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Tribal Code - Nisqually Indian Tribe; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

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Nisqually Indian Tribe - Tribal Code

Table of Contents Updated: May 2016

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Table of Contents

Title 1 - Open Meetings Law

CHAPTER I - OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS

1.01 OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS

1.01.010 Legislative Declaration

1.01.020 Definitions

1.01.030 Meetings Declared Open and Public

1.01.040 Conditions to Attendance Not to be Required

1.01.050 Interruptions - Procedure

1.01.060 Ordinances, rules, resolutions, regulations, etc., adopted at public meetings – Notice--Secret voting prohibited

1.01.070 Times and Places for Meetings – Emergencies – Exception

1.01.080 Special Meeting

1.01.090 Executive Sessions.

1.01.100 Violations--Personal liability--Penalty--Attorney fees and costs

1.01.110 Violations--Mandamus or Injunction

1.01.120 Chapter controlling--Application

1.01.900 Short title

CHAPTER II - CONDUCT OF OFFICIALS

1.05 CONDUCT OF OFFICIALS

1.05.010 Short Title

1.05.012 Conduct in Conformity with Applicable Rules and Law

1.05.015 Definitions

1.05.020 General Prohibitions; Conflicts of Interest

1.05.030 Abstention from Official Action

1.05.040 Tribal Government Contracts; Restrictions and Bid Requirements

1.05.050 Restrictions on Assisting or Representing Other Interests Before Government Bodies for Compensation

1.05.060 Restrictions on Assisting or Representing Other Interests Subsequent to Termination of Public Office

1.05.070 Unauthorized Compensation or Benefit for Official Acts

1.05.080 Unauthorized Personal Use of Property of the Nisqually Indian Tribe

1.05.090 Staff Misuse Prohibited

1.05.100 Anti-Nepotism

1.05.110 Restrictions Against Gifts or Loans to Influence Official Acts

1.05.120 Permitted Gifts, Awards, Loans, Reimbursements and Campaign Contributions

CHAPTER III – CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

1.100 CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

1.100.910 Construction

1.100.920 Severability

Title 2 - Committees

CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.01.010 Title

2.01.020 Purpose

2.01.030 Definitions

2.01.040 Scope of provisions

2.01.050 Effect of provisions.

2.01.060 Commission and committee creation procedures

2.01.080 Membership qualifications and nomination

2.01.090 Application for appointment

2.01.100 Terms of office

2.01.110 Officers

2.01.115 Fiduciary Duty

2.01.120 Meetings

2.01.130 Bylaws

2.01.140 Quorum

2.01.150 Minutes of meetings

2.01.160 Reports

2.01.170 Expenses

2.01.180 Tribal staff support

2.01.190 Vacancies—Reporting

2.01.200 Filling Vacancies

2.01.220 Additional regulations

2.01.230 Exceptions

2.01.240 Public records maintenance

2.01.250 Model Resolution

2.01.260 Model By-laws

2.01.270 Noncompliance--Penalty

CHAPTER II – CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

2.100 CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

2.100.010 Severability

2.100.020 Repealer

Title 3 - General Welfare Ordinance

CHAPTER I – GENERAL WELFARE

3.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

3.01.01 General

3.01.02 Purpose

3.01.03 Background and Intent

3.01.04 Definitions

3.01.05 Ratification of Prior Acts; Intent of Legislation

3.01.06 General Welfare Doctrine; Rule of Construction

3.01.07 Non-Resource Designation

3.01.08 Federal Trust Obligations; Executive Orders

3.01.09 Indian General Welfare Benefits (Code Section 139E)

3.01.10 Safe Harbor Programs

3.01.11 Programs Meeting the General Test

3.01.12 Purpose

3.01.13 Eligibility and Application Procedures

3.01.14 Limited Use of Assistance; Substantiation

3.01.15 Limitation on Payments; Annual Budgeting

3.01.16 Forfeiture of General Welfare Assistance

3.01.17 Programs not Limited to Means Testing

3.01.18 Privacy; Information Sharing

3.01.19 Government-to-Government Relationship; Executive Order 13175

3.01.20 Other Tax Exemptions

CHAPTER II –SEVERABILITY

3.02 CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

3.02.01 Construction

3.02.02 Severability

Title 4 - Animal Control

4.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

4.01.01 Purpose

4.01.02 Severability

4.01.03 Jurisdiction

4.01.04 Repealer

4.01.05 Definitions

4.02 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

4.02.01 Administration and Enforcement

4.02.02 Delegation

4.02.03 Impoundment

4.02.04 Authorized Dog “Round-Up”

4.02.05 Redemption of Animals

4.02.06 Disposition of Animals not Redeemed

4.02.07 Public Emergency

4.03 ANIMAL CONTROL

4.03.01 Abandonment of Animals

4.03.02 Responsibility for Animals

4.03.03 Licensing Requirements

4.03.04 Quarantine

4.03.05 Dogs Running at Large

4.03.06 Mandatory Leashing

4.03.07 Dogs in Heat

4.03.08 Vicious Animals

4.03.09 Selling Diseased Animals

4.03.10 Breeding Animals

4.04 CIVIL INFRACTIONS

4.04.01 Infraction Penalties

4.04.02 Failure to License a Dog

4.04.03 Failure to Provide Care

4.04.04 Failure to Prevent Damage

4.04.05 Failure to Prevent Nuisance

4.04.06 Allowing a Dog to Run at Large

4.04.07 Failure to Abide by Leash Requirements

4.04.08 Failure to Confine a Dog in Heat

4.04.09 Failure to Quarantine an Animal

4.04.10 Failure to Confine an Animal During a Public Emergency

4.04.11 Harboring a Vicious Animal

4.04.12 Selling a Diseased Animal

4.04.13 Breeding Animals

4.05 ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

4.05.01 Power of Enforcement

4.05.02 Notice of Violation

4.05.03 Service of Notice

4.06 COURT PROCEDURES

4.06.01 Rights of Parties

4.06.02 No Right to Jury Trial

4.06.03 Hearing

4.06.04 Appeals

4.06.05 Power of the Court

4.06.06 Community Service

4.06.07 Actual Damages

4.06.08 Failure to Pay Fine

4.06.09 Disposition of Funds

4.06.10 Civil Actions

Title 5 - Reserved

Title 6 - Reserved

Title 7 - Reserved

Title 8 - Commerce and Trade

CHAPTER I – NISQUALLY TRIBAL CORPORATIONS

8.01 TITLE AND APPLICABILITY

8.01.010 Short Title

8.01.020 Applicability

8.01.030 Remedial Formation

8.02 GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.02.010 Definitions

8.02.020 Purposes

8.02.030 General Powers

8.02.040 Defense of Ultra Vires

8.02.050 Corporate Name

8.02.060 Registered Office and Registered Agent

8.02.070 Service of Process on Corporations

8.02.080 Authorized Shares

8.02.090 Consideration for Shares

8.02.100 Payment of Shares

8.02.110 Determination of Amount of Stated Capital

8.02.120 Certificate Representing Shares

8.02.130 By-laws

8.02.140 Meetings of Shareholders

8.02.150 Notice of Shareholder's Meetings

8.02.160 Closing of Transfer Books and Fixing Record Date

8.02.170 Voting Record

8.02.180 Quorum of Shareholders

8.02.190 Voting of Shares

8.02.200 Board of Directors

8.02.210 Number and Election of Directors

8.02.220 Vacancies

8.02.230 Removal of Directors

8.02.240 Quorum of Directors

8.02.250 No Contract Void or Voidable

8.02.260 Executive and Other Committees

8.02.270 Place and Notice of Director's Meetings

8.02.280 Action by Directors Without a Meeting

8.02.290 Dividends

8.02.300 Distribution from Capital Surplus

8.02.310 Loans to Employees and Directors

8.02.320 Liability of Directors in Certain Cases

8.02.330 Officers

8.02.340 Removal of Officers

8.02.350 Books and Records

8.02.360 Incorporators

8.02.370 Articles of Incorporation

8.02.380 Filing of Articles of Incorporation

8.02.390 Effect of Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation

8.02.400 Organization Meeting of Directors

8.02.410 Right to Amend Articles of Incorporation

8.02.420 Procedure to Amend Articles of Incorporation

8.02.430 Articles of Amendment

8.02.440 Filing of Articles of Amendment

8.02.450 Effect of Certificate of Amendment

8.02.460 Restated Articles of Incorporation

8.02.480 Reduction of Stated Capital in Certain Cases

8.02.490 Special Provisions Relating to Surplus and Reserves

8.02.500 Sale of Assets in Regular Course of Business and Mortgage or Pledge of Assets

8.02.510 Sale of Assets other than in Regular Course of Business

8.02.520 Voluntary Dissolution by Incorporators

8.02.530 Voluntary Dissolution by Consent of Shareholders

8.02.540 Voluntary Dissolution by Act of Corporation

8.02.550 Filing of Statement of Intent to Dissolve

8.02.560 Effect of Statement of Intent to Dissolve

8.02.570 Procedure After Filing of Statement of Intent to Dissolve

8.02.580 Revocation of Voluntary Dissolution Proceedings by Consent of Shareholders

8.02.590 Revocation of Voluntary Dissolution Proceedings by Act of Corporation

8.02.600 Filing of Statement of Revocation of Voluntary Dissolution Proceedings

8.02.610 Effect of Statement of Revocation of Voluntary Dissolution Proceedings

8.02.620 Articles of Dissolution

8.02.630 Filing of Articles of Dissolution

8.02.640 Involuntary Dissolution

8.02.650 Notification to the Tribal Treasurer

8.02.660 Jurisdiction of Court to Liquidate Assets and Affairs of Corporation

8.02.670 Procedure in Liquidation of Corporation by Court

8.02.680 Qualification of Receivers

8.02.690 Filing of Claims in Liquidation Proceedings

8.02.700 Discontinuance of Liquidation Proceedings

8.02.710 Decree of Involuntary Dissolution

8.02.720 Filing of Decree Dissolution

8.02.730 Deposits with Tribal Treasurer

8.02.740 Survival of Remedy After Dissolution

8.02.750 Annual Report of Domestic and Foreign Corporations

8.02.760 Filing of Annual Report of Corporation

8.02.770 Fees, Franchise Taxes and Charges to be Collected by the Tribal Treasurer

8.02.780 Fees for Filing Documents and Issuing Certificates

8.02.790 Miscellaneous Charges

8.02.800 License Fees Payable by Domestic Corporations

8.02.810 Franchise Taxes Payable by Domestic Corporation

8.02.820 Assessment and Collection of Annual Franchise Taxes

8.02.830 Penalties Imposed Upon Corporations

8.02.840 Penalties Imposed Upon Officers and Directors

8.02.850 Interrogatories by the Tribal Treasurer

8.02.860 Information Disclosed by Interrogatories

8.02.870 Certificates and Certified Copies to be Received in Evidence

8.02.880 Forms to be Furnished by the Tribal Treasurer

8.02.890 Greater Voting Requirements

8.02.900 Waiver of Notice

8.02.910 Action by Members or Directors without a Meeting

8.02.920 Effect of Invalidity of Part of this Title

8.02.930 Jurisdiction of Nisqually Tribal Courts

CHAPTER II - GOVERNMENTAL CORPORATIONS

8.50 GOVERNMENTAL CORPORATIONS

8.50.010 Short Title

8.50.020 Applicability

8.50.030 Interpretation

8.50.040 Purpose

8.50.050 Privileges and Immunities

8.50.060 Tribal Taxation

8.50.070 Subsidiary Corporation

8.50.080 Ownership

8.50.090 Voting Stock

8.50.100 Organization

8.50.110 Powers, Duration

8.50.120 Lands

8.50.130 Tribal Courts - Jurisdiction, Enforcement of Chapter

8.50.140 Agent

8.50.150 Assets

8.50.160 Audit

8.50.170 Annual Meeting, Annual Report

8.50.180 Contracts with Officers

8.50.190 Bonding

8.50.200 Severance Compensation

8.50.210 Record of Proceedings

8.50.220 Board Meetings of Corporation

8.50.230 Filing of Resolutions

8.50.240 Violation of Charter

8.50.250 Term of Directors

8.50.260 Duty of Loyalty

8.50.270 Real Estate Purchase

8.50.280 Conflict of Interest

8.50.290 Arbitration Agreements

CHAPTER III -NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS

8.75.010 Short Title

8.75.020 Applicability

8.75.010 Short Title

8.75.020 Applicability

8.75.030 Formation, Generally

8.75.040 Prohibitions

8.75.050 Limitations on Private Foundations

8.75.060 Remedial Formation

8.75.070 Contents of articles and other documents of non-profit corporations

8.75.080 Articles of Incorporation

8.75.090 Election of an existing business corporation to become a non-profit corporation

8.75.100 Termination of non-profit corporation status

8.75.110 Classes of membership

8.75.120 Evidence of membership; liability of members

8.75.130 Voting rights of members

8.75.140 Director Conflict of Interest

8.75.150 Inapplicability of certain provisions to non-profit corporations

8.75.160 Distribution of Assets

8.75.170 Plan for Distribution

CHAPTER IV - CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

8.100 CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

8.100.010 Severability

8.100.020 Repealer

CHAPTER V - NISQUALLY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

8.200 GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.200.010 Definitions

8.200.020 Standards for electronic filing – Rules

8.200.030 Name set forth in certificate of formation

8.200.040 Reserved name – Registered name

8.200.050 Registered office – Registered agent

8.200.060 Service of process on domestic limited liability companies

8.200.070 Nature of business permitted – Powers

8.200.080 Business transaction of member or manager with limited liability company

8.200.090 Limitation of liability and indemnification

8.200.100 Professional limited liability companies

8.200.110 Member agreements

8.200.120 Membership residency

8.200.130 Piercing the Veil

8.210 FORMATION: CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION, AMENDMENT, FILING AND EXECUTION

8.210.010 Certificate of formation

8.210.020 Amendment to certificate of formation

8.210.030 Execution

8.210.040 Execution, amendment, or cancellation by judicial order

8.210.050 Filing

8.210.060 Restated certificate

8.210.070 Initial and annual reports

8.220 MEMBERS

8.220.010 Admission of members

8.220.020 Voting and classes of membership

8.220.030 Liability of members and managers to third parties

8.220.040 Events and dissociation

8.220.050 Records and Information

8.220.060 Remedies for breach of limited liability company agreement member

8.230 MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS 8.230.010 Management

8.230.020 Liability of mangers and members

8.230.030 Manager- Members’ rights and duties

8.230.040 Voting and classes of managers

8.230.050 Remedies for breach of limited liability company agreement by manager

8.230.060 Reliance on reports and information by member or manager

8.230.070 Resignation of manager

8.230.080 Loss of sole remaining manager

8.240 FINANCE 8.240.010 Form of contribution

8.240.020 Liability for contribution

8.240.030 Allocation of profits and losses

8.240.040 Allocation of distributions

8.250 DISTRIBUTIONS AND RESIGNATION

8.250.010 Interim distributions

8.250.020 Distribution on event of dissociation

8.250.030 Distribution in-kind

8.250.040 Right to distribute

8.250.050 Limitations on distributions

8.260 ASSIGNMENT OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS

8.260.010 Nature of limited liability company interest – Certificate of interest

8.260.020 Assignment of limited liability company interest

8.260.030 Rights of judgment creditor

8.260.040 Right of assignee to become member

8.270 DISSOLUTION

8.270.010 Dissolution

8.270.020 After dissolution under NTC 8.270.030

8.270.030 Judicial dissolution

8.270.040 Administrative dissolution – Commencement of proceeding

8.270.050 Administrative dissolution – Notice – Opportunity to correct deficiencies

8.270.060 Administrative dissolution – Reinstatement – Application – When effective

8.270.070 Dissolution under NTC 8.270.010 – Revocation – Approval Required – When effective

8.270.080 Winding up

8.270.090 Disposing of known claims – Definition

8.270.100 Distribution of assets

8.270.110 Remedies available after dissolution

8.280 FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

8.280.010 Law governing

8.280.020 Registration required -- Application

8.280.030 Issuance of registration

8.280.040 Name – Registered office – Registered agent

8.280.050 Amendments to application

8.280.060 Cancellation of registration

8.280.070 Doing business without registration

8.280.080 Foreign limited liability companies doing business without having qualified – Injunctions

8.280.090 Transactions not constituting transacting business

8.280.100 Service of process on registered foreign limited liability companies

8.280.110 Service of process on unregistered foreign limited liability companies

8.280.120 Revocation of registration – Requirements for commencement

8.280.130 Revocation of registration – Procedure – Notice – Correction of grounds – Certificate of revocation – Authority of agent

