Statutes | Coquille Indian Tribal Code Chapter 655 ยง 655.010 | 2019
(1) Purpose: The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish procedures for Tribal Peacegiving. This Ordinance is adopted to protect the health, welfare, and morals of the Tribal Reservation and its residents and visitors.
(2) Background and Intent: This ordinance is needed to protect the health, welfare and morals of the Tribal Reservation and its residents and visitors. The Tribe adopts these procedures to provide for the orderly and just resolution of Tribal Court cases and alleged violations of the Tribal Civil Violations Ordinance that are transferred to the Peacegiving Program.
(3) Definitions:
a. &ldquoChild&rdquo means an unemancipated and unmarried person under eighteen years of age.
b. &ldquoDisabled Person&rdquo means a person with a disability, as that term is defined in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act at 42 U.S.C. §12102(2), as it is amended from time to time.
c. &ldquoChild Abuse&rdquo and &ldquoChild Neglect&rdquo have the same meaning as defined under CITC Chapter 640, as it is amended from time to time.
d. &ldquoPeacegiver&rdquo means a person appointed by the Tribal Court who meet the qualifications of Peacegivers described below.
e. &ldquoImmediate Family&rdquo means parents, grandparents, siblings, spouses, parents-in-law, siblings-in-law, children-in-law, children, grandchildren, or domestic partners.