Statutes | Lummi Nation Code of Laws Title 8 Chapter 8.05 ยง 8.05.020 | 2020
The Lummi Children Services Department may initiate a Child Protection proceeding by filing a petition in the Children&rsquos Court alleging that a child is in need of protection due to the existence or occurrence of one or more of the conditions specified in LCL 8.05.10. The Court may also, at any time and in its discretion, convert a delinquency petition into a proceeding to determine where a child in need of protection.