5. Internet identifiers (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 16911).
C.
Witness Protection. For sex offenders who are under a witness protection program, the Spokane
Tribal Police may honor the request of the United States Marshals Service or other agency
responsible for witness protection by not including the original identity of the offender on the
publicly accessible sex offender registry website.
SECTION 6.03 COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION
A.
Law Enforcement Notification. Whenever a sex offender registers or updates his or her information
with the Tribe, the Spokane Tribal Police shall:
1. Monitor and utilize the SORNA Exchange Portal for inter-jurisdictional change of residence,
employment or student status.
2. Immediately update NCIC/NSOR.
3. Immediately notify any agency, department, or program within the Tribe that is responsible for
criminal investigation, prosecution, child welfare or sex offender supervision functions, including but
not limited to, police, whether BIA, tribal, or FBI, tribal prosecutors, and tribal probation.
4. Immediately notify any and all other registration jurisdictions where the sex offender is registered
due to the sex offender’s residency, school attendance, or employment.
5. Immediately notify National Child Protection Act agencies, which includes any agency responsible
for conducting employment-related background checks under section 3 of the National Child
Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119a) when a sex offender registers or updates registration.
6. Enter or update information posted on the Spokane Tribal Sex Offender Registry Website.
B.
Community Notification. The Director of Spokane Tribal Information Technology shall ensure there is
an automated community notification process in place that ensures the following:
1. Upon a sex offender’s registration or update of information with the Tribe, the Tribe’s public sex
offender registry website is immediately updated.
2. The Tribe’s public sex offender registry has a function that enables the general public to request
an email notice that will notify them when a sex offender commences residence, employment, or
school attendance with the Tribe, within a specified zip code, or within a certain geographic radius.
This email notice shall include the sex offender’s identity so that the public can access the public
registry for the new information.
IMMUNITY
SECTION 7.00
A.
No waiver of immunity. Nothing under this Chapter shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign
immunity of the Spokane Tribe of Indians, its departments, agencies, employees, or agents.
B.
Good faith. Any person acting under good faith of this Title shall be immune from any civil liability
arising out of such actions.
CRIMES AND CIVIL SANCTIONS
SECTION 8.00
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