8.290 DERIVATIVE ACTIONS

8.290.010 Right to bring action

8.290.020 Proper plaintiff

8.290.030 Complaint

8.290.040 Expenses

8.300 MERGERS

8.300.010 Merger – Plan – Effective date

8.300.020 Merger – Plan – Approval

8.300.030 Articles of merger - Filing

8.300.040 Effect of merger

8.300.050 Merger – Foreign and domestic

8.310 DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS

8.310.010 Definitions

8.310.020 Member – Dissent – Payment of fair value

8.310.030 Dissenters’ rights – Notice - Timing

8.310.040 Member – Dissent – Voting restrictions

8.310.050 Members – Dissenters’ notice - Requirements

8.310.060 Member – Payment demand - Entitlement

8.310.070 Member’s interest – Transfer restriction

8.310.080 Payment of fair value – Requirements for compliance

8.310.090 Merger – Not effective within sixty days – Transfer restrictions

8.310.100 Dissenter’s estimate of fair value - Notice

8.310.110 Unsettled demand for payment – Proceeding – Parties - Appraiser

8.310.120 Unsettled demand for payment – Costs – Fees and expenses of counsel

8.320 MISCELLANEOUS

8.320.010 Construction and application of chapter and limited liability company agreement

8.320.020 Establishment of filing fees and miscellaneous charges

8.320.030 Authority to adopt rules

8.320.040 Effective date – March 31, 2011

8.320.050 Short title

8.320.060 Severability

Title 9 - Reserved

Title 10 - Crimes and Traffic

CHAPTER I - EXTRADITION

10.01 EXTRADITION PROCEDURES

10.01.01 Tribal Police Chief to Investigate

CHAPTER
II - CRIMINAL OFFENSES

10.02 GENERAL PROVISIONS

10.02.01 Application and Construction

10.02.02 Repeal of prior acts, severability and effective date

10.02.03 Purposes

10.02.04 Classification of Crimes

10.02.05 Proof

10.02.06 Definitions

10.02.07 Domestic Violence

10.03 SENTENCING

10.03.01 Habitual Offenders

10.03.02 Work Requirement for Prisoners

10.03.03 Sentences

10.03.04 Noncompliance With Sentences

10.03.05 Sentencing Orders

10.03.06 Addition to Sentence for Gang Activity

10.04 PRINCIPLES OF LIABILITY

10.04.01 General Requirements of Culpability

10.04.02 Complicity – Liability for the Conduct of Another

10.04.03 Accomplice

10.04.04 Penalty

10.04.05 Lesser included offenses

10.05 DEFENSE

10.05.01 Self-Defense

10.05.02 Duress

10.05.03 Entrapment

10.05.04 Intoxication

10.05.05 Insanity

10.05.06 Excusable Homicide

10.05.07 Justifiable Homicide

10.06 ANTICIPATORY OFFENSES

10.06.01 Attempt

10.06.02 Conspiracy

10.06.03 Solicitation

10.07 OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS

10.07.01 Abduction

10.07.02 Assault

10.07.03 Battery in the First Degree

10.07.04 Battery in the Second Degree

10.07.05 Contributing to the Injury of a Minor 10.07.06 Extortion

10.07.07 Harassment in the First Degree

10.07.08 Harassment in the Second Degree

10.07.09 Stalking

10.07.10 Homicide by Abuse

10.07.11 Indecent Liberties

10.07.12 Kidnapping

10.07.13 Manslaughter

10.07.14 Murder

10.07.15 Negligent Homicide

10.07.16 Promoting a Suicide

10.07.17 Rape in the First Degree

10.07.18 Rape in the Second Degree

10.07.19 Rape of a Child in the First Degree

10.07.20 Rape of a Child in the Second Degree

10.07.21 Rape of a Child in the Third Degree

10.07.22 Reckless Endangerment

10.07.23 Robbery

10.07.24 Transmitting Communicable Diseases

10.08 OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

10.08.01 Arson

10.08.02 Burglary in the First Degree

10.08.03 Burglary in the Second Degree

10.08.04 Burglary – Inferences and Other Crimes

10.08.05 Cruelty to Animals

10.08.06 Embezzlement

10.08.07 Forgery

10.08.08 Fraud

10.08.09 Malicious Mischief

10.08.10 Possession of Stolen Property

10.08.11 Theft

10.08.12 Theft of Timber

10.08.13 Unlawful Issuance of Checks

10.08.14 Vehicle Prowling

10.08.15 Trespass

10.09 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

10.09.01 Bail Jumping

10.09.02 Bribery

10.09.03 Escape

10.09.04 Indecent Exposure

10.09.05 Intimidating a Public Servant

10.09.06 Introducing Contraband

10.09.07 Keeping a Disorderly Premises

10.09.08 Littering

10.09.09 Obstructing Justice

10.09.10 Official Misconduct

10.09.11 Disorderly Conduct

10.09.12 Harming a Police Dog

10.09.13 Participating in a Riot

10.09.14 Perjury

10.09.15 Unsworn falsification to authorities

10.09.16 Petition Misconduct

10.09.17 False Reports to Law Enforcement Officers

10.09.18 Prostitution

10.09.19 Rendering Criminal Assistance

10.09.20 Requesting Unlawful Compensation

10.09.21 Resisting Arrest

10.09.22 Tampering With a Witness

10.09.23 Tampering With a Juror

10.09.24 Tampering With Physical Evidence

10.09.25 Criminal Contempt

10.09.26 Defrauding a Public Utility

10.09.27 Furnishing Liquor to Minors - Possession, Use and Penalties

10.10 WEAPONS OFFENSES

10.10.01 Weapons Violation

10.10.02 Illegal Possession of a Firearm

10.10.03 Sale or Possession of an Illegal Firearm

10.10.04 Carrying or bearing a Switchblade Knife

10.10.05 Firearm Registration

10.11 OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY

10.11.01 Bigamy

10.11.02 Child Abuse

10.11.03 Communication With a Minor For Immoral Purposes

10.11.04 Custodial Interference

10.11.05 Desertion and Nonsupport of Children

10.11.06 Exploitation

10.11.07 Failure to Protect a Child

10.11.08 Incest

10.11.09 Soliciting or Recruiting to Join or to remain a Member of a Criminal Gang, Organization or Enterprise

10.12 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSES

10.12.01 Definitions

10.12.02 Possession of Controlled Substance

10.12.03 Delivery or Manufacture of Controlled Substance

CHAPTER III - CRIMINAL TRAFFIC

10.13 PROCEDURES

10.13.01 Criminal Procedures

10.13.02 Sentencing

10.14 OFFENSES

10.14.01 Failure to appear or respond

10.14.02 Obedience to law enforcement officers

10.14.03 Refusal to give identification

10.14.04 Refusal to produce driver’s license and/or registration

10.14.05 Vehicular homicide

10.14.06 Vehicular assault

10.14.07 Reckless driving

10.14.08 Driving while under the influence

10.14.09 Actual physical control

10.14.10 “Drugs” what included

10.14.11 Attempting to elude a police officer

10.14.12 Habitual traffic offender-infractions

10.14.13 Habitual traffic offender-criminal offenses

10.14.14 Transcript or abstract as evidence

10.14.15 Implied consent

10.14.16 Driving while license invalidated

10.15 MISCELLANEOUS

10.15.01 Severability

10.15.02 Repeal of prior acts

10.15.03 Effective date

CHAPTER IV - CIVIL TRAFFIC

10.16 CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS- GENERALLY

10.16.01 Purpose

10.16.02 Jurisdiction

10.16.03 Means of Exercising Jurisdiction

10.16.04 Explanation of Privilege

10.16.05 Officers to Enforce Traffic Codes

10.16.06 Effect of Invalidity

10.17 DEFINITIONS

10.17.01 Definitions – Generally

10.18 CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION PROCEDURE

10.18.01 Notice of Infraction – Issuance by Enforcement Officer

10.18.02 Notice of Infraction – Issuance by the Court

10.18.03 Notice of Infraction – Form

10.18.04 Notice of Infraction – Time of Initial Hearing

10.18.05 Notice of Infraction – Three Options for Response

10.18.06 Notice of Infraction – Failure to Respond – Hearing

10.18.07 Hearings – Scheduling by the Court

10.18.08 Hearing to Contest the Determination that an Infraction was Committed

10.18.09 Hearing to Explain Circumstances Surrounding the Infraction

10.18.10 Order of Court

10.18.11 Suspension

10.18.12 Limited Use License

10.19 VEHICLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT

10.19.01 Vehicle Safety Equipment – Generally

10.19.02 Required Safety Equipment

10.19.03 Vehicles to be Equipped with Tires – Safe Condition Defined

10.19.04 Multiple-Beam Head Lights

10.19.05 Use of Multiple-Beam Head Lights

10.19.06 Spot Lamps

10.19.07 Times when Head Lights, Tail Lights are Required to be On

10.19.08 Wheel Projections

10.19.09 Body and Load Projections

10.19.10 Flags on Projecting Load

10.19.11 Safety Belts – Use Required

10.19.12 Child Passenger – Restraints Required

10.19.13 Motorcycle Safety Equipment

10.19.14 Motorcycles – Head Light and Tail Light to be On

10.19.15 Motorcycles – Exhaust System

10.19.16 Motorcycles – Eye Protection

10.19.17 Motorcycles – Helmet Required

10.19.18 Moving Vehicle in Unsafe Condition

10.19.19 Bicycle Equipment

10.20 RULES OF THE ROAD 10.20.01 Driver’s License

10.20.02 Emergency Vehicles

10.20.03 Motorcycles

10.20.04 Off-Road Use of Vehicles

10.20.05 Pedestrians

10.20.06 Property Damage – Materials on the Road

10.20.07 Speed Limits – Due Care Required

10.20.08 Vehicle Travel – Rules of the Road

10.20.09 Using a Wireless Communication Device While Driving

10.21 ACCIDENT REPORTS, ABANDONMENTS AND STOLEN VEHICLES

10.21.01 Driver’s Duty Upon Damaging Unattended Vehicle or Other Property

10.21.02 Driver’s Duty in Case of Injury or Death to Person

10.21.03 Record of Traffic Charges

10.21.04 Stolen Vehicle Reports

10.22 FINE SCHEDULE

10.22.01 Fines

Title 10A - Nisqually Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (NSORNA)

SECTION 10A.01 – TITLE AND PURPOSE

SECTION 10A.02 – SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION

SECTION 10A.03 – CRIMES AND CIVIL PENALTIES

SECTION 10A.04 – SEVERABILITY/PENDING ACTIONS

Title 11 - Domestic Relations

11.01 MARRIAGE

11.01.01 Marriage Ceremonies on the Reservation

11.02 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

11.02.01 Petitions for Dissolution

11.03 CHILD SUPPORT 11.03.01 Enforcement of Foreign Child Support Orders

Title 12 - Education

12.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

12.01.01 Purpose

12.01.02 Coverage

12.01.03 Sovereign Immunity

12.01.04 Severability

12.01.05 Repealer

12.01.06 Definitions

12.02 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

12.02.01 Mandatory Attendance

12.02.02 Exceptions to Attendance Provided

12.03 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

12.03.01 Cooperative Agreement with School

12.04 TRIBAL ATTENDANCE OFFICER

12.04.01 Tribal Attendance Officer – Appointment

12.04.02 Tribal Attendance Officer – Duties

12.04.03 Reports by Tribal Attendance Officer

12.05 TRIBAL COURT ACTION

12.05.01 Petition to Tribal Court

12.05.02 Petition Contents

12.05.03 Notice of Hearing

12.05.04 Rights of Parties at Hearing

12.05.05 Court Orders

12.05.06 Penalties for Failure to Comply

12.06 ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

12.01.01 Collection of Fines

12.01.02 Child in Need of Care Proceeding

12.01.03 Tribal Law Enforcement Authority

Title 13 - Elections

13.01 PURPOSE & DEFINITIONS

13.01.01 Purpose

13.01.02 Definitions

13.02 ELECTION OF TRIBAL COUNCIL, FISH COMMISSION, ELECTED COMMITTEES

13.02.01 Scope

13.02.02 Eligible Voters

13.02.03 Election Committee

13.02.04 Election Committee Authority and Responsibility

13.02.05 Election Committee Oath

13.02.06 Nomination Procedures

13.02.07 Primary Election

13.02.08 General Election

13.02.09 Notice of Elections

13.02.10 Scheduling and Places

13.02.11 Regulations

13.02.12 Ballots

13.02.13 Absentee Ballots

13.02.14 Runoff Elections

13.02.15 Certification of Elections and Inauguration

13.03 ELECTION PROTESTS

13.03.01 Election Protests

13.03.02 Tribal Court Jurisdiction

13.03.03 Time Periods / Filing Requirements

13.04 SEVERABILITY

13.04.01 Severability

Title 14 - Environmental and Nat. Resources

CHAPTER I - ENVIRONMENTAL INFRACTIONS

14.01 General Provisions

14.01.01 Purpose

14.01.02 Jurisdiction

14.01.03 Severability

14.01.04 Sovereign Immunity

14.02 Definitions

14.02.01 Definitions

14.03 Permitting Procedures

14.03.01 Express Written Approval of the Tribe

14.03.02 Permits Issued by Environmental Committee or Natural Resources Department

14.03.03 “Significantly Affecting the Environment”

