§ 1.3 Alteration or Revocation of Bail

Statutes | Fort Belknap Tribal Code Title III Part IV § 1.3

A. Upon a showing of good cause, the tribe or the defendant may be granted an alteration or revocation of bail by application to the court before which the proceeding is pending. In reviewing a motion for alteration or revocation of bail, credible hearsay evidence is admissible to establish good...

§ 1.2 Conditions of Release

Statutes | Fort Belknap Tribal Code Title III Part IV § 1.2

A. The court may admit the defendant to bail and impose any of the following conditions to assure the defendants appearance at any stage of the legal proceedings. (1) Require the defendant to execute a bail bond with sufficient solvent sureties or to deposit cash or securities in an amount equal...

§ 2.3 Disposition of Seized Property

Statutes | Fort Belknap Tribal Code Title III Part II § 2.3

A. When the warrant is executed by the seizure of property or things described in it or of any other items: (1) The officer who executed the warrant shall make a return on it directed to the judge who issued the warrant, and this return must indicate the date and time served and list the items...

§ 1.8 Notice of Rights to Victims of Possible Elder or Family Member Abuse Situations

Statutes | Fort Belknap Tribal Code Title III Part II § 1.8

A. Whenever a law enforcement officer is called to the scene of a reported incident of elder or family abuse, the officer shall advise the injured party, if present, of the availability of services in the community and give the injured party immediate notice of any legal rights and remedies...

3.3.1 Arson

Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Crim. Code Title III Chapter 3 § 3.3.1

A person who starts or maintains a fire or causes an explosion with intent to destroy or damage a building, occupied structure, motor vehicle, field, crop, or standing timber of another is guilty of arson.   Any person convicted of Arson shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not to...

3.2.2 Sexual Assault

Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Crim. Proc. Code Title III Chapter 2 § 3.2.2

A person who intentionally has sexual contact with another or who causes such other person to have sexual contact with the defendant, is guilty of sexual assault, if: a) The defendant compels the other person to submit by force or by any threat that would render a person of reasonable firmness...

1. Sentences

Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Crim. Proc. Code Title II Chapter VI § 1

Any person who has been convicted of an offense enumerated in this Code maybe sentenced by the Court to one or a combination of the following penalties: a) Imprisonment for a period not to exceed the maximum permitted by the code provision defining the offense. Imprisonment may be continuous or...

4. Disposition of Seized Property

Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Crim. Proc. Code Title II Chapter III § 4

a) The officer serving and executing a warrant shall make an inventory of all property seized and a copy of this inventory shall be left with every person from whom property is seized.   b) A hearing shall be held by the Court to determine the disposition of all property seized by the police....

1. Search Warrant

Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Crim. Proc. Code Title II Chapter III § 1

a) A search warrant is a written order, signed by a Judge, directing a law enforcement officer to conduct a search and seize property specified in the warrant. A search warrant shall describe the person, property or to be searched and shall describe the person, property or place to be searched and...

1.2.08 Authority and Laws to be Applied in the Trial and Appellate Courts

Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Jud. Code Title I Chapter 2 § 1.2.08

a) In cases otherwise properly before the Trial and Appellate Courts of the Coushatta Tribe, decisions on matters of both substance and procedure will be based on the following, in the following order of precedent: 1) The Constitution and Bylaws of the Coushatta Tribe.   2) Ordinances of the...