7.10.010 Authority of the officers.
(1) It shall be the duty of the officers to apply this title and all implementing rules and regulations.
(2) An officer may detain for a violation of this title under the following circumstances:
(a) In obedience to a warrant or order of the tribal court, or any other recognized court;
(b) When there is probable cause to believe the person to be detained has committed a violation in the officer’s presence;
(c) The person to be detained committed a violation, although not in the officer’s presence; or
(d) The officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be detained has committed a violation, whether or not a violation in fact has been committed.
(3) The detained person can be released in the field after issuance of the citation but in the following circumstances the person must be turned over to the custody of the Lake County sheriff’s office for booking:
(a) If the officer detains a person who committed a major crime as defined in the Major Violations Act; or
(b) If the officer detains a person who committed an act that constitutes a crime under the laws of the state of California or the laws of the United States federal government, without regard for concerns of double jeopardy between tribal and state of California jurisdiction.
(4) Officers have authority to issue citations for all violations of this title up to 30 days from the date when the violation occurred. [Ord. 12-15-2021A § 2.1, 2021.]