Section 10-6 Receiving Stolen Property
10-6.01 Receiving Stolen Property. Any person who shall receive, conceal or possess or aid in receiving,
concealing or possessing of any property which he knows to be stolen, embezzled, or obtained by fraud,
false pretenses, death, robbery or burglary shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be
sentenced to a period of confinement not to exceed 6 months or ordered to pay a fine of not to exceed
$500, or both jail sentence and fine, and costs.
Section 10-7 Malicious Destruction of Property
10-7.01 Malicious Destruction of Property.
(a) Any person who shall maliciously disturb, deface, injure or destroy any tangible property not
belonging to him shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be sentenced to
a period of confinement not to exceed 90 days or ordered to pay a fine of not to exceed $300,
with a mandatory minimum fine, however, of $100, or both jail sentence and fine, and costs.
(b) The parent or parents of a minor child under the age of 18 years who is living with the parents
or parents and who shall willfully or maliciously destroy property, real or personal or mixed, shall
be liable to the owner of such property in a civil action in Tribal Court for damages in an amount
not to exceed $1,000.
(c) This section shall in no way limit the amount of recovery against the parent or parents for their
own negligence.
(d) The Spokane Tribe will pay a reward of $150 to anyone providing information leading to the
arrest and conviction of any person or persons responsible for breaking and entering, theft or
destruction of any property whatsoever belonging to the Tribe.
Section 10-8 Criminal Trespass to Land
10-8.01 Criminal Trespass to Land.
(a) Any person who enters upon the land or any part thereof of another, after receiving,
immediately prior to such entry, notice from the owner or occupant to depart, shall be guilty of
an offense and shall be sentenced to a period of confinement not to exceed 10 days or ordered
to pay a fine of not to exceed $100, or both jail sentence and fine, and costs.
(b) A person shall have received notice from the owner or occupant within the meaning of this
section if he has been notified personally, either orally or in writing, or if a printed or written
notice forbidding such entry has been conspicuously posted or exhibited at the main entrance to
such land or the forbidden part thereof.
(c) In cases involving immediate danger to life, health, morals or property of the Tribe, or any Tribal
members, and where delay would result in irreparable damage, a Judge of the Spokane Tribal
Court may order a law enforcement officer to remove bodily a person or persons not entitled to
be on such property.
Section 10-9 Criminal Trespass to Buildings
10-9.01 Criminal Trespass to Buildings.
(a) Any person who shall enter or secretly remain, without the permission of the owner or other
person entitled to be in possession and under circumstances not amounting to burglary, or any
person who enters and upon demand refuses to leave, a dwelling house of another, shall be
guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to a period of confinement
not to exceed 6 months or ordered to pay a fine of not to exceed $500, or both the jail sentence
and fine, plus costs.
(b) For purpose of this section, a dwelling house of another is defined to include as well as the
house any building or other structure which may be used for the protection of persons, animals
or property regardless of whether said structures are actually inhabited or not, such structures
to include tepees, tents, trailers, camping devices, animal caches and including any structure
erected for ceremonial or display purposes.
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