Statutes | The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Law Code Title II Chapter 2 Part 4 ยง 2-2-408 | 2019

(1) Whenever a law enforcement officer is called to the scene of a reported incident of domestic abuse, the officer shall advise the injured party, if present, of the availability of services in the community and give the injured party immediate notice of legal rights and remedies available.

 

(2) The notice given by the law enforcement officer must include furnishing the injured party with a copy of the following statement:

 

IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, the Tribal Prosecutors Office can file criminal charges against your abuser.  You also have the right to go to court and file a petition requesting:

   

     (a) that your abuser be restrained from further abuse

   

     (b) that the abuser leave the household and stay away for a period of time

   

     (c) that your abuser be restrained from transferring any property except in the usual course of business

 

     (d) that you be granted temporary custody of your child or children or

   

     (e) that your abuser be restrained from interfering with your custody of your child or children