LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE 

AND 

THE SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE OF MICHIGAN 

Introduction 

The State ofMichigan and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe ofMichigan ("Tribe"), 

collectively the "Parties," enter into this agreement (the "Agreement"). 

The Tribe is a federally recognized Indian tribe with inherent powers ofself-government and is 

authorized to enter into this Agreement pursuant to Articles VI(l)(a); (i), U), (n), and (o) of its 

Amended Constitution and By-laws (approved Nov. 4, 1986). · 

The State is authorized to enter this Agreement pursuant to the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, 

MCL 124.501 et seq., the Commission ofLaw Enforcement Standards Act, MCL 28.601 through 

28.616, and 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.1 through 28.16. 

Recitals 

The Parties agree that all people who live within the Tribe's Indian County (as defined below 

and including the Isabella Reservation), Indian and non-Indian alike, are entitled to feel safe and 

secure, and are entitled to equal protection by law enforcement. 

The Parties agree that any abuse ofpower or discretion by individual law enforcement officers of 

either Party cannot be tolerated and the Parties· have a mutual interest in establishing a process to 

investigate and address any claims of abuse. 

The Parties have reached agreement regarding a Tribal Enclave (defined below) comprised 

primarily of Tribal Lands in which non-Tribal law enforcement will only conduct.limited patrols, 

but within which all people will be entitled to appropriate law-enforcement response at all times. 

The Paities agree that there must be a free exchange ofinfonnation between the Parties' lawenforcement agencies. 

The Parties' respective law-enforcement agencies have a history of mutual aid and must be able 

to continue to assist one another as necessary, 

The Patties wish to establish cross-appointment authority that will provide for the most efficient, 

effective, and cooperative law-enforcement response to the citizens they represent. 

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The Parties acknowledge a need to eliminate uncertainty regarding the scope of each Party's lawenforcement authority in and near the Tribe's Indian Country. 

The Parties recognize that when law-enforcement officers arrest a criminal suspect, the officers 

may not know whether the suspect or the victim is a Tribal Member, other Indian, or a nonIndian ( defined below), or whether the arrest or the suspected crime has occurred in Indian 

Country (defined below), and that it may be difficult to immediately determine the proper 

jurisdiction in which to file charges. 

The Parties intend that official jurisdictional determinations will be made· by a prosecutor or 

court from one of their respective jurisdictions, not by cross-deputized arresting officers who 

may deliver the suspect to an appropriate detention facility. 

The Parties agree that, for purposes of this Agreement, any Indian (whether a Tribal Member or 

other Indian) charged with a crime allegedly committed on the Tribe's Indian Country may only 

be prosecuted in Federal and/or Tribal Court. 

Accordingly, the Parties agree as follows: 

Terms 

1. Definitions 

As used in this Agreement: 

A. "Applying Party" refers to the Party that is submitting or has submitted an officer for 

cross-appointment to the other Party, and may refer to either the Tribe or the State. 

B. "BIA" stands for Bureau oflndian Affairs. 

C. "Cross-appointed Officer" means either a State Police officer cross-appointed as a 

Tribal Officer or a Tribal Officer cross-appointed as a State Police officer. 

D. "Cross-appointing Party" refers to the Party that is cross-appointing an officer of the 

other Party, and may refer to either the Tribe or the State. 

E. "Emergency" means an event reasonably perceived as an imminent threat to public 

safety that justifies immediate law-enforcement response, including but not limited to 

"in-progress" calls or other exigent circumstances. 

F. "Fresh Pursuit" means continuing pursuit of a suspect where an officer either: (i) 

observes the commission of a crime, including traffic infractions, and pursues the 

suspect without unreasonable delay; or (ii) has reasonable grounds to suspect a felony 

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or a misdemeanor punishable by more than 92 days in jail has been committed and 

pursues the suspect without unreasonable delay. 

G. "Indian" means any person who is a member of any federally recognized Indian 

tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community ofindians recognized as 

eligible for the services provided to Indians by the Secretary of the Interior because of 

their status as Indians, or who is an Alaskan Native and a member of a Regional 

Corporation as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. § 

1606. 

H.. "Indian Country" means all lands within the Reservation (regardless offee status) and 

any land held by the United States in trust for the benefit of the Tribe or a Tribal 

Member, and under federal law includes: 

(a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the 

United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and 

including rights-of-way running through the reservation, 

(b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States 

whether within the original or subsequently acquired teJTitory thereof, and 

whether within or without the limits of a state, and 

(c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, 

including rights-of-way running through the same. 