14.04 Classification of Penalties

14.04.01 Classification of Penalties

14.05 Cultural Resources

14.05.01 Notification of Tribal Council

14.05.02 Failure to Halt Construction

14.05.03 Digging/Excavation/Removal

14.05.04 Destruction of Cultural Resource

14.06 Excavation/Dredging/Filling

14.06.01 Waters/Wetlands/Shorelines

14.06.02 Tribal Lands

14.06.03 Steep Slopes

14.06.04 Use of Fill Material

14.06.05 Earth or Construction Debris

14.06.10 Groundwater Access

14.07 Fires

14.07.01 Burning Prohibited Substances

14.07.02 Burning Without a Permit

14.07.03 Burning on Shorelines

14.07.04 Leaving a Fire Unattended

14.07.05 Burning During Air Pollution Episode

14.07.06 Burning at Location Designated a Fire Hazard

14.07.07 Failure to Report

14.07.08 Failure to Control

14.08 Livestock

14.08.01 Pasturing Livestock within Buffer Zone

14.09 Motorized Vehicles

14.09.01 Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicles

14.09.02 Abandoned Vehicles

14.10 Pesticides

14.10.01 Pesticide Application

14.10.02 Application within Buffer Zone

14.10.03 Pesticide Storage

14.11 Sewage Disposal

14.11.01 Failure to Connect to Sewage System

14.11.02 Discharging Sewage to Water or upon the Ground

14.11.03 Failure to Pump On-site Sewage System

14.11.04 Failure to Repair On-site Sewage System

14.11.05 Failure to Comply with Federal Requirement

14.11.06 Construction of On-site Sewage System within Buffer Zone

14.12 Spills

14.12.01 Spill of Hazardous Substance or Toxic Pollutant

14.12.02 Spill of Pollutant

14.12.03 Failure to Notify

14.12.04 Reparation

14.12.05 Negligence

14.12.06 Willful Misconduct/Reckless Disregard

14.13 Tribal Resources

14.13.01 Vandalism/Destruction of Lands

14.13.02 Unauthorized Use of Lands

14.13.03 Unauthorized Removal of Tribal Resources

14.13.04 Unauthorized Access to Water

14.13.05 Depletion of Tribal Water Resources

14.13.06 Introduction of Fish or Aquatic Organisms

14.13.07 Forfeiture of Illegally Possessed Resources

14.13.10 Trespass by Non-Indians

14.14 Waste Disposal/Dumping

14.14.01 Toxic or Hazardous Substances

14.14.02 Pollutants

14.14.03 Littering

14.15 Wood Cutting

14.15.01 Cutting, Removing or Selling Timber without a Permit

14.15.02 Cutting, Removing or Selling Firewood

14.15.03 Cutting Wood in Sensitive Areas

14.15.04 Forfeiture of Illegally Possessed Wood

14.16 Enforcement Procedures

14.16.01 Who May Enforce

14.16.02 Duty to Report/Abate Danger

14.16.03 Power of Enforcement

14.16.04 Searches with a Warrant

14.16.05 Seizure of Items Taken or Used in Violation of this Ordinance

14.16.06 Notice of Violation

14.16.07 Person Receiving Notice – Identification and Detention

14.16.08 Service of Notice

14.16.09 Cease and Desist Orders

14.16.10 Clean-up Orders

14.16.11 Request for Court Order

14.16.12 Appeal of Cease and Desist Order or Clean-up Order

14.17 Court Procedures

14.17.01 Rights of Parties

14.17.02 No Right to Jury Trial

14.17.03 Hearing

14.17.04 Appeals

14.18 Power of the Court

14.18.01 Power of the Court – Generally

14.18.02 Guideline for Assessing Penalties

14.18.03 Continuing Violations

14.18.04 Community Service

14.18.05 Disposition of Seized Property

14.18.06 Restraining Orders and Injunctions

14.18.07 Penalties for Failure to Comply

14.18.08 Costs of Clean-Up/Actual Damages

14.18.09 Joint and Several Liability

14.18.10 Attorney’s Fees and Costs

CHAPTER II - FISHING

14.19 General Provisions

14.19.01 Intent

14.19.02 Exercise of Fishing Rights

14.19.03 Definition

14.19.04 Presumption

14.19.05 Violation of Regulations

14.19.06 Jurisdiction

14.20 Right to Fish

14.20.01 Who May Exercise the Tribal Right to Fish

14.21 Identification

14.21.01 Identification Cards and Boat Plaques

14.21.02 Issuance of Identification Cards

14.22 Taxes

14.22.01 Tribal Fish Tax

14.23 Regulatory Framework

14.23.01 Annual Fishing Regulations

14.23.02 Emergency Fishing Regulations

14.23.03 Nisqually Fish Commission

14.23.04 Fishing Locations

14.23.05 Fishery Records of Catch Not Sold

14.23.06 Licensed Fish Buyers to Obtain Consent

14.23.07 Fisheries Management Personnel

14.23.08 Hook-and-Line Fishing

14.23.09 Enforcement

14.23.10 Penalties

14.23.11 Due Process of Law

14.23.12 Severability

Title 15 - Reserved

Title 16 - Off Road Vehicles

16.01 OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

16.01.010 Title

16.01.020 Definitions

16.01.030 Civil Infraction

16.01.040 Nisqually Tribal Court; Judge

16.01.050 Penalties Not Otherwise Prescribed

16.01.060 Regulation of Off-Road Recreation Vehicle Operations; Prohibitions Generally

16.01.070 Operation of Off-Road Recreation Vehicles; Prohibited Areas

16.01.080 Operation by Minors/Incompetents

16.01.090 Operation Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Controlled Substances; Reckless Driving; Careless or Negligent Driving; Open Intoxicants; Prohibitions

