Statutes | Fort Belknap Tribal Code Title III Part II ยง 1.8 | 2019
A. Whenever a law enforcement officer is called to the scene of a reported
incident of elder or family 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 any legal rights and remedies available.
B. 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 ELDER OR FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE, the
Tribal prosecutors office shall file criminal charges against your abuser and may
request a temporary order for the following relief:
(1) an order restraining your abuser from further abuse
(2) and order directing your abuser to leave your household
(3) an order preventing your abuser from transferring any property except in
the usual course of business
(4) an order awarding you or the other parent custody of, or visitation with, any
minor children, if appropriate
(5) and order restraining your abuser from molesting or interfering with any
minor children in your custody, if appropriate or
(6) an order directing the party not granted custody to pay support of any minor
children or to pay any other support where there is a legal obligation to do so.
History: Section 1, Subsection 1.8 (A-B) enacted on the 3/8/99, Resolution 63-99 Cross Reference: Family Court Act XI, Section 2, subsection c, Notice of rights to Victims of Family Member Abuse.