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Skokomish Tribal Code

Last amended: 2005


Table of Contents

 

Title One - Tribal Government

S.T.C. 1.01 - Skokomish Enrollment Ordinance

General Provisions
Enrollment
Special Provisions

S.T.C. 1.02 - Skokomish Tribal Election Ordinance

General Provisions
Elections
Special Provisions

S.T.C. 1.03 - General Council Procedures (Reserved)

S.T.C. 1.04 - Tribal Council Procedures (Reserved)

S.T.C. 1.05 - Skokomish Ethics Code


T
itle Two - Administration and Services

S.T.C. 2.01 - Tribal Administrative Procedures Act (Reserved)

S.T.C. 2.02 - Skokomish Education Ordinance

General Provisions
Education Committee
Operation of Tribal Education Programs
Policies and Procedures

S.T.C. 2.03 - Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (Reserved)

S.T.C. 2.04 - Budget Process Time Line and Budget Ordinance

General Provisions
Authorities and Responsibilities
Budget Process
Budget Modifications and Amendment
Special Provisions

S.T.C. 2.05 - Housing Authority Ordinance

Preamble
General Provisions
Board of Commissioners

S.T.C. 2.06 - Eviction Procedures Ordinance

General Provisions
Eviction Procedures

S.T.C. 2.07 - Skokomish Tribal Utility Ordinance

General Provisions
Definition of Terms
Utility Program and Utility Commission
Management and Finances
Utility Program - Operation
Customer Obligations
Fee Schedules and Billing
Enforcement; Penalties; Sanctions
Miscellaneous Provisions

S.T.C. 2.08 - Tribal Records and Freedom of Information Act (Reserved)

S.T.C. 2.09 - Skokomish Economic Development Ordinance

General Provisions
Economic Development Advisory Committee
Operation of Department of Economic Development Programs
Policies and Procedures

S.T.C. 2.10 - Skokomish Health Care Ordinance

General Provisions
Health Care Committee
Operation of Tribal Health Care Programs
Policies and Procedures
Amendments

S.T.C. 2.11 - Skokomish Housing Committee Ordinance

General Provisions
Housing Committee
Operation of Tribal Housing Programs
Policies and Procedures


Title Three - Courts

S.T.C. 3.01 - Rules of the Skokomish Tribal Court

Administrative Rules
Rules Governing Representatives
Rules of Judges' Conduct
Rules of Evidence
Rules of Civil Procedure
Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rules of Appellate Procedure
Petition for Release From Custody

S.T.C. 3.02 - Skokomish Youth Code

Skokomish Youth Court Established
General Provisions
Jurisdiction
Child in Need of Care
Reporting Abuse and Neglect
Emergency Placement of Youth
Family Group Conference
Fact Finding Hearings
Long-Term Guardianship
Termination of Parental Rights
Adoption
Emancipation
Severability
Amendments

S.T.C. 3.03 - Family and Domestic Relations (Reserved)

S.T.C. 3.04 - Probate (Reserved)

S.T.C. 3.05 - Civil Exclusion and Removal

S.T.C. 3.06 - Enforcement of Judgements (Reserved)

S.T.C. 3.07 - Skokomish Tribal Civil Trespass Ordinance

Authority and Purpose
General Provisions
Offenses
Enforcement


Title Four - Commerce

S.T.C. 4.01 - Skokomish Indian Tribal Enterprises Ordinance and Corporate Charter

S.T.C. 4.02 - Skokomish Gaming Code

Findings, Purposes and Policy
Definitions
General Provisions
Tribal Gaming Commission
Gaming and Gaming Licenses
Gaming Employee Licenses
Provisions of General Applicability to All Gaming Operators
Enforcement
Operation of Tribally Owned or Tribally Operated Games
Authorized Games
Severability

S.T.C. 4.03 - Skokomish Fireworks Sales and Safety Ordinance

General Provisions
Fireworks Committee
Wholesale Fireworks Permits and Sales
Retail Fireworks Sales and Permits
Violations and Penalties
Enforcement
[16 CFR Commercial Practices]
Penalty Schedule

S.T.C. 4.04 - Skokomish Seafood Products Control and Management Ordinance (Repealed)

S.T.C. 4.05 - Skokomish Liquor Ordinance

General Provisions
Section One
Section Two
Section Three
Section Four
Section Five

S.T.C. 4.06 - Skokomish Indian Tribal Tobacco Control and Tax Ordinance

General Provisions
Section One
Section Two
Section Three
Section Five
Section Seven
Section Nine

S.T.C. 4.07 - Skokomish Consulting Service Control and Management Ordinance (Repealed)

S.T.C. 4.08 - Business Licensing (Reserved)

S.T.C. 4.09 - Skokomish Mortgage Lending, Foreclosure, and Eviction Ordinance

General Provisions
Lien Priority
Recording of Mortgage Loan Documents
Foreclosure Procedures
Foreclosure Eviction Procedures
No Merger of Estates
Appeals


