3-3-103. Jurisdiction of the Youth Court

Statutes | The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Law Code Title III Chapter 3 Part 1 § 3-3-103 | 2019

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation have established a court known as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Youth Court. The court has exclusive original jurisdiction over all proceedings established in this code in which an Indian youth is residing in or domiciled on the reservation, alleged to be a &ldquoYouth Offender&rdquo or &ldquoYouth in Need of Supervision,&rdquo as defined in Section 3 3 102 of this Chapter, unless the Youth Court transfers jurisdiction to the Tribal Adult Court or a State District Youth Court according to this code. Youth Court does not have jurisdiction over traffic or fish and game offenders, these matters are referred to the appropriate Tribal Court division.