16.01.100 Off-Road Recreation Vehicle Operation During Nighttime; Light and Time Restrictions

16.01.110 Registration

16.01.120 Speed

16.01.130 Report of Accident

16.01.140 Equipment Required

16.01.150 Riding with Passenger

16.01.160 Yielding to Pedestrians and Motor Vehicles

16.01.170 Responsibility of Owner for Operation in Violation of This Code

16.01.180 Effective Date

Title 17 - Gaming

17.01 General Provisions

17.01.01. Purpose

17.01.02. Gaming Authorized

17.01.03. Environment and Public Health and Safety

17.01.04. Internal Controls

17.01.05. Sovereign Immunity

17.01.06. Effective Date

17.01.07. Membership

17.01.08. Repealer

17.01.08(a). Illegal Gambling or Related Activity

17.01.09. Definitions

17.01.10. Agent for Service of Process

17.02 Use of Gaming Revenue

17.02.01. Use of Gaming Revenue

17.02.02. Per Capita Payments

17.03 Tribal Gaming Commission

17.03.01. Establishment

17.03.02. Membership

17.03.03. Removal

17.03.04. Officers

17.03.05. Meetings

17.03.06. Records

17.03.07. Budget

17.03.08. Powers and Duties

17.03.09. Audit

17.03.10. Customer Disputes over Game Winnings

17.03.11. Fiduciary Duty of Commissioners

17.04 Tribal Gaming Agency

17.04.01. Purpose

17.04.02. General Requirements

17.04.03. Chain of Command

17.04.04. Administrative Policies

17.04.05. Duties of Executive Director

17.04.06. Duties and Responsibilities of Agency

17.05 Barring Procedures

17.05.01. Grounds for Barring of a Patron by Tribal Gaming Agency

17.05.02. Intoxicated Patrons

17.05.03. Length of Barring

17.05.04. Appeal Procedure

17.06 Licensing

17.06.01. Required Licenses

17.06.02. Temporary or Conditional License

17.06.03. License Applications

17.06.04. Fingerprints

17.06.05. Waiver of Liability

17.06.06. Withdrawal of Application

17.06.07. Application Forms

17.06.08. Information Required from License Applicants

17.06.09. Eligibility Determination

17.06.10. Licensing Prior to Employment

17.06.11. License in Compliance with Applicable Laws

17.06.12. License and Investigation Reports to NIGC

17.06.13. Certification for Business Entities

17.06.14. Business Entity Background Investigation

17.06.15. License Fees

17.06.16. NIGC Review of Licensing

17.06.17. Ground for Denial, Suspension or Revocation of License

17.06.18. License Suspension or Revocation Process

17.06.19. Appeal of Denial, Suspension or Revocation of License

17.06.20. Hearings Closed to Public

17.06.21. Notification of Licensing Action

17.06.22. Duty of Licensee to Report

Title 18 - Reserved

Title 19 - Reserved

Title 20 - Reserved

Title 21 - Housing

Chapter 21.01 General Provisions

21.01.01 Title

21.01.02 Purpose

21.01.03 Jurisdiction

21.01.04 Lease Requiring Secretarial Approval

21.01.05 Definitions

21.01.06 Repealer

21.01.07 Severability

Chapter 21.02 Unlawful Detainer

21.02.01 Unlawful Detainer

21.02.02 Procedures for Service of Notice

21.02.03 Complaint and Summons

21.02.04 Service of Summons and Complaint

21.02.05 Answer

21.02.06 Power of the Tribal Court

21.02.07 Writ of Restitution

21.02.08 Service of Writ

21.02.09 Requests for Reconsideration/Appeals

Chapter 21.03 Enforcement

21.03.01 Enforcement

21.03.02 Return of Writ

Title 22 - Reserved

Title 23 - Reserved

Title 24 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

CHAPTER I – NISQUALLY TRIBAL COURT POWERS AND PROCEDURES

24.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS 24.01.01 Purpose

24.01.02 Severability

24.01.03 Sovereign Immunity

24.01.04 Repealer

24.01.05 Time Computation

24.01.06 ―Reservation‖ Defined

24.01.07 ―Native American‖ defined

24.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF COURT

24.01.01 Establishment of Court

24.03 JURISDICTION

24.03.01 Nisqually Tribal Court Jurisdiction

24.03.02 Consent to Jurisdiction

24.03.03 Tribal and State Concurrent Jurisdiction

24.04 APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES

24.04.01 Number of Judges

24.04.02 Appointment

24.04.03 Eligibility

24.04.04 Term of Office

24.04.05 Conflict of Interest

24.04.06 Participation in Court Program

24.05 REMOVAL OF JUDGES

24.05.01 Petition for Removal

24.05.02 Notice

24.05.03 Meeting to Consider Removal

24.06 PROFESSIONAL ATTORNEY OR SPOKESPERSON

24.06.01 Representation by Attorney or Spokesperson

24.06.02 Admission to Tribal Court

24.06.03 Appointment of Tribal Representative

24.06.04 Court Appointment of Representative

24.06.05 Disbarment of Attorneys

24.07 COURT CLERKS

24.07.01 Appointment of Court Clerk

24.07.02 Duties

24.07.03 Requirement to Keep Records

24.07.04 Tape Recording of Trials

24.07.05 Filing Fees

24.07.06 Accounting for Tribal Court Fees

24.07.07 Waiver of Fees

24.08 COURT PROCEDURES

24.08.01 Court Sessions

24.08.02 Court Rules

24.08.03 Contempt of Court

24.09 JURIES

24.09.01 Demand for Jury Trial

24.09.02 Jury List

24.09.03 Eligibility of Jurors

24.09.04 Excusal from Jury Duty

24.09.05 Jury Selection

24.09.06 Challenges

24.09.07 Compensation for Jurors

24.10 WITNESSES

24.10.01 Compelling Witnesses to Appear

24.10.02 Contents of a Subpoena

24.10.03 Service of a Subpoena

24.10.04 Child Witnesses

24.10.05 Witness Fees

24.10.06 Failure to Answer a Subpoena

24.11 SERVICE OF PROCESS

24.11.01 Personal Service within the Nisqually Reservation

24.11.02 Personal Service outside the Nisqually Reservation

24.11.03 Personal Service outside the Nisqually Reservation – Acts Submitting Person to Jurisdiction of the Court

24.11.04 Service of Summons by Publication – When Authorized

24.11.05 Manner of Publication and Form of Summons

24.12 ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS

24.12.01 Recognition of Foreign Orders

24.12.02 Enforcement of Judgments

CHAPTER II – RULUES OF CIVIL PROCEDURES

24.13 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS - CIVIL

24.13.01 Statute of Limitations

24.13.02 Tolling of Statute of Limitations

24.14 INITIATING A CIVIL ACTION

24.14.01 Filing a Complaint

24.14.02 Summons

24.14.03 Amendment, Withdrawal or Dismissal of the Complaint

24.14.04 Answering the Complaint

24.14.05 Reply

24.14.06 Intervention

24.15 PRETRIAL PROCEDURE

24.15.01 Preliminary Injunctions

24.15.02 Temporary Restraining Orders

24.15.03 Default

24.15.04 Discovery

24.15.05 Pre-Trial Conference

24.16 MOTIONS 24.16.01 Timing of Motions

24.16.02 Notice of Motion

24.16.03 Motions for Disqualification

24.16.04 Motions for Summary Judgment

24.17 TRIAL PROCEDURE

24.17.01 Order of Trial

24.17.02 Rules of Evidence

24.17.03 Burden of Proof

24.17.04 Judgments

24.18 POST TRIAL PROCEDURE

24.18.01 Proceedings After Judgment

24.18.02 Costs

24.18.03 Request for Appeal

24.18.04 Stay of Trial Court Judgment

24.19 MEDIATION OF DISPUTES

24.19.01 Request for Mediation

24.19.02 Mediator

24.19.03 Time of Hearing

24.19.04 Hearing

24.19.05 Results of Hearing

CHAPTER III - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

24.20 GENERAL RULES – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

24.20.01 Statute of Limitations

24.20.02 Tolling of Statute of Limitations

24.20.03 Definitions

24.20.04 Assistance from Tribal, State and Federal Agencies

24.21 STARTING THE CRIMINAL PROCESS

24.21.01 Complaint

24.21.02 Amendments to the Complaint

24.21.03 Dismissal or Withdrawal of Complaints

24.21.04 Arrest

24.21.05 Domestic Violence

24.21.06 Arrest Warrants

24.21.07 Bench Warrant

24.21.08 Notification of Rights at Time of Arrest

24.21.09 Emergency Medical Care / Suicide Prevention

24.21.10 Summons in Lieu of Warrant

24.21.11 Search Warrant – Defined

24.21.12 Issuance of Search Warrant

