Statutes | Lummi Nation Code of Laws Title 5 Chapter 5.09C Subchapter 5.09C.06 ยง 5.09C.06.140 | 2018

(a) Timing. Sex offenders required to register pursuant to this Sub-Chapter must initially register in-person with the Lummi Nation Police Department within the following timeframe:
            (1) If convicted in the Lummi Tribal Court for a registerable sex offense and incarcerated, the sex offender must register before being released from incarceration
            (2) If convicted in the Lummi Tribal Court for a registerable sex offense but not incarcerated, the sex offender must register immediately upon conviction
            (3) When an offender is convicted and/or sentenced in another state, territory, tribe or country, or in a federal or military court, and chooses to reside, work, or attend school within the exterior boundaries of the Lummi Nation or on any property held in fee or trust by the Lummi Nation regardless of location, the sex offender must register immediately upon establishing such place of residence, work, or school or
            (4) within 24 hours of the third consecutive day the sex offender is within the exterior boundaries of the Lummi Nation or on any property held in fee or trust by the Lummi Nation regardless of location.
 
(b) Duties of the Lummi Nation Police Department. The Lummi Nation Police Department shall have policies and procedures in place to ensure the following:
            (1) That sex offenders incarcerated or sentenced by the Lummi Tribal Court for a registerable sex offense completes their initial registration with the Lummi Nation
            (2) That sex offenders are informed and explained their registration duties and read, or have read to them, and sign a Sex Offender Acknowledgement Form stating that the duty to register has been explained to them, and that they understand the registration requirement. The form shall be signed and dated by the sex offender and the Lummi Nation Police Department personnel registering the sex offender. This statement shall be uploaded immediately into the Lummi Nation Sex Offender Registry website
            (3) That sex offenders are registered and added to the public website if applicable
            (4) that upon entry of the sex offender's information into the registry, that information is immediately forwarded to all other jurisdictions in which the sex offender is required to register due to the sex offender's residency, employment, or student status and
            (5) That all information is entered and updated in NCIC/NSOR.