Title Five - Taxation

S.T.C. 5.01 - Tax and License Administration Ordinance

S.T.C. 5.02 - Fish Tax Ordinance

General Provisions
Skokomish Fish Tax Imposed
Collection and Payment of Taxes
Civil Penalties and Enforcement
Appeals
Allocation of Tax Revenues

S.T.C. 5.03 - Business and Occupation Tax (Reserved)

S.T.C. 5.04 - Sales Tax (Reserved)

S.T.C. 5.05 - Excise Tax (Reserved)


Title Six - Land Use and Natural Resources

S.T.C. 6.01 - Natural Resources Administration (Reserved)

S.T.C. 6.02 - Zoning and Development Permits (Reserved)

S.T.C. 6.03 - Skokomish Environmental Protection Act (SKEPA)

Findings, Purpose, Goals
Definitions
Permits Required
Review of Application
Environmental Review
Appeal, Reconsideration, and Rehearing
Archaeological or Historical Sites
Standards
Enforcement, Penalties
Sovereign Immunity, Severability

S.T.C. 6.04 - Skokomish Reservation Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact, Purpose, and Objectives
Definitions
General Provisions
Administration
Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction

S.T.C. 605 - Water Quality Standards (Reserved)

S.T.C. 6.06 - Skokomish Forest Development and Management Ordinance

Title

S.T.C. 607 - Solid Waste Disposal (Reserved)

S.T.C. 608 - Cultural and Archeological Sites (Reserved)

S.T.C. 6.09 - Skokomish Animal Control Ordinance

General Provisions
Administration and Enforcement
Animal Control
Civil Infractions
Enforcement Procedures


Title Seven - Fishing, Hunting and Gathering

S.T.C. 7.01 - Gathering (Reserved)

S.T.C. 7.02 - Skokomish On-Reservation and Treaty Fishing Ordinance

General Provisions
Fisheries Administration
Eligible Fishermen
Required Identification and Permits
Fishing Vessel Ownership and Registration
Specific Gear Provisions
Catch Reporting and the Sale of Fish
Enforcement
Offenses
Sentencing Guidelines
Administrative Appeals Procedure

S.T.C. 7.03 - Skokomish Tribal On-Reservation and Treaty Hunting Ordinance

General Provisions
Civil Violations
Assessment of Civil Penalties
Civil Procedure


Title Eight - Civil Traffic Ordinance

S.T.C. 8.01 - Purpose and Authority

S.T.C. 8.04 - Definitions

S.T.C. 8.08 - General Provisions

S.T.C. 8.12 - Certificates of Ownership and Registration

S.T.C. 8.16 - Vehicle Licenses

S.T.C. 8.20 - Driver's Licenses -- Identicards

S.T.C. 8.30 - Mandatory Liability Insurance

S.T.C. 8.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment

S.T.C. 8.52 - Accidents -- Reports -- Abandoned Vehicles

S.T.C. 8.55 - Towing and Impoundment

S.T.C. 8.61 - Rules of the Road

Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws
Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings
Driving on Right Side of Roadway -- Overtaking and Passing -- Use of Roadway
Right of Way
Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
Turning and Starting and Signals on Stopping and Turning
Special Stops Required
Speed Restrictions
Alcohol and Reckless Related
Stopping, Standing, and Parking
Miscellaneous Rules
Operation of Nonmotorized Vehicles

S.T.C. 8.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions

S.T.C. 8.64 - Enforcement

S.T.C. 8.70 - Unfair Business Practices -- Dealers' Licenses

S.T.C. 8.72 - Transportation of Passengers in For Hire Vehicles

S.T.C. 8.79 - Hulk and Scrap Processors

S.T.C. 8.80 - Motor Vehicle Wreckers

Traffic Bail/Monetary Penalty Schedule

Certificates of Ownership and Registration
Vehicle Licenses
Driver's Licenses
Mandatory Liability Insurance
Vehicle Equipment
Size Weight and Load
Hit and Run
Towing and Impoundment
Rules of the Road


Title Nine - Skokomish Criminal Code

Chapter 9.01 - General Provisions

Chapter 9.02 - Offenses Against the Person

Chapter 9.02A - Sex Crimes

Chapter 9.02B - Sex Offender Notification and Registration

Chapter 9.03 - Property-Related Offenses

Chapter 9.04 - Alcohol-Related Offenses

Chapter 9.05 - Offenses Against the Community Peace, Morals, Safety and Welfare

Chapter 9.06 - Family-Related Offenses

Chapter 9.07 - Offenses Related to Administration of Tribal Government

Chapter 9.08 - Criminal Traffic Offenses

Chapter 9.09 - Drug-Related Offenses

Chapter 9.10 - Other Offenses

Chapter 9.11 - Sentencing, Sentencing Guidelines, and Bail Schedule

Chapter 9.12 - Juvenile Justice

Chapter 9.13 - Severability and Amendment

Chapter 9.14 - Law and Order Committee