24.21.13 Emergency Search Warrants

24.21.14 Execution and Return of Search Warrant

24.21.15 Search Without a Warrant

24.21.16 Disposition of Seized Property

24.22 SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL

24.22.01 Speedy and Public Trial

24.22.02 Length of Time

24.23 ARRAIGNMENT

24.23.01 Arraignment

24.23.02 Rights of Accused at Arraignment

24.23.03 No Motions for Disqualification at Arraignment

24.23.04 Receipt of Plea at Arraignment

24.23.05 Copy of Complaint and/or Citation and Order on Release

24.23.06 Withdrawal of Guilty Plea

24.23.07 Appearance of Attorneys/Counsel

24.23.08 Joining or Separating Defendants’ Trials

24.24 BAIL 24.24.01 Bail - Release Prior to Trial

24.24.02 Bail Schedule

24.24.03 Forfeiture of Bail

24.24.04 Return of Surety

24.24.05 No Bail

24.24.06 No-Bail Hearings

24.24.07 Bail - Release Pending Appeal

24.25 DISCOVERY

24.25.01 Discovery by Defendant

24.25.02 Discovery by the Tribe

24.25.03 Communications in Preparation for Trial

24.25.04 Response to Discovery Request

24.26 TRIAL

24.26.01 Rights of Defendant

24.26.02 Pretrial Motions and Conferences

24.26.03 Motions for Disqualification

24.26.04 Order of Trial

24.26.05 Judgment of Acquittal

24.26.06 Jury Instructions

24.26.07 Jury Deliberations

24.26.08 Jury Verdicts

24.26.09 Standard of Proof

24.27 POST VERDICT

24.27.01 Acquittal

24.27.02 Conviction and Sentencing

24.27.03 Motion for New Trial

24.27.04 Motion for New Trial Based on New Evidence

24.27.05 Right of Appeal

24.27.06 Appeal Bond

24.28 SENTENCING

24.28.01 Sentencing

24.28.02 Suspended Sentence

24.28.03 Time Payments

24.28.04 Community Service

24.28.05 Credit for Time Served

24.28.06 Use of Prior Convictions in Sentencing

24.29 DEFERRED COURT PROCEDURES FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG OFFENSES

24.29.01 Request for Deferred Prosecution and for Deferred Judgment

24.29.02 Eligibility

24.29.03 Drug and Alcohol Evaluation

24.29.04 Court Order Based on Evaluation Report

24.29.05 Admissibility of Evidence

24.29.06 Failure to Comply with Conditions

24.29.07 Effect of Subsequent Conviction

24.29.08 Two Year Maximum for Deferment Programs

24.29.09 Charges Dismissed

24.29.10 Effect of Defendant’s Delay

CHAPTER IV – APPELLATE PROCEDURE

24.30 APPEALS

24.30.01 Court of Appeals – Composition

24.30.02 Court of Appeals – Jurisdiction

24.30.03 Who May Appeal

24.30.04 Court of Appeals - Notice of Appeal

24.31 APPELLATE TRIAL

24.31.01 Court of Appeals - Hearings and Continuances

24.31.02 Court of Appeals - Brief Filing

24.31.03 Court of Appeals - Conduct of Hearing

24.31.04 Court of Appeals – Decision

24.31.05 Court of Appeals - Written Opinion

24.31.06 Evidence Considered on Appeal

24.31.07 Majority Vote Required

24.32 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

24.32.01 Writ of Habeas Corpus

CHAPTER VI – PROBATION

24.33 PROBATION

24.33.01 Establishment of Tribal Court Probation Services

24.33.02 Declaration of Purpose and Policy

24.33.03 Definitions

24.33.04 Powers of the TCPS Juvenile and Adult Probation Officer

24.33.05 Juvenile/Adult Probation Duties

24.33.06 Preliminary Hearing

24.33.07 Probation Revocation Hearing

24.33.08 Penalty Upon Revocation of Probation

CHAPTER VII - BIA RELATIONS WITH THE COURT

24.34 THE BIA AND THE NISQUALLY TRIBAL COURT

24.34.01 Prohibitions

Title 25 - Reserved

Title 26 - Labor and Employment

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

26.01.01 Findings

26.01.02 Purpose

26.01.03 Jurisdiction

26.01.04 Sovereign Immunity

26.01.05 Severability

26.01.06 Repealer

CHAPTER II DEFINITIONS

26.02.01 Definitions

CHAPTER III EMPLOYEES RIGHT TO WORK

26.03.01 Freedom of Choice and Employment Rights

26.03.02 Unlawful Agreements

26.03.03 Unlawful Actions

26.03.04 Union Activities Prohibited within the Tribal Administration

CHAPTER IV UNION AGREEMENTS

26.04.01 Union Agreements with the Tribe or a Tribally Owned Enterprise

26.04.02 Content of Union Agreements

26.04.03 Recognition of Unions

CHAPTER V REGISTRATION OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS AGENTS

26.05.01 License Requirement

26.05.02 Application Information

26.05.03 Issuance of License

26.05.04 Reporting Requirements

26.05.05 Effect of Failing to Register or Report

26.05.06 Violations of Chapter

CHAPTER VI ENFORCEMENT

26.06.01 Tribal Court Authority

26.06.02 Enforcement

26.06.03 Non-Complying Agreements Null and Void

26.06.04 Retaliation

26.06.05 Exclusion

26.06.06 Orders to Police

26.06.07 Appeals

CHAPTER VII - NISQUALLY PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE

26.07 PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION

26.07.01 Title

26.07.02 Authorization

26.07.03 Purpose

26.07.04 Applicability

26.07.05 Interpretation

26.07.06 Definitions

26.07.07 Determination of Prevailing Wage

26.07.08 Delegation of Authority

26.07.09 Payment of Prevailing Wage Required

26.07.10 Notification of Prevailing Wage Required

26.07.11 Tribal Court Action and Remedies

26.07.12 Limitation of Actions

26.07.13 No Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

26.07.14 Severability; Construction

26.07.15 Authority to Promulgate Standards

26.07.16 Effective Date

Title 27 - Reserved

Title 28 - Law Enforcement

28.01 TRIBAL POLICE OFFICERS

28.01.01 Business Committee to Appoint

Title 29 - Liquor

29.01 GENERAL

29.01.01 Liquor Control

29.01.02 Sovereign Immunity Preserved

29.01.03 Findings and Purpose

29.01.04 Relation to Other Tribal Laws

29.01.05 Definitions

29.02 REGULATION

29.02.01 Regulation and Control of Liquor

29.02.02 Conformity with State Law

29.02.03 Nisqually Tribal Liquor Board

29.03 LICENSING

29.03.01 Liquor Licenses

29.03.02 Application Fee

29.03.03 Annual Fees

29.03.04 Issuance

29.03.05 Inspection

29.03.06 Suspension and Cancellation

29.03.07 Expiration

29.03.08 Liquor Purchase by Licensees

29.04 ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES

29.04.01 Illegal Activities Defined

29.04.02 Contraband – Seizure – Forfeiture

29.04.03 Abatement

29.05 LIQUOR REVENUE

29.05.01 Revenues

29.05.02 Liquor Sales Excise Tax

29.06 VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, AND REMEDIES

29.06.01 Violations – Remedies

29.06.02 Jurisdiction and Other Relief

29.07 OTHER

29.07.01 Severability

29.07.02 Effective Date

Title 30 - Reserved

Title 31 - Reserved

Title 32 - Reserved

Title 33 - Parks Commission

33.01.01 Introduction

33.01.02 Commissionership

33.01.03 Officers

33.01.04 Meetings

33.01.05 Records

33.01.06 Powers

33.01.07 Duties

Title 34 - Reserved

Title 35 - Probate

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

35.01.010 Title

35.01.020 Purpose

35.01.030 Jurisdiction of the Tribal Court

35.01.040 Severability

35.01.050 Sovereign Immunity

35.01.060 Repealer

35.01.070 Definitions

CHAPTER II WILLS

35.02.010 Who May Make a Will

35.02.020 Will Formalities

35.02.030 Who May Witness - Effect of Witness by Beneficiary

35.02.040 Incorporation by Reference

35.02.050 Separate Writing Identifying Disposition of Tangible Personal Property

35.02.060 Effect of Divorce After Will is Made

35.02.070 Omitted Child Born or Adopted After Execution of Will

35.02.080 Omitted Spouse Married After Execution of Will

35.02.090 Lapsed Gift

35.02.100 Estate for Life – Remainders

35.02.110 Will to Operate On After-Acquired Property

35.02.120 Intent of Testator Controlling

35.02.130 Will Revocation

35.02.140 Revival

35.02.150 Duty to Present Will for Probate

CHAPTER III DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION FOR NON-TRUST PROPERTY