18U.S.C. § 1151. 

I. "Isabella Indian Reservation" or "Reservation" has the meaning specified in the 

Order for Judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Michigan in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe ofMichigan v. Granholm, et 

al., Case No. 05-10296-BC (the "Court Order"). 

J. "MCOLES" stands for Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. 

K. "Outside Officer" means a State Officer who is not assigned to the Mt. Pleasant or 

West Branch State Police Post, but who is assigned to a unit that provides K-9 tracks, 

dive team, forensic, bomb squad, aviation, or other specialized services. 

L. "Police Commander" means the State Police Commander for Mt. Pleasant State 

Police Post #41 or the State Police Commander for the West Branch State Police Post 

#36 or the Captain of the Tribe's Police Department, or their respective designees. 

Such designations must be made in writing by the respective Police Commanders and 

provided to all other Police Commanders. 

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M. "State Officer" means a law-enforcement officer employed by the State. 

N. "Tribal Enclave" means the area designated on the map attached as Exhibit A, as may 

be amended from time to time upon mutual agreement and where the Tribe acquires 

additional fee and/or trust lands. 

0. "Tribal Member" means an enrolled member ofthe Tribe. 

P. "Tribal Officer" means a law-enforcement officer employed by the Tribe. 

2. Retention ofLegal Rights, Jurisdiction, and Sovereign Immunity 

A. This Agreement may not be construed to waive any immunity, to modify the legal 

requirements for arrest or search and seizure, to otherwise modify the legal rights of 

any person, to accomplish any act that violates State or federal law, or to subject the 

Patiies to any liability to which they would not be subject by law. 

B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Patiies recognize, consistent with the abovereferenced Court Order, that to the extent that this Agreement conflicts with the 

decisions of either Moses v. Dept. ofCorrections, 274 Mich. App. 481, 736 N.W.2d 

269 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007) or People v. Bennett, 195 Mich. App. 455,491 N.W.2d 

866 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992), this Agreement controls. 

C. This Agreement docs not affect any other agreements that either Party may enter into 

with any third party now or in the future. 

D. This Agreement may not be construed as a waiver or either Pmiy's sovereign 

immunity. 

3. Cross-Appointment of Qualified Officers 

A. To qualify for cross-appointment, a police officer must meet all ofthe following 

requirements: (1) licensure under current MCOLES; (2) cross-training or other 

orientation as may be reasonably required by the other Party; (3) training under BIA 

standards (which need only be completed within six months ofthe initial crossappointment where an applicant meets all other requirements); and (4) nomination for 

cross-appointment by his or her own Police Commander. For example, a Tribal 

Officer would be qualified for cross-appointment if he or she is licensed under current 

MCOLES standards, cross-trains with the State (if necessary), and is nominated for 

cross-appointment by the Tribal Police Commander. 

B. In addition to meeting the requirements specified in Section 3(A), State Officers 

nominated for cross-appointment by the Tribe must be assigned to either the Mt. 

Pleasant or the West Branch State Police Post. 

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C. On an as-needed basis, the Applying Party may submit to the Cross-appointing Party 

the names of the Applying Party's poliee officers who are qualified to serve as Crossappointed Officers, along with a description of the qualifications of each named 

officer. 

D. Upon confirming that an applicant is qualified under the terms of this Agreement, the 

Cross-appointing Party's Police Commander must, without undue delay, either 

cross-appoint the Applying Party's applicant officer, or deny the cross-appointment 

under Paragraph 5(A) of this Agreement. The Cross-appointing Party's Police 

Commander must transmit a list ofthe cross-appointed officers to the Applying 

Party's Police Commander. 

E. The Cross-appointing Pa1iy may not deny a cross-appointment, reinstatement, or 

other consideration under this Agreement on the basis of tribal membership or Indian 

heritage, race, creed, sex, color, sexual orientation, or national origin. 

F. Any cross-appointment granted under this Agreement is effective for the duration of 

this Agreement unless terminated, suspended, or revoked by a Cross-appointing Party 

as provided in this Agreement. 

