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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />between <br />U.S. IMMIGRATION AND GUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT <br />HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS <br />and <br />Kittitas County Sheriffrs Office <br />rogarding <br />THEDESIGNATIONOF Kittitas County Sheriff's office <br />AS CUSTOMS OFFICERS (EXCEPTED) <br />RECE$Vfu..] ] <br />JUN 2 4 Zil?6 <br />KITTITAS CO[JI"dTY <br />BOARD OF CgPtrIFfi ISS!CIFdERSIttq Lr+ <br />EMPLOYEES <br />1. PARTIES. The Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are U.S. lmmigration and Customs <br />Enforcement (lCE) Homeland Security lnvestigations (HSl) and Kit,titas Countv Sheriffrs Office <br />2. AUTHORIW. Tifle 19, United States code (U.s.c.), section 1a01(i); 19 u.s.c. s 1589a. This MOU is also <br />authorized under the provisions of Rcw 43. 43. 030L0. 93.070 <br />3. PURPOSE. The Parties agree that effective enforcement of the laws relating to HSI jurisdiction requires close <br />-- ---, cooperation-and-essrdination-between-the two-Pa r.tiesJhe Parties-have -therefsre-entered-into-th is-MOU-to-govern <br />the use of HSI designations by certain employees of Kittitas County Sheriff I s Office <br />Pursuant to section 401(i), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C, S 1401(i)), the Secretary_of Homeland Security <br />is authorized to designaie persons as Customs Officers (Excepted) to perform the duties of a Customs Officer' <br />Within tCE, this authority has.been delegated to the HSI Special Agents in Charge. Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. $ 1589a' <br />customs officers are auihorized to enforce the full range of federal offenses. However, in designating Customs <br />Officers (Excepted), HS/ is nof conveying the authoity to enforce administrative violations of lmmigration law' <br />There may be instances when HSI determines that it is desirable for certain sworn law enforcement employees of <br />Ktttitas Countv Sheriff's Office to perform certain HSI duties. This MOU sets forth <br />the agreement and relationship bptween the Parties with respect to this determination <br />4. RESPONSIBILITIES <br />The Parties agree as follows: <br />HSI agrees to: <br />a.Designate certain emploYees of Kittitas Coun tv Sheriffts Offlce as Customs <br />Officers (Excepted), without additional compensation, to perform the duties as noted on the "Designation, <br />Customs Officer (Excepted) - Title 19 Task Force Officer" (lCE Form 73-001). This form is attached and is <br />hereby made part of this MOU; <br />lssue a "Designation, Customs Officer (Excepted) - Title 19 Task Force Officer" (lCE Form 73-001) to each <br />qualified and designated employee; <br />c.Provide qppropriate training in laws, policies, and procedures to each designated employee; <br />b. <br />ICE Form 73-002(5114)Page 1 of3