Statutes | Makah Tribal Law and Order Code Title 6 Chapter 4 ยง 6.4.02 | 2020

  • A juvenile may be housed in a juvenile shelter care facility on the Reservation approved by the Tribe if one of the following conditions exists:
  1. A condition described in Section 6.4.01(b) above is found to exist or

  2. The juvenile is alleged to have committed an act other than one listed

  3. The juvenile is unwilling to return home or to the home of an extended family member or

  4. The juveniles parent, guardian, or an extended family member is unavailable, unwilling or unable to permit the juvenile to return to his home or

  5. There is an evident and immediate physical danger to the child in returning home, and all extended family members are unavailable, unwilling, or unable to accept responsibility for temporary care and custody of the juvenile.

b.    A juvenile may be detained in the secure section of a juvenile shelter care facility on the Reservation approved by the Tribe if:

  1. A condition described in Section 6.4.01(b) above is found to exist or

  2. The juvenile requests in writing that he be given protection by being confined in the secure confinement area and there is a present and immediate threat of serious physical injury to the juvenile.