4. Duty to Inform 

The Applying Party's Police Commander must inform the Cross-appointing Party's 

Police Commander within 24 hours when a Cross-appointed Officer: 

A. is tenninated or othe1wise leaves employment as a full-time law-enforcement officer 

for any reason; 

B. is transfe!1'ed to another area or jurisdiction; 

C. is suspended for any reason; 

D. is indicted or convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in any court; 

E. is found to have any physical, emotional, or mental condition that might adversely 

affect his or her performance as a law-enforcement officer; 

F. no longer meets the qualifications as set forth in Section 3(A) of this Agreement; or 

G. takes a leave of absence where his or her law-enforcement authority is relinquished 

during the leave. 

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5. Denial. Suspension, or Revocation ofCross-Appointment 

A. If a Cross-appointing Party's Police Commander determines, in his or her discretion, 

that grounds exist to deny the applicant a cross-appointment, the Cross-appointing 

Police Commander must promptly issue a written explanation for the denial, and must 

provide this explanation to the applicant and to the Applying Party's Police 

Commander. 

B. The Cross-appointing Party may suspend the Applying Party's police officer's 

cross-appointment for any cause listed in Section 4 or for other good cause. 

C. The Cross-appointing Party must adopt a protocol specifying the procedure for 

suspension or revocation of the cross-appointment of the Applying Party's officers 

and must share that protocol with the Cross-appointing Party. The protocol must 

include a provision requiring the two Parties to consult with one another prior to any 

suspension or revocation of a cross-appointment, and must include a requirement that 

any suspensions or revocations must be made in a writing delivered to the other 

Party's Police Commander. 

D. A Cross-appointing Party may revoke a cross-appointment as provided in the Crossappointing Patiy's protocol. The Cross-appointing Party's decision is final and may 

not be appealed, except to the extent detailed elsewhere in this Agreement. Nothing 

in this Agreement creates any right ofjudicial review . 

. E. Nothing in this Agreement prevents an officer who has been suspended or revoked 

from re-applying for cross-appointment at any time after that officer's Police 

Commander has provided the Cross-appointing Police Commander with a request for 

reinstatement and satisfactory evidence that the applicant has: (i) satisfied the 

conditions in the Cross-appointing Party's protocol for reinstatement; (ii) corrected 

the conditions that lead to suspension or revocation; and (iii) met all other 

requirements for cross-appointment under this Agreement. 

6. Scope of Powers 

A. Cross-appointed State Officers have all the powers of a Tribal Officer to enforce 

Tribal laws within the Tribe's Indian Country. 

B. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers have all the powers of a State Officer to enforce State 

laws within the Tribe's Indian Country. 

C. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers who respond to requests for assistance by the State 

Police for law-enforcement services or for supp01i either inside or outside of the 

Tribe's Indian Country have all the powers of a State Officer through the duration of 

the situation giving rise to the request. 

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D. Cross-appointed State Officers who respond to requests for assistance by the Tribal 

Police Commander for law-enforcement services or support inside the Tribe's Indian 

Country (including the Tribal Enclave) have all the powers ofa Tribal Officer 

through the duration of the situation giving rise to the request. 

E. It is the intent of the Tribe and of the State that qualified State Officers be 

commissioned to exercise federal law-enforcement powers within the Tribe's Indian 

Country pursuant to the federal Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, 25 U.S.C. § 

2801 et seq. and relevant regulations. The Tribe agrees to take or support all actions 

necessary to facilitate federal commissioning of qualified State Officers. The Tribe 

reserves the right to seek suspension or revocation of an officer's federal certification 

as provided by federal law or policy. 

F. While in transit for official business outside ofthe Tribe's Indian Country, Crossappointed Tribal Officers may exercise State law-enforcement authority under either 

of the following circumstances: 

1. With prior authorization from the local MSP Post Commander or MSP regional 

dispatch in the relevant area(s) of transit; or 

11. In response to an Emergency or Fresh Pursuit, for which no prior MSP 

authorization is required. 

Whether or not the Tribal Officer is cross-appointed, if that Tribal Officer exercises 

State law-enforcement authority under this section, the Tribal Officer must follow all 

other relevant provisions ofthis Agreement, including but not limited to the notice 

provisions of Sections 11 (C) and (D), 

7. Special Provisions Related to Tribal-Enclave 

A. Cross-appointed State Officers may not enter the Tribal Enclave for law enforcement 

purposes except: (1) to respond to a 91 I dispatch call or other emergency; (2) when 

in Fresh Pursuit; or (3) upon the request of or with the prior authorization of the 

Tribal Police. 

B. State Officers may routinely patrol or travel on the following roads running through 

or past the Tribal Enclave area: M-20, Shepherd, Leaton, Broomfield, Broadway, 

Summerton, Remus, Ahport Road, and U.S. 127. 

