Statutes | WOTCL Title IX Chapter 8 ยง 9.803 | 2020
A. &ldquoChief of Police&rdquo means the Chief of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Law Enforcement,
B. &ldquoConvicted&rdquo means an adult sex offender is &ldquoconvicted&rdquo for the purposes of this Statute if the sex offender has been subject to penal consequences based on the conviction, however the conviction was styled. This includes convictions of juveniles who are prosecuted as adults.
C. &ldquoDepartment&rdquo means the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Law Enforcement,
D. &ldquoEmployee&rdquo means, for the purposes of this Statute, an individual employed by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians including Tribal Government Administration, commercial entities including the Odawa Casino Resort and ancillary enterprises and activities. Independent contractors for the purpose of this Statute shall be included within the definition of &ldquoEmployee&rdquo.
E. &ldquoEmployer&rdquo means all departments and agencies of the Tribal Government Administration and commercial entities of the Tribe, including the Odawa Casino Resort and ancillary enterprises and activities.
F. "Immediate" and "immediately" means within three (3) business days.
G. &ldquoImprisonment&rdquo means incarceration pursuant to a conviction, regardless of the nature of the institution in which the offender serves the sentence. The term is to be interpreted broadly to include, for example, confinement in a state "prison" as well as in a local or Tribal "jail".
H. &ldquoIndian&rdquo means a person who is a member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe,
I. &ldquoIndian Tribe&rdquo means any federally recognized Tribe,
J. &ldquoJurisdiction&rdquo means this Tribe and any other Indian Tribe that has asserted jurisdiction pursuant to section 127 of SORNA and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
K. &ldquoMinor&rdquo or &ldquoJuvenile&rdquo means an individual who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years.
L. &ldquoNon-Indian&rdquo means a person who is not a member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe,
M. &ldquoResides&rdquo means, with respect to an individual, the location of the individuals home or other place where the individual habitually lives.
N. &ldquoSex Offense&rdquo as used in this Statute is limited to those offenses contained in section 111 (5) of SORNA, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Section 1 of United States Public Law 109-248, 42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq. [ 34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.] and Tribal Sex Offenses.
O. &ldquoSex Offender&rdquo means a person convicted of a sex offense.
P. &ldquoStudent&rdquo means a person who enrolls in or attends an educational institution owned or operated by the Tribe, including a secondary school, trade or professional school, or an institution of higher education.
Q. &ldquoTerritorial Jurisdiction of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians&rdquo means &ldquoareas referenced in Public Law 103-324, 25 USC Section 1300k-2(b)(2)(A) as the boundaries of the reservations for the Little Traverse Bay Bands as set out in Article I, paragraphs &lsquothird and fourth&rsquo of the Treaty of 1855, 11 Stat.621.&rdquo Little Traverse Bay Bands Constitution, Article V(A)(1)(a).
R. &ldquoTribal Court&rdquo means the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Tribal Court,
S. &ldquoTribal Member&rdquo means a person who is enrolled Citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indian,
T. &ldquoTribe&rdquo means the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
U. &ldquoVisitor&rdquo means any person within the Tribe&rsquos jurisdiction, who is not a resident,
(Source: WOS 2012-008, August 5, 2012, Section III)