35.03.010 Distribution Pursuant to Will

35.03.020 Deceased Beneficiary

35.03.030 Intestate Succession Rules

35.03.040 Advancements

35.03.050 Inheritance by Child

35.03.060 Effect of Adoption

35.03.070 Disclaimer

35.03.080 Escheat for Want of Heirs

CHAPTER IV FAMILY AWARDS

35.04.010 Purpose of Chapter

35.04.020 Who May Petition for a Family Award

35.04.030 Timing for Filing the Petition

35.04.040 Contents of Petition

35.04.050 Notice of Hearing

35.04.060 Hearing on Petition

35.04.070 Probate Proceedings Not Required

35.04.080 Amount of Basic Award

35.04.090 Increase in Basic Award

35.04.100 Decrease in Basic Award

35.04.110 Conditions of Award

35.04.120 Priority of Award

35.04.130 Award of Property Subject to Contract or Encumbrance

35.04.140 Immunity of Award from Debts and Claims of Creditors

35.04.150 Exhaustion of Estate

CHAPTER V DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT PROBATE

35.05.010 Purpose

35.05.020 Definitions

35.05.030 Transfer of Personal Property or Debts by Affidavit and Proof of Death

35.05.040 Content of Affidavit

35.05.050 Discharge and Release of Transferor

35.05.060 Refusal to Pay or Deliver

35.05.070 Accountability of Person Receiving Property

CHAPTER VI - SUMMARY PROBATE OF EXEMPT ESTATES

35.06.010 Exempt Estates

35.06.020 Notice of Hearing to Determine Whether the Estate is an Exempt Estate

353.06.030 Hearing to Determine Whether the Estate is an Exempt Estate

CHAPTER VII - CHAPTER XIII PROBATE PROCEDINGS

35.07 Initiating Probate Proceedings 35.07.010 Marital Property

35.07.020 Petition to Probate Estate

35.07.030 Notice of Hearing

35.07.040 Service of Notice on Interested Parties

35.08 Will Admission and Approval

35.08.010 Proving and Admitting Will

35.08.020 Contest of Approval or Rejection of Will

35.08.030 Orders Following Hearing on Contest

35.09 Estate Administration

35.09.010 Order to Probate Estate

35.09.020 Appointment of Personal Representative

35.09.030 Qualifications of Personal Representative

35.09.040 Spousal Administration of Community Property

35.09.050 Bond Requirement

35.09.060 Duties and Powers of Personal Representative

35.09.070 Letters of Administration

35.09.080 Oath of Personal Representative

35.09.090 Notice of Appointment as Personal Representative

35.09.100 Successor Personal Representative

35.09.110 Inventory and Appraisement

35.09.120 Cancellation of Letters of Administration

35.10 Claims Against the Estate

35.10.010 Duty of Personal Representative to Ascertain Creditors

35.10.020 Notice to Creditors

35.10.030 Claims Covered by Insurance

35.10.040 Form of Claim and Manner of Presentation

35.10.050 Allowance or Rejection of Claims

35.10.060 Hearing on Rejected Claim

35.10.070 Judgments against Decedent

35.10.080 Secured Claims

35.10.090 Order of Payment of Debts

35.10.100 Abatement

35.10.110 Contribution among Beneficiaries and Heirs

35.10.120 Liability of Beneficiary of Non-Probate Asset

35.11 Sale of Property

35.11.010 Court Approval Required

35.11.020 Sale of Personal Property

35.11.030 Sale of Real Property

35.11.040 Sales Directed by Will

35.12 Settlement of Final Account, Determination of Heirship

35.12.010 Final Account

35.12.020 Order Setting Time for Hearing to Approve Final Account and to Determine Distribution of the Estate

35.12.030 Notice of Hearing on Final Account and to Determine the Distribution of the Estate

35.12.040 Objections to Final Account and Determination of Estate Distribution

35.12.050 Order Allowing Final Account and Order of Distribution

35.12.060 Distributions to Minors

35.13 Closing the Estate 35.13.010 Petition to Close Estate

35.13.020 Order Closing Estate

35.13.030 Report by Personal Representative

CHAPTER XIV SIMULTANEOUS DEATH ACT

35.14.010 Simultaneous Death Defined

35.14.020 Devolution of Property in Case of Simultaneous Death

35.14.030 Procedure when Beneficiaries Die Simultaneously

35.14.040 Joint Tenants – Simultaneous Death

35.14.050 Exceptions

CHAPTER XV INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF SLAYER

35.15.010 Slayer Not to Benefit from Death

Title 36 - Reserved

Title 37 - Reserved

Title 38 - Revenue and Taxation

CHAPTER I - CIGARETTE REVENUE

38.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

38.01.01 Title

38.01.02 Intent

38.01.03 Equal Application of Chapter

38.01.04 Definitions

38.02 TAXATION

38.02.01 Cigarette Tax — Compact with Washington State

38.02.02 Cigarette Tax – Levy

38.02.03 Sales of Cigarettes

38.02.04 Cigarette Tax - Exemptions from - Other Taxes

38.02.05 Collection — Reporting of

38.02.06 Cigarette Tax — Collection and Payment of

38.03 TOBACCO TAX FUND 38.03.01 Tobacco Tax Fund Creation

38.03.02 Uses of the Tobacco Tax Fund

38.04 PENALTIES 38.04.01 Violation of Ordinance

38.05 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

38.05.01 Cigarette Tax – Audit

38.05.02 Cigarette Tax - Prior Resolutions

38.05.03 Cigarette Sales – Permitted

38.05.04 Short Title

38.05.05 Severability

CHAPTER II - NISQUALLY FUEL SALES AND TAX ORDINANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS

38.10 GENERAL PROVISIONS

38.10.01 Title

38.10.02 Authority

38.10.03 Findings

38.10.04 Purpose

38.10.05 Scope and Jurisdiction

38.10.06 Sovereign Immunity Preserved

38.10.07 Definitions

38.11 SALES AND TAXATION

38.11.01 Tribal Sales Permitted

38.11.02 State Compliance Required

38.11.03 Fuel Tax Assessed

38.11.04 Sales to Nisqually Tribal Members

38.11.05 No Reduction of Price

38.11.06 Non-Compliance of Ordinance

38.12 TAX COLLECTION AND USE

38.12.01 Collection and Payment of Tax

38.12.02 Use of Fuel Tax by Tribe

38.13 SEVERABILITY

38.13.01 Severability

Title 39 - Reserved

Title 40 - Reserved

Title 41 - Settlements

CHAPTER I - IMPLEMENTATION OF STIPULATION AND SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TACOMA AND THE NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE

41.01 CITATION OF AUTHORITY

41.01.01 Basis of Authority

41.02 DEFINITIONS

41.02.01 Definitions

41.02.02 Terms to Have Usual and Ordinary Meaning

41.03 RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS

41.03.01 Restrictions on the Use of Funds Derived From the TCL Agreement

41.04 DISCLOSURE

41.04.01 Trustees’ Disclosure

41.05 RESTRICTED FUNDS

41.05.01 Restricted Funds to be Deposited into Trust Fund

41.06 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

41.06.01 Community’s Unrestricted Funds

41.07 HATCHERY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

41.07.01 Hatchery Operations and Maintenance Monies

41.08 DUTIES OF TRUSTEES

41.08.01 The Trustees

41.09 ENFORCEMENT

41.09.01 Enforcement of Chapter

41.10 TRAINING PROGRAMS

41.10.01 Training of Tribal Members

41.11 ATTORNEYS’ FEES

41.11.01 Payment of Attorneys’ Fees.

41.12 SEVERANCE

41.12.01 When Section is Found Invalid or Application Found Invalid

41.13 EFFECTIVE DATE

41.13.01 Effective as Provided by Constitution

CHAPTER II – ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING STIPULATION AND SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CENTRALIA AND THE NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE

41.14 CITATION OF AUTHORITY

41.14.01 Basis of Authority

41.15 DEFINITIONS

41.15.01 Definitions

41.15.02 Terms to Have Usual and Ordinary Meaning

41.16 RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS 41.16.01 Restrictions on the Use of Funds Derived From the CCL Agreement

