expand tribal criminal jurisdiction over nontribal members on nontribal land.

Permits the Department of Public Safety and state troopers to command assistance from tribal peace officers under existing law (AS 18.65.100) despite restrictions in cross-deputization agreements.

Defines "cross-deputization agreement" as an agreement authorizing tribal peace officers to enforce state, municipal, and tribal criminal law outside the tribe's criminal jurisdiction.

References the definition of "federally recognized tribe" from AS 23.20.520.

Applies to cross-deputization agreements entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.