21.2.2.9 Corporate And Personal Liability

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.9

(1) As used in this section:       (a) "Agent" means any director, officer, or employee of a corporation, or any other person who is authorized to act on behalf of the corporation       (b) "Corporation" includes a joint stock association...

21.2.2.8 Liability for Conduct of Another-Complicity

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.8

(1) A person is guilty of a crime if it is committed by the conduct of another person for which he or she is legally accountable.  (2) A person is legally accountable for the conduct of another person when:       (a) Acting with the kind of culpability that is sufficient...

21.2.2.7 General Requirements of Culpability

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.7

(1) Kinds of Culpability Defined.       (a) INTENT. A person acts with intent or intentionally when he or she acts with the objective or purpose to accomplish a result which constitutes a crime.       (b) KNOWLEDGE. A person knows or acts knowingly or with...

21.2.2.6 Definitions

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.6

In this title unless a different meaning plainly is required:  (1) "Acted" includes, where relevant, omitted to act  (2) "Actor" includes, where relevant, a person failing to act  (3) "Benefit" is any gain or advantage to the beneficiary, including any gain or...

21.2.2.5 Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.5

(1) Every person charged with the commission of a crime is presumed innocent unless proved guilty. No person may be convicted of a crime unless each element of such crime is proved by competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.  (2) When a crime has been proven against a person, and there...

21.2.2.4 People Capable of Committing Crimes - Capability of Children

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.4

Children under the age of eight years are incapable of committing crime. Children of eight and under twelve years of age are presumed to be incapable of committing crime, but this presumption may be removed by proof that they have sufficient capacity to understand the act or neglect, and to know...

21.2.2.3 Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.3

The following persons are liable to punishment:  (1) A person who commits any crime, in whole or in part within property controlled and/or owned by the Tribe.  (2) A person who commits out of Tribal jurisdiction any act which, if committed within it, would be theft and is afterward found...

21.2.2.2 Purposes - Principles of Construction

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.2

(1) The general purposes of the provisions governing the definition of offenses are:      (a) To forbid and prevent conduct that inflicts or threatens substantial harm to citizens of the Tribe or threatens the health, welfare, or has some direct effect on the political integrity and...

Section 21.4.99.010 Purpose - Intent

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.4 § 21.4.99.010

The purpose of this chapter is to recognize the importance of domestic violence as a serious crime against society and to assure the victim of domestic violence the maximum protection from abuse which the law and those who enforce the law can provide.  The Tribe finds that the existing...

21.2.2.1 General Terms

Statutes | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Code Title 21 Chapter 21.2 § 21.2.2 §§ 21.2.2.1

(1). &ldquoJamestown Indian Country&rdquo has the basic meaning set out in Title 18 United States Code, Section 1151. In general, it includes all reservation lands, lands held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of the Tribe. Jamestown Indian Country also includes all lands, waters,...