41.17 DISCLOSURE

41.17.01 Trustees’ Disclosure

41.18 RESTRICTED FUNDS

41.18.01 Restricted Funds to be Deposited into Trust Fund

41.19 ANNUAL BUDGETS

41.19.01 Community’s Unrestricted Funds

41.20 DUTIES OF TRUSTEES

41.20.01 The Trustees

41.21 ENFORCEMENT

41.21.01 Enforcement of Chapter

41.22 TRAINING PROGRAMS

41.22.01 Training of Tribal Members

41.23 SEVERANCE

41.23.01 When Section is Found Invalid or Application Found Invalid

41.24 EFFECTIVE DATE

41.24.01 Effective Date as Provided by Constitution

Title 42 - Employment Rights

42.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

42.01.01 Purpose

42.01.02 Severability

42.01.03 Jurisdiction

42.01.04 Repealer

42.01.05 Sovereign Immunity Preserved

42.01.06 Law Enforcement Authorization

42.02 DEFINITIONS

42.02.01 Definitions

42.03 NATIVE PREFERENCE

42.03.01 Native Preference in Employment

42.03.02 Application of Native Preference Requirements

42.03.03 Native Preference in Contracting

42.03.04 Application of Native Preference in Contracting

42.03.05 Tribal Programs or Divisions

42.03.06 Subcontracts Included

42.03.07 All Covered Entities to Comply

42.03.08 System for Certifying Businesses for Native Preference

42.04 TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS COMMISSION

42.04.01 Establishment of Employment Commission

42.04.02 Quorum

42.04.03 Recusal of Commission Members

42.04.04 Definition of Immediate Family

42.04.05 Commissioner Participation

42.04.06 Voluntary Recusal

42.05 POWERS OF THE COMMISSION

42.05.01 Powers of the Commission

42.05.02 Promulgation of Regulations

42.06 TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICER

42.06.01 Tribal Employment Rights Officer

42.07 COMPLIANCE BY UNIONS

42.07.01 Union Agreements

42.07.02 Content of Union Agreements

42.07.03 Model Union Agreement

42.07.04 Recognition of Unions

42.08 COMPLAINTS

42.08.01 Complaint by Individual or Group

42.08.02 Investigations by TERO Officer

42.08.03 Notice of Non-Compliance

42.08.04 Complaint by Employer or Union

42.08.05 Retaliation or Reprisal

42.09 INVESTIGATIONS

42.09.01 Investigations

42.09.02 Authority to Enter

42.09.03 Investigative Powers

42.09.04 Trade Secrets or Confidential Information

42.09.05 Restriction of Access to Certain Information

42.10 COMMISSION PROCEDURES

42.10.01 Request for Hearing

42.10.02 Bond Requirement

42.10.03 Hearing Procedures

42.10.04 Burden of Proof

42.10.05 Penalties

42.11 APPEALS

42.11.01 Appeals

42.11.02 Automatic Stay

42.11.03 Reversal or Modification of Commission’s Order

42.11.04 Order Affirmed or No Appeal Taken

42.12 ENFORCEMENT

42.12.01 Emergency Relief

42.12.02 Enforcement of Order

42.12.03 Petition for Confiscation

42.12.04 Notice of Confiscation

42.12.05 Sale of Confiscated Property

42.13 EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS TAX

42.13.01 Employment Rights Tax

Title 43 - Tort Claims Act

43.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

43.01.01 Purpose

43.01.02 Enactment

43.01.03 Definitions

43.01.04 Severability

43.01.05 Retroactivity

43.02 SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

43.02.01 Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

43.02.02 Procedural Requirements for Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

43.02.03 No Insurance Purchase Obligation

43.03 TORT CLAIM PROCEDURES

43.03.01 Notice of Claim

43.03.02 Bringing an Action in Tribal Court

43.03.03 Service of Summons and Complaint

43.03.04 Statute of Limitations

43.04 TRIBAL COURT AUTHORITY

43.04.01 Tribal Court Jurisdiction

43.04.02 Application of Tort Law

43.04.03 Actions Defended by the United States

43.04.04 Liability of Individual Agents, Employees or Officers

43.04.05 Alternate Remedies

43.04.06 Limitation on Awards, Judgments or Orders of Monetary Damages

Title 44 - Separation of Powers

44.01 FINDINGS

44.01.010 Findings

44.02 RESPONSIBLE SPENDING

44.02.010 Responsible Spending

Title 45 - Tribal Buildings, Properties and Public Works

CHAPTER I - PUBLIC WORKS

45.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

50.01.01 Purpose

50.01.02 Construction

50.01.03 Application of Tribal Law or Custom

45.01.01 Title and Date

45.01.02 Purpose

45.01.03 Policy

45.01.04 Jurisdiction

45.01.05 Definitions

45.02 UTILITY PROGRAM AND UTILITY COMMITTEE BOARD

45.02.01 Establishment of Utility Program

45.02.02 Utility Committee

45.02.03 Utility Committee - Operating organization

45.02.04 Utility Committee - Powers and Responsibilities

45.02.05 Utility Committee – Membership

45.02.06 Term of Office

45.02.07 Utility Committee - Method of Appointment

45.02.08 Utility Committee – Vacancies

45.02.09 Officers

45.02.10 Duties of the Officers

45.02.11 Meetings

45.02.12 Quorum and Voting

45.02.13 Meeting Agenda

45.02.14 Compensation

45.02.15 Public Hearings

45.03 MANAGEMENT AND FINANCES

45.03.01 Management Personnel

45.03.02 Annual Budget

45.03.03 User Fee Schedule

45.03.04 Fiscal Year

45.03.05 Depository

45.03.06 Investments

45.03.07 Disbursements and Receipts

45.03.08 Records and Accounts

45.03.09 Exclusive Use of Funds

45.03.10 Audit and Reports

45.03.11 Bonding

45.03.12 Insurance

45.03.13 Petty Cash

45.03.14 Regulations and Policy

45.03.15 Regulations and Policies: Suspension or Amendment

45.03.16 Amendments

45.03.17 Grievances

45.03.18 Non-Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

45.04 UTILITY PROGRAM - OPERATION

45.04.01 Services Provided

45.04.02 Water Service

45.04.03 Meters

45.04.04 Reconnection of Service

45.04.05 Public Water Use Requirements

45.04.06 Obtaining Service Without Authorization

45.04.07 Future Services

45.04.08 Maintenance Schedule

45.04.09 Personnel

45.04.10 Purchasing

45.04.11 Equipment

45.04.12 Inventory and Depreciation

45.04.13 Public Relations

45.04.14 Emergency Notification

45.04.15 Staff Training

45.04.16 Limits of Responsibility

45.04.17 Right of Entry – Inspection

45.04.18 Disruption of Service

45.04.19 Permits

45.04.20 Water Shortage - Service Preference

45.04.21 Unnecessary Waste of Water

45.04.22 Conservation of Resource

45.04.23 New Customers Services

45.05 CUSTOMER OBLIGATIONS

45.05.01 Conditions For Service Payments

45.05.02 Maintenance; Repairs; Liability

45.05.03 Customer Termination of Service; Abandonment

45.05.04 Water Shortages

45.05.05 Inspections

45.05.06 Permits

45.05.07 Cross-Connections

45.05.08 Hazardous Waste Disposal

45.06 FEE SCHEUDULES AND BILLING

45.06.01 Fee Schedule Establishment

45.06.02 Notice To Customers

45.06.03 Billing Responsibility

45.06.04 Monthly Statement

45.06.05 Due Date

45.06.06 Payment Past Due

45.06.07 Delinquent Account

45.06.08 Notice of Delinquency

45.06.09 Advance Deposits

45.07 ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES; SANCTIONS

45.07.01 Authority and Enforcement

45.07.02 Attachment of Customers Property

45.07.03 Penalty Schedule

45.07.04 Sanctions Authorized

45.07.05 Sanction Guidelines

45.08 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

45.08.01 Validity, Severability

45.08.02 Amendments

45.08.03 Suspension of Chapter

45.08.04 Emergency Response Plan

Title 46 - Tribal Lands

CHAPTER I EXCLUSION FROM THE NISQUALLY RESERVATION

46.01 SOVEREIGN POWER TO EXCLUDE

46.01.01 Persons Subject to Exclusion

46.01.02 No Assertion of Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians

46.01.03 Exclusion Procedure

46.01.04 Determination of Exclusion

46.01.05 Enforcement.

46.02 TEMPORARY EXCLUSION

46.02.01 Persons Subject to Exclusion

46.02.02 Temporary Exclusion Procedures

46.02.03 Enforcement

Title 47 - Tribal Membership

47.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

47.01.01 Purpose

47.01.02 Enactment

47.02 ADOPTION OF MEMBERS

47.02.01 Adoption of Members

47.02.02 Adoption Criteria

47.03 SPECIAL PROVISIONS

47.03.01 Special Provisions

47.04 ABANDONMENT OF MEMBERSHIP

47.04.01 Abandonment of Membership

47.05 MAINTENANCE OF A CURRENT MEMBERSHIP

47.05.01 Maintenance of a Current Membership

Title 48 - Reserved

Title 49 - Reserved

Title 50 - Youth

CHAPTER I - NISQUALLY YOUTH CODE

50.01 PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION

50.01.01 Purpose

50.01.02 Construction

50.01.03 Application of Tribal Law or Custom

50.01.04 Sovereign Immunity

50.01.05 Severability

50.01.06 Repealer

50.02 DEFINITIONS

50.02.01 Definitions

50.03 JURISDICTION

50.03.01 Personal Jurisdiction

50.03.02 Subject Matter Jurisdiction

50.03.03 Jurisdictional Questions

50.03.04 Recognition of Other Courts’ Orders

50.03.05 Transfer of Jurisdiction to the Nisqually Court

50.03.06 Transfer to Another Jurisdiction

50.03.07 Cooperation with Agencies

50.04 PRESENTING OFFICER

50.04.01 Presenting Officer - Appointment

50.04.02 Presenting Officer - Powers and Duties

50.05 INDIAN CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT

50.05.01 Indian Child Welfare Department

50.05.02 Indian Child Welfare Department - Authority

50.05.03 Duties and Responsibilities to Wards of Court

50.05.04 ICW Social Worker

50.06 INDIAN CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE

50.06.01 Indian Child Welfare Committee - Purpose

50.06.02 Indian Child Welfare Committee – Appointment

50.06.03 Indian Child Welfare Committee - Removal

50.06.04 Indian Child Welfare Committee - Powers and Duties

50.07 COMMITTEE MEETING