C. This Agreement does not restrict the ability of any State Officers to travel within the 

Tribe's Indian Country while off-duty 

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8. Notification and Custody upon A1TCst ofTribal Member or Other Indian 

A. Unless a Tribal Officer has responded and is present at the scene to handle and 

transport arrestees, a cross-appointed State Officer who makes an arrest of a Tribal 

Member or other Indian anywhere within the Tribe's Indian Country must 

immediately notify his or her own Police Commander of the arrest by police radio, 

telephone, or other appropriate form of communication. As soon as possible and by 

standarp police communication channels, the State Officer's Police Commander must 

notify the Tribe's Police Commander of the arrest. 

B. A cross-appointed Tribal Officer who makes an arrest of a non-Indian may transport 

the arrested individual to the appropriate lockup for processing. The Tribe is not 

required to separately notify the State Police ofthe arrest by police radio, telephone, 

or other appropriate form of communication. 

9. Citations 

A. Cross-appointed State Officers must use the Tribe's citation forms to cite a Tribal 

Member or other Indian for a violation ofTribal law. 

B. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers must use State and/or local citation forms to cite a 

non-Indian for a violation ofState law. 

I0. Criminal Procedure and Prosecution 

A. Cross-appointed State Officers must comply with applicable Tribal law in connection 

with the performance of any Tribal law-enforcement duties under this Agreement. 

B. Cross-appointed Officers of the Tribe must comply with applicable State and local 

law in connection with the performance of any State law-enforcement duties under 

this Agreement. 

C. Cross-appointed Officers making an arrest under the terms ofthis Agreement must 

complete all the required departmental forms and reports of their own agency 

regardless of whether the arrested person remains in the custody ofthe arresting 

agency or is turned over to another agency for processing. 

D. Cross-appointed Officers must honor lawfully issued subpoenas requesting the 

officer's appearance in Tribal, Federal, State, or municipal court, as required. 

11. Fresh-Pursuit and Emergency Exceptions 

A. This Agreement does not prevent: (1) a State Officer, whether cross-appointed or 

not, from continuing Fresh Pursuit of a suspect into the Tribal Enclave; or (2) a Tribal 

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Officer, whether cross-appointed or not, from continuing Fresh Pursuit of a suspect 

out of the Tribe's Indian Country. 

B. In the event that a State Officer enters the Tribal Enclave area in Fresh Pursuit, the 

officer must, as soon as practicable, ensure that the Tribal Police are notified of the 

officer's entry into the Enclave for law-enforcement purposes. The State Officer 

must document the time and purpose of the entry, whether a suspect was stopped, 

arrested, or a citation was issued, and the time and manner in which the notification to 

the Tribal Police was made, and must promptly provide this documentation to the 

Tribal Police. 

C. Whether Cross-appointed or not, nothing in this Agreement prevents a State or Tribal 

Officer from taking appropriate action in an Emergency. 

D. As soon as possible, the State or Tribal Officer responding to an Emergency must, via 

standard police communication channels, notify his or her own Police Commander 

who must, in turn, notify the other Party's Police Commander of the Emergency 

response. 

12. Mutual Aid 

A. The State Police may request assistance from the Tribal Police to assist the State 

Police to respond to incidents outside the Tribe's Indian Country. 

B. The Tribal Police Commander may request that State Police assist the Tribe to 

respond to incidents inside the Tribe's Indian Country (including within the Tribal 

Enclave). 

C. The Parties may expressly authorize each others' cross-appointed officers to patrol or 

assist law-enforcement efforts in a manner broader than that contemplated in this 

Agreement, but only in limited areas, for limited times, and for limited purposes. 

This may include participation in joint task forces (e.g., narcotic enforcement, youth 

services, etc.), provision of services during special events (e.g., "Western Weekend"), 

meeting special law-enforcement needs (e.g., drunk-driving enforcement), conducting 

investigations, or filling othel' needs. The Parties' Police Commanders must define in 

writing the extent, scope, and duration of any such authorization before the broader 

efforts are authorized. 

