Statutes | 9 GTBC ยง 346 | 2020
(a) Any one of the following may file a petition for an order of protection on behalf of a victim of domestic violence or stalking:
(1) Any person who alleges that he or she has been the victim of domestic violence or stalking
(2) A family or household member, or a next friend, on behalf of a victim under the age of eighteen (18) years
(3) A family or household member, or next friend, on behalf of a victim who is prevented from doing so by hospitalization, by physical or mental disability, or by fear
(4) Family Services Department on behalf of a victim
(5) The Tribal Prosecutor.
(b) Family household members, including adults, may file a joint petition provided, all adults included in the petition sign the petition.
(c) Persons under the age of eighteen (18) must have a parent, guardian, or next friend file the petition unless the parent or guardian is the alleged abuser or unless the youth is emancipated. If the parent or guardian is the alleged abuser, an adult relative or friend may file on behalf of the youth. If the youth is emancipated, the youth may file on his or her own behalf.
History: Tribal Act #07-25.1862, enacted by Tribal Council on December 19, 2007.