Tulalip Tribes of Washington FY24 NARIP

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington is a federally recognized, sovereign Tribal government located near Seattle, Washington. Prior to participation in the JUST pilot Project in 2015, Tulalip Tribes sent protection orders to the County Court for recognition as a foreign order and then the County Court submitted the orders to the Sheriff’s office for entry.  This circuitous methodology for entry of records was sporadic and haphazard, resulting in data that was inconsistently entered and unreliable.   Furthermore, Tulalip Tribes had no ability to enter records into the national databases regarding criminal convictions, and other actions; including those that would limit or prohibit someone to purchase or possess firearms.  Grant funding is being requested to continue the Tribe’s plan to increase the process of entering eligible probation records, warrants, and other records. They have noticed that there is a major gap in their harassment orders that are actually "stalking" orders. The Tribe anticipates an increase in criminal prosecution and civil matters involving non-Indians due to the Tribe’s beginning to exercise the Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction provisions from 2022. This project will help to expand the capacity to increase data entry and expansion of cases.