Statutes | Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe, Chpt. 6, Sec. 1 | 2019
Juvenile Delinquency.
(a) Type and Manner of Hearing. Whenever any person who is under the age of 18 is accused of committing one of the enumerated criminal offenses of Chapter 7 of this Law & Order Code or other provisions of this chapter, the judge shall hear and determine the case in private and the record of the proceeding shall be sealed when the juvenile reaches the age of 18 years. In the judges discretion, the case may be heard in an informal manner.
(b) Determination of Responsibility. If the court, after a due and proper hearing, finds the juvenile responsible for the commission of the breach of tribal law, the judge may seek to rehabilitate the juvenile in a manner which adequately addresses the severity of the breach of community norms for a period identical to that stated in the tribal law or order the child a ward of the court until he reaches his 21st birthday or for a lesser period.
(c) Examples of Proper Orders. As an example of the types of orders the court may order, but not exclusive, the juvenile may be ordered to do labor for the injured party, the injured partys family, or the Tribe before or after school the child may be ordered to attend summer school the child may be sent to a facility within or without the state of Nevada or Oregon which can supervise the child in an appropriate manner or the childs family may be held financially responsible and ordered to pay an amount sufficient to compensate the injured party or the injured partys family or the Tribe