Last amended: 2003
Legislative History
This chapter enacted by the Tribal Council on September 13, 1988 is a major revision of the past Cash Bail Schedule. The old method of determining cash bail was to secure a copy of a separate sheet and look to see what the cash bail was. This effort is made to simplify the method of police and jailers to determine the cash bail in a particular case.
The cash bail in all cases, except for an allegation of Murder, Rape, Robbery, or Child Abuse, shall be TEN PERCENT (10%) of the stated maximum fine that can be imposed.
Where the offense charged is Murder, Rape, Robbery or Child Abuse, the judge of the Tribal Court hearing the arraignment shall be empowered to either require a higher bail, which will satisfy the court that the defendant charged shall show for his scheduled trial date, or deny bail if the judge, citing specific circumstances or justification, believes the charged defendant is likely to flee or will flee the jurisdiction.