25 CFR § 12.1 - Who is responsible for the Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement function?

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title: "25 CFR § 12.1 - Who is responsible for the Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement function?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "12.1"
section_name: "Who is responsible for the Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement function?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "LAW AND ORDER"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 13, 2417, 2453, and 2802."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 15611, Apr. 2, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 12.1 Who is responsible for the Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement function?

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, or in the absence of a Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, is responsible for Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated and contracted law enforcement programs, and for overall policy development and implementation of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, Public Law 101-379 (25 U.S.C. 2801 *et seq.*).