D. Outside Officers may not be cross-appointed under this Agreement, but may be called 

on to provide specialized assistance to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 

agencies in Isabella or Arenac Counties, including, on occasion, within the Tribe's 

Indian Country. The Tribal or local State Police Commander may request the 

services ofOutside Officers on a temporary basis, provided that the local State Police 

Commander must obtain advance authorization from the Tribal Police Commander 

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before such outside officers exercise their temporary Tribal-law-enforcement 

authority under this Agreement. When their services are so requested, Outside 

Officers have all the powers and limitations of a cross-appointed State Officer under 

this Agreement. Outside Officers retain their status as cross-appointed State Officers 

only for the duration of the situation giving rise to the request and only if the officer 

has not previously been suspended or denied cross-appointment through the process 

described in Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement. All other provisions of this 

Agreement apply to Outside Officers for the duration of their temporary Tribal-lawenforcement authority, including as to the required notice to enter the Tribal Enclave 

and other provisions. This provision does not limit Outside Officers' existing lawenforcement authority under State law. 

E. This Agreement does not and is not intended to cover the enforcement of gaming 

laws, including but not limited to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 

2701 et seq., or any natural-resources laws. 

13. Supervision and Control ofCross-Appointed Officers 

A. Cross-appointed State Officers are under the ultimate control of the State Police while 

cross-appointed as Tribal Officers. 

B. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers are under the ultimate control of the Tribal Police 

Commander while cross-appointed as State Officers. 

14. Compensation and Benefits ofCross-Appointed Officers 

A. Cross-appointed State Officers are not employees of the Tribe. To the extent lawful 

appropriations are available, the State is liable for its employees' salaries, worker's 

compensation protection, and civil liabilities in accordance with MCL § 691.140 I. 

Each State Officer must be deemed to be performing regular duties for the State 

Police while performing services under this Agreement. 

B. Cross-appointed Officers of the Tribe are not employees of the State Police. To the 

extent lawful appropriations are available, the Tribe is liable for its employees' 

salaries, worker's compensation protection, and civil liabilities. Each Tribal Officer 

must be deemed to be performing regular duties for the Tribe while performing 

services under this Agreement. 

C. The Tribe may not be held liable for the salaries, worker's compensation protection, 

or civil liabilities of State Officers under any circumstance. 

D. The State may not be held liable for the salaries, worker's compensation protection, 

or civil liabilities ofTribal Officers under any circumstance. 

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15. Joint Law Enforcement Review Committee 

A. In the interest of encouraging a collaborative approach to law enforcement in Isabella 

County and to encourage communication between all law-enforcement entities within 

the Tribe's Indian Country and Isabella County, this Agreement creates a Joint Law 

Enforcement Review Committee. Similar provisions are included in concmTently 

entered law-enforcement agreements between the Tribe, City, and County. The 

Review Committee is comprised of the Police Commanders for the Tribe and the 

State, along with the Police Commanders of each of the other respective parties to the 

other law-enforcement agreements containing a similar provision. Each Party may 

appoint a second representative to the Committee. 

B. The Review Committee sets the date, place, and rules of its meetings, but the Review 

Committee must meet at least once annually by the anniversary ofthe effective date 

ofthis Agreement. 

C. The Review Committee may develop proposals for operational plans or protocols to 

implement this Agreement, 

D. As it is appropriate, the Review Committee may invite representatives from the 

Parties' respective courts and prosecuting attorney's offices to attend the committee 

meetings and discuss the status ofthis Agreement. 

E. On an as-needed basis, the Review Committee may convene special meetings to hear 

or respond to public complaints regarding either Party's officers, either Party's police 

practices, or this Agreement. Nothing in this Section affects each Paity's independent 

authority to issue, revoke, or suspend cross-appointments as discussed in Section 3 of 

this Law Enforcement Agreement. 

16. Day-to-Day Contacts 

The first point of contact for any issues that may arise with a Cross-appointed Officer is 

the Police Commander for that officer. That Police Commander may determine whether 

the issue should be handled according to internal review procedures. 

17. Data Collection and Sharing Information 

The Tribe agrees that its Court must abstract to the appropriate State ofMichigan 

agencies the necessary information regarding both civil infraction dispositions and 

convictions ofTribal Code violations in which the punishment exceeds 92 days 

incarceration. The Tribe further agrees to take all necessary steps to participate in the 

Law Enforcement Information Network (L.E.I.N.) system and any other steps necessary 

to implement this section ofthe Agreement. 

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18. Immunities 

A. It is the intent of the Parties that all the immunities enjoyed by Tribal Officers under 

Tribal or federal law are available for the benefit of cross-appointed State Officers 

when using their cross-appointment authority under the terms of this Agreement, 

unless otherwise prohibited by law. 

