Statutes | Colorado River Tribe, Domestic and Family Violence Code Chapter 2 ยง1-201 | 2019
(1) Any physician, hospital intern or resident, surgeon, physician&rsquos assistant, dentist, osteopath, chiropractor, podiatrist, coroner, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurses aide, psychiatrist, mental and/or substance abuse counselor, social worker, school personnel, law enforcement officer, judge, religious practitioner, or any other person having substantial responsibility for the care of children, elders or dependent adults whose observation or examination of any child, elder or dependent adult discloses evidence of injury, sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse, or physical neglect which appears to have been inflicted upon such child, elder or dependent adult by other than accidental means or which is not explained by the available medical history as being accidental in nature, shall immediately report or cause reports to be made of such information to a Tribal law enforcement official as described under Section 1-201(2). Such reports shall be made by telephone or in person, and shall be followed by written report. Such reports shall contain:
(A) The names and addresses of the child, elder or dependent adult and his/her parent or the person having custody of such child, elder or dependent adult, if known.
(B) The age and sex of the alleged victim and the nature and extent of his/her injuries, molestation, abuse or physical neglect, including any evidence of previous injuries, molestation, abuse or physical neglect of the child, elder or dependent adult.
(C) Any other information that such person believes might be helpful in establishing the cause of the injury, molestation, abuse or physical neglect.
(2) When telephone or in-person reports are received by a Law Enforcement Officer, a Probation Officer, Social Services Case Worker and/or a Child Protective Case Worker, he/she shall immediately notify the appropriate Tribal department(s) such as the Police Department, Probation, Department of Social Services and/or Department of Child Protective Services to initiate civil and/or criminal investigation(s).
(3) Any person required to make reports pursuant to Subsection (1) of this Section may take or cause to be taken photographs of the child, elder or dependent adult and the vicinity involved. If medically indicated, further examinations and tests, including but not limited to, radiological examinations, of the involved person may be performed.
(4) The reporting duties under this Section are individual, and no supervisor or administrator may impede or inhibit such reporting duties and no person making such report shall be subject to any sanction for making such report. However, internal procedures to facilitate reporting and apprise supervisors and administrators of reports may be established, provided that they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter.
(5) Any other person who has knowledge of or observes a child, elder or dependent adult whom he/she reasonably suspects has been a victim of abuse or neglect may report such suspected instances of child abuse or neglect to a Law Enforcement Officer, a Probation Officer, a Social Services Worker and/or a Child Protective Case Worker.