Statutes | Lummi Nation Code of Laws Title 8 Chapter 8.05 ยง 8.05.010 | 2020
For the purposes of this Title, a &ldquochild in need of protection&rdquo is a child who:
(a) has no parent, guardian, or custodian available, willing, and/or capable to care for the child
(b) has suffered or is likely to suffer significant physical injury as the result of abuse or neglect
(c) who has suffered, or is likely to suffer, significant psychological or emotional damage as the result of abuse or neglect
(d) has been sexually abused or sexually exploited as defined in the Lummi Code of Laws
(e) has committed a crime or engaged in activity which would constitute a crime if committed by an adult, as a result of parental pressure, guidance, approval or other conduct
(f) has not been provided adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or education, or care and control by the child&rsquos parent, guardian, or custodian, which is necessary for the child&rsquos health, safety, or well-being, and the deprivation is not due to the lack of financial resources available to the parent, guardian, or other custodian
(g) has been placed at an unreasonable risk to the child&rsquos health or welfare by failure of the parent, guardian, or custodian to intervene to eliminate that risk when that person has or should have knowledge of the risk
(h) has been born addicted or exposed to alcohol, a controlled substance, or any other drug harmful to the physical or mental welfare of the child
(i) has witnessed significant domestic violence and the child&rsquos parent, guardian or custodian has failed to eliminate the risk of the child witnessing that domestic violence when that person has or should have knowledge of that risk or
(j) has been beyond the reasonable control of the parents or legal guardians, and acted in ways that placed the child&rsquos health and welfare at risk.