B. It is the intent of the Parties that all the immunities enjoyed by State Officers under 

State or federal law are available for the benefit of cross-appointed Tribal Officers 

when using their cross-appointment authority under the terms ofthis Agreement, 

unless otherwise prohibited by law. 

19. Hold Harmless 

A. The Patiies mutually waive any and all claims against each other which may arise out 

of their activities performed under this Agreement unless such claims are proximately 

caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct ofthe other Party or its officers. 

B. Each Party is responsible for all liability ofwhatever nature arising from the acts of 

its own officers and employees to the extent provided by law. Under no 

circumstances may either Party be held liable for the acts that the officers of the other 

Party perform under this Agreement. 

20. No Creation ofThird-Party Rights 

This Agreement does not create a right in any third party to bring any action under this 

agreement or any action to enforce this Agreement. 

21. Duration and Termination of Agreement 

A. This Agreement remains in effect until either Party terminates the Agreement under 

the tenns of this Section. 

B. Either the State or Tribal Police Commander may suspend or revoke this Agreement 

at any time for any reason after: (i) making good-faith efforts to resolve disputes 

informally; and (ii) providing 60 days' written notice to the other Party. 

C. A suspension or revocation of this Agreement immediately terminates all 

cross-appointments of both the State and the Tribe. 

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22. Amendments 

This Agreement may only be amended by a writing signed by the duly authorized 

representatives of each Party. The Parties do not require Comt approval or other filing to 

amend the Agreement under this provision. 

23. Severability 

The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any provision ofthis Agreement is 

held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement remains in effect unless 

terminated as provided for in this Agreement. However, if any provision of this 

Agreement is severed from the Agreement, then the Parties must promptly meet and 

negotiate in good faith to achieve the intended purpose of the severed provision in a 

manner that is valid and enforceable under applicable law. 

24. Relationship to Other Agreements 

A. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties. 

B. Previously entered written agreements between the Patties regarding or relating to 

law-enforcement or public safety of officers or other emergency-response personnel 

remain in full force and effect. 

C. Ifthere is any conflict between the terms of any other surviving agreement and the 

terms of this Agreement, this Agreement controls. 

D. Ifthis Agreement conflicts with the Court Order, the terms of this Agreement govern. 

25. Notice 

Written notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement are sufficient if 

they are sent by registered or certified mail or by other means mutually acceptable to the 

Parties. 

In the case of the State, notices must be sent to: 

Post Commander 

Mt. Pleasant Post #41, Michigan State Police 

3580 S. Isabella Rd. 

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 

Tel: 989-773-5951 

Fax: 989-772-2854 

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With a copy to: 

Post Commander 

West Branch Post #36, Michigan State Police 

496 E. Houghton 

West Branch, MI 48661 

Tel: 989-345-0956 

Fax: 989-345-2216 

In the case of the Tribe, notices must be sent to: 

Tribal Police Captain 

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department 

6954 E. Broadway 

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 

Dispatch: 989-775-4700 

Fax: 989-775-4839 

With a copy to: 

General Counsel 

Legal Department 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 

7070 East Broadway 

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 

Tel: 989-775-4032 

Fax: 989-775-4614 

26. Counteiparts 

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which is an original, 

but all of which together constitute a single instrument. 

27. Authority 

The undersigned represent that they are authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf 

of the Tribe and State, respectively. 

28. Preparation of Agreement 

The Patiies drafted this Agreement and entered into it after careful review and upon the 

advice of competent counsel. It must be construed as if it were mutually drafted, and 

may not be construed more strongly for or against either Party. 

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29. Effective Date 

This Agreement will be effective when: 

A. It is signed by both Parties; and 

B. It is approved by the Governor; and 

C. It is submitted to the respective County Clerks of Isabella and Arenac Counties and to 

the Secretary ofState for the State ofMichigan; and 

D. The Court Order is signed by the Court, provided that the Court enters the Court 

Order as it was approved by the State and Tribe. Changes to the form ofthe Court 

Order (e.g., pagination, fonts, margins, etc.) do not affect the effective date of this 

Agreement, but this Agreement is not effective and does not bind the parties ifthe 

language of the Court _Order is not identical to the language approved by the State and 

Tribe. 

SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE 

OF MICHIGAN 

~~~s~

Datesigned 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

,Date signed 

The United States District Court for the Eastern District ofMichigan entered the Order for 

Judgment in Case No, 05-10296 on _________, 2010, 

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