§ 7B-302. Investigative assessments for reports of child maltreatment

Statutes | Cherokee Code Chapter 7B Article 3 § 7B-302

(a) When a report of any form of child maltreatment is received and passes initial screening criteria for merit, the director of the department of human services shall notify a child welfare agent on the ICWT and the team members shall immediately, but in no case later than 24 hours from receipt of...

§ 7B-301. Duty to report child maltreatment or death due to maltreatment

Statutes | Cherokee Code Chapter 7B Article 3 § 7B-301

(a) Any person, institution, Tribal agency or Tribal entity with cause to suspect that any child has been maltreated or has died as the result of maltreatment, shall report the case of that maltreated child to the director of human services. The report may be made orally, by telephone, or in...

§ 7B-300. Protective services

Statutes | Cherokee Code Chapter 7B Article 3 § 7B-300

(a) The Tribe, through its Director of Human Services and the ICWT shall establish protective services for children alleged to be maltreated. (b) Protective services shall be integrated with behavioral health services and shall include but not be limited to:      (1) Receiving...

§ 7B-201. Retention and termination of jurisdiction

Statutes | Cherokee Chapter 7B Article 1 § 7B-201

(a) When the Court obtains jurisdiction over a child, jurisdiction shall continue until terminated by order of the Court or until the child reaches the age of 18 years or is otherwise emancipated, whichever occurs first. (b) When the Courts jurisdiction terminates, whether automatically or by...

§ 7B-200. Jurisdiction

Statutes | Cherokee Chapter 7B Article 1 § 7B-200

(a) The Cherokee Court has exclusive, original jurisdiction over any case involving a child who resides on the EBCI trust lands and is alleged to be maltreated or over cases where the alleged maltreatment occurred on the EBCI trust lands. This jurisdiction does not...

§ 7B-101. Definitions

Statutes | Cherokee Chapter 7B Article 1 § 7B-101

(a) As used in this subchapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words have the listed meanings: (1) Abandoned child. A child with a complete lack of parental contact or marginal contact for more than three months, and with no parental provision of financial support...

§ 7B-100. Purpose

Statutes | Cherokee Chapter 7B Article 1 § 7B-100

This subchapter shall be interpreted and construed so as to implement the following purposes and policies: (1) To provide procedures for the Court cases brought pursuant to this Chapter that assure fairness, equity and the protection of the constitutional rights of children and parents within the...

§ 7A-54. Authority over parent of juvenile adjudicated as delinquent and undisciplined

Statutes | Cherokee Code Part II Chapter 7A Article V § 7A-54

(a) In each case brought pursuant to this chapter, on the date of the arraignment, the court shall identify the parent or parents of the minor or, in their absence, the guardian or other responsible person charged by law with the responsibility for the welfare of the juvenile. It shall be the...

§ 7A-53. Dispositional alternatives for delinquent juvenile

Statutes | Cherokee Code Part II Chapter 7A Article V § 7A-53

The court exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent may use the following alternatives: (1) In the case of any juvenile who needs more adequate care or supervision or who needs placement, the judge may:      a. Require that a juvenile be...

§ 7A-52. Purpose

Statutes | Cherokee Code Part II Chapter 7A Article V § 7A-52

(a) The purpose of the disposition in juvenile actions is to design an appropriate plan to meet the needs of the juvenile and to achieve the objectives of the Tribe in exercising jurisdiction. If possible, the initial approach should involve working with the juvenile and his family in their own...