50.07.01 Committee Meeting - When Scheduled

50.07.02 Committee Meeting - Purpose

50.07.03 Committee Meeting - Duties of Indian Child Welfare Dept.

50.07.04 Committee Meeting - Powers and Duties of Committee

50.07.05 Family Preservation Plan

50.08 COURT APPOINTED CHILD ADVOCATES

50.08.01 Qualifications of Child Advocate

50.08.02 Duties of Child Advocate

50.08.03 Appointment of Child Advocate

50.09 COURT PROCEDURES

50.09.01 Procedures for Service of Notice

50.09.02 Notice to Other Tribes

50.09.03 Rights of the Parties

50.09.04 Conduct of Court Hearings

50.09.05 Evidence

50.09.06 Continuances

50.09.07 Records

50.09.08 Intervention

50.09.09 Placement Preferences

50.09.10 Appeals

50.10 REPORTING ABUSE AND NEGLECT

50.10.01 Duty to Report Abuse and Neglect

50.10.02 Immunity of Reporter

50.10.03 Sanctions for Not Reporting

50.10.04 Contents of Report

50.10.05 Confidentiality of Report

50.11 CHILD IN NEED OF CARE

50.11.01 Child in Need of Care - Defined

50.11.02 Presumption that Child is in Need of Care

50.11.03 Receipt of Report by Law Enforcement

50.11.04 Receipt of Report by Indian Child Welfare Department

50.12 EMERGENCY CUSTODY ORDERS

50.12.01 Emergency Custody Orders – Grounds

50.12.02 Emergency Custody Orders - Content

50.12.03 Emergency Custody Order - Service and Duration

50.13 PRELIMINARY HEARING

50.13.01 Preliminary Hearing - Purpose

50.13.02 Request for Preliminary Hearing

50.13.03 Request for Preliminary Hearing – Contents

50.13.04 Setting the Preliminary Hearing

50.13.05 Preliminary Hearing - Summons

50.13.06 Presence of Parent(s) or Guardian

50.13.07 Court’s Finding - Release of Child

50.13.08 Court’s Finding - Child in Need of Care

50.13.09 Fact Finding Hearing - Scheduled at Preliminary Hearing

50.13.10 Restraining/No Contact Orders

50.14 FACT FINDING HEARING

50.14.01 Purpose

50.14.02 Setting the Fact Finding Hearing

50.14.03 Court’s Finding - Release of Child

50.14.04 Court’s Finding - Child in Need of Care

50.15 DISPOSITIONAL HEARING

50.15.01 Predispositional Report

50.15.02 Predispositional Report - Service

50.15.03 Additional Reports

50.15.04 Dispositional Hearing

50.15.05 Court Ordered Family Protection Plan (Disposition)

50.15.06 Review Hearings

50.16 PEACEMAKER CONFERENCE

50.16.01 Request for Peacemaker Conference

50.16.02 Setting the Peacemaker Conference

50.16.03 Peacemaker Conference - Required Notice

50.16.04 Peacemaker Conference - Procedure

50.16.05 Monitoring - Failure to Comply with Agreement

50.16.06 Formalization of Agreement

50.17 CUSTODY DECLARATIONS

50.17.01 Purpose

50.17.02 Petition for Custody - How to File

50.17.03 Petition for Custody - Contents

50.17.04 Intervention by Nisqually Indian Child Welfare Dept.

50.17.05 Setting the Custody Hearing

50.17.06 Declaration of Custody - Order

50.17.07 Declaration of Custody - Duration

50.18 GUARDIANSHIPS

50.18.01 Purpose

50.18.02 Petition for Guardianship - How to File

50.18.03 Petition for Guardianship - Contents

50.18.04 Setting the Guardianship Hearing

50.18.05 Guardianship Hearing - Summons

50.18.06 Intervention by Nisqually Indian Child Welfare Dept.

50.18.07 Guardianship Hearing - Procedure

50.18.08 Guardianship Order

50.18.09 Review Hearings

50.19 TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

50.19.01 Purpose

50.19.02 Termination of Parental Rights - How to File

50.19.03 Termination of Parental Rights - Petition Contents

50.19.04 Setting the Termination Hearing

50.19.05 Termination Hearing - Summons

50.19.06 Pre-Termination Report

50.19.07 Pre-Termination Report - Service

50.19.08 Termination Hearing – Procedure

50.19.09 Termination of Parental Rights - Determining Factors

50.19.10 Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights

50.19.11 Disposition

50.19.12 Adjudication not to Affect Enrollment Status

50.19.13 Enrollment Prior to Entry of Termination Order

50.20 ADOPTION 50.20.01 Child Available for Adoption

50.20.02 Adoption - How to File

50.20.03 Petition for Adoption - Contents

50.20.04 Setting the Adoption Hearing

50.20.05 Adoption Hearing - Summons

50.20.06 Adoption Report – Preparation

50.20.07 Adoption Report - Service

50.20.08 Adoption Hearing - Procedure

50.20.09 Disposition

50.20.10 Effect of Adoption

50.20.11 Copy of Decree to Agencies

50.21 EMANCIPATION

50.21.01 Purpose

50.21.02 Who May Petition

50.21.03 Petition for Emancipation - Contents

50.21.04 Consent

50.21.05 Setting the Emancipation Hearing

50.21.06 Emancipation Hearing - Required Notice

50.21.07 Recommendation of Indian Child Welfare Department

50.21.08 Notice of Prior or Pending Court Actions

50.21.09 Unavailability of the Parties for Hearing

50.21.10 Applicable Standard

50.21.11 Power and Capacity of Emancipated Child

50.21.12 Emancipation Decree

50.22 JUVENILE CURFEW 50.22.01 Purpose and Enforcement

50.22.02 Violations by Children Under Fourteen

50.22.03 Violations by Children ages Fourteen to Seventeen

50.22.04 Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor

50.22.05 Penalties for a Parent or Guardian

50.22.06 Penalties for Children ages Twelve to Seventeen

50.22.07 Fines

50.23 CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE

50.23.01 Custodial Interference Defined

50.23.02 Custodial Interference - Defense

50.23.03 Custodial Interference - Order to Show Cause

50.23.04 Custodial Interference - Power of the Court

50.24 CONTEMPT

50.24.01 Contempt - Defined

50.24.02 Contempt - Summary Punishment

50.24.03 Contempt - Order to Show Cause

50.24.04 Contempt - Power of the Court

50.24.05 Contempt - Imprisonment Until Act is Performed

CHAPTER II – JUVENILE JUSTICE

50.25 GENERAL PROVISIONS

50.25.01 Purpose

50.25.02 Severability

50.25.03 Jurisdiction

50.25.04 Repealer

50.25.05 Time Computation

50.25.06 Non-Criminal Proceedings

50.25.07 Use in Other Proceedings

50.25.08 Transfer to Tribal Court

50.25.09 Transfers from Other Courts

50.25.10 Court Records

50.25.11 Law Enforcement Records

50.25.12 Expungement

50.26 DEFINITIONS

50.26.01 Definitions

50.27 JUVENILE COURT PERSONNEL

50.27.01 Juvenile Court Judge

50.27.02 Presenting Officer

50.27.03 Mediator

50.27.04 Youth Counselor

50.27.05 Guardian ad litem

50.28 RIGHTS OF PARTIES

50.28.01 Privilege Against Self-Incrimination

50.28.02 Fingerprinting and Photographs

50.28.03 Right to Retain Counsel

50.28.04 Rights of Parties at Hearings

50.29 PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

50.29.01 Parental Responsibility

50.30 TAKING A YOUTH INTO CUSTODY

50.30.01 Warrant

50.30.02 Custody

50.30.03 Law Enforcement Officer’s Duties

50.30.04 Detention and Shelter Care

50.30.05 Search and Seizure

50.30.06 Emergency Medical Care

50.31 INITIATING COURT PROCEEDINGS

50.31.01 Complaint

50.31.02 Petition

50.31.03 Summons

50.31.04 Service of Summons

50.31.05 Failure to Appear

50.32 COURT PROCEEDINGS

50.32.01 Closed Hearings

50.32.02 Admissibility of Evidence

50.32.03 Preliminary Inquiry

50.32.04 Fact Finding Hearing

50.32.05 Fact Finding Hearing Continuances

50.32.06 Predisposition Report

50.32.07 Disposition Hearing

50.32.08 Disposition Alternatives

50.32.09 Modification of Disposition Order

50.32.10 Deferred Court Procedures for Alcohol and Drug Offenses

50.32.12 Enforcement of Judgments

50.33 MEDIATION OF DISPUTES

50.33.01 Request for Mediation

50.33.02 Mediator

50.33.03 Time of Mediation Hearing

50.33.04 Mediation Hearing

50.33.05 Results of Mediation Hearing

50.34 DISCOVERY

50.34.01 Discovery by Youth

50.34.02 Discovery by the Tribe

50.34.03 Communications in Preparation of Trial

50.34.04 Response to Discovery Request

50.35 SUBPOENA

50.35.01 Issuance of Subpoena

50.35.02 Contents of Subpoena

50.35.03 Service of Subpoena

50.35.04 Failure to Obey Subpoena

CHAPTER III – DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY FOR TRIBAL ISSUES

50.50.01 Purpose

50.50.02 Petition for Decision Making Authority – How to File

50.50.03 Petition for Decision Making Authority – Contents

50.50.04 Service of Petition/Court Procedure

50.50.05 Setting the Hearing

50.50.06 Preferences

50.50.07 Order Granting Decision Making Authority for Tribal Issues

50.50.08 Effective Date of Order

50.50.09 Duration of Order

50.50.10 Sovereign Immunity Retained

Title 51 - Adult Guardianship

SECTION 51.01 – DEFINITIONS

51.01.01 Definitions

SECTION 51.02 – SERVICE/SUMMONS

51.02.01 Service

51.02.02 Summons/Content

51.02.03 Initial Hearing

51.02.04 Response

SECTION 51.03 – GENERAL PROCEDURE

51.03.01 Jurisdiction

51.03.02 Evidence/Burden of Proof

51.03.03 Hearings/Trials

SECTION 51.04 – GUARDIANSHIP

51.04.01 Procedure for Appointment

51.04.02 Who May Be Guardian of Incapacitated Persons

51.04.03 Findings

51.04.04 Acceptance of Appointment

51.04.05 Temporary Guardians of Incapacitated Persons

51.04.06 General Powers and Duties

51.04.07 Termination of Guardianship

51.04.08 Removal or Resignation

SECTION 51.05 – APPEALS/CONTEMPT

51.05.01 Right to Appeal

51.05.02 Contempt of Court

SECTION 51.06 – SEVERABILITY/PENDING ACTIONS

51.06.01 Savings Clause/Severability

51.06.02 Pending Actions

[Table of Contents created by NILL in May 2016, based on materials available on tribe's website.]

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Anisqually%3Ac6bb82faab2dcf55. Public record. Not legal advice.