N.Y. Indian Law Section 79
Law enforcement agreements

1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the request of the Seneca nation, the governor, the superintendent of state police, a sheriff of a county that includes lands of the Seneca nation, or the chief of police of the city of Salamanca, may enter into an agreement with the Seneca nation governing the terms and conditions of criminal law enforcement activities within the nation’s federally-recognized Indian Country lands.

2.

The agreements authorized in subdivision one of this section may include provisions defining criminal offenses and penalties that shall apply within the nation, deputization, extradition, and other related provisions that may be agreed upon by the parties.

3.

The courts of the state shall give full force and effect to the provisions of any agreement authorized herein in any criminal proceeding arising out of offenses committed within the lands of the Seneca nation.

Source: Section 79 — Law enforcement agreements, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/IND/79 (updated Dec. 26, 2025; accessed Jan. 3, 2026).

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