Statutes | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Crim. Code Chapter 4 Part XI ยง 4.99 | 2019
A. All adults living or working on the Reservation have a duty to report suspected abuse, harassment, exploitation or neglect of an elder or incapacitated adult to the Tribal Police and Department of Children & Family Services.
B. A person who in good faith reports suspected abuse, harassment, exploitation or neglect of an elder or incapacitated adult is immune from any civil or criminal suit based on the person&rsquos report.
C. Any person who is required by this code to report such abuse and fails to do is subjected to a civil penalty of up to $500.00.
D. Any person who knowingly or intentionally makes a report of such abuse not in good faith is subject to 1) a civil penalty of up to $500.00 and 2) a criminal charge of initiating a False Report.
E. The name of the reporting party who reports abuse, harassment, exploitation or neglect as required by this code is confidential and shall not be released to any person unless the reporting party consents to the release or release is ordered by the Tribal Court.