Phone: (920)869-2214

Oneida Nation

Post Office Box 365

Phone: (920)869-2214

Oneida, WI 54155

BC Resolution # 02-12-20-A

Citations Law

WHEREAS,

the Oneida Nation is a federally recognized Indian government and a treaty tribe

recognized by the laws of the United States of America; and

WHEREAS,

the Oneida General Tribal Council is the governing body of the Oneida Nation; and

WHEREAS,

the Oneida Business Committee has been delegated the authority of Article IV, Section 1,

of the Oneida Tribal Constitution by the Oneida General Tribal Council; and

WHEREAS,

the purpose of the Citations law (“the Law”) is to provide a process that governs all citations

that fall under the jurisdiction of the Oneida Nation; and

WHEREAS,

the Law provides how a citation action commences and who has the authority to issue a

citation; and

WHEREAS,

the Law describes what information is required to be included on a citation; and

WHEREAS,

the Law sets forth requirements for how a citation shall be served on an individual and

subsequently filed with the court; and

WHEREAS,

the Law provides a process for an individual to enter into a stipulation agreement with an

authorized attorney of the Nation to settle a citation; and

WHEREAS,

the Law provides a process for how an individual can contest his or her citation in court;

and

WHEREAS,

the Law sets forth the various timelines and procedures for citation hearings; and

WHEREAS,

the Law clarifies that this Law shall not apply to any law of the Nation which delegates

hearing authority to a hearing body other than the Oneida Judiciary; and

WHEREAS,

in accordance with the Legislative Procedures Act a legislative analysis and fiscal impact

statement were developed for this Law; and

WHEREAS,

a public meeting on the Law was held on November 22, 2019, in accordance with the

Legislative Procedures Act, and the public comment period was held open until December

3, 2019; and

WHEREAS,

the Legislative Operating Committee accepted, reviewed, and considered the public

comments received on December 18, 2019; and

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Citations Law

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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Citations law is hereby adopted and shall become effective

on February 26, 2020.

CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned, as Secretary of the Oneida Business Committee, hereby certify that the Oneida

Business Committee is composed of 9 members of whom 5 members constitute a quorum; 7 members

were present at a meeting duly called, noticed and held on the 12th day of January, 2020; that the forgoing

resolution was duly adopted at such meeting by a vote of 5 members for, 0 members against, and 1

members not voting*; and that said resolution has not been rescinded or amended in any way.

____________________________

Lisa Summers, Secretary

Oneida Business Committee

*According to the By-Laws, Article I, Section 1, the Chair votes "only in the case of a tie."