4-18.02 Procedure of Examination. The judgment debtor shall appear at the time and place set.
(a) The judge shall administer an oath, and the debtor shall respond to questions asked by the
Court or the creditor.
(b) If the creditor requests, the proceedings shall be on the record.
(c) If it appears to the Court that testimony indicates that the debtor has money or personal
property which belongs to the debtor and is capable of satisfying the judgment in whole or in
part, the Court shall order the delivery of the same to the creditor within a certain time limit.
(d) Failure of the debtor to do so will be disobedience of a lawful order of the Court, and punishable
in accordance with Section 14-7 of this Code.
4-18.03 Failure to Appear. If the debtor, though properly served in accordance with Section 4-4.02 of this
Code, fails to appear for examination, the Court shall issue a warrant for the debtor's arrest.
(a) When arrested, the debtor shall be held until the creditor has an opportunity to be notified and
appear for the examination.
(b) The debtor shall not be released until the debtor has been examined or posted a bond equal to
the amount of the debt.
(c) If the examination cannot take place within 72 hours, the Court shall release the debtor
provided the debtor pays into the Court the amount of the judgment or a bond sufficient enough
to assure the appearance of the debtor for a subsequent examination.
4-18.04 Property Exempt From Seizure. This section does not authorize the seizure of:
(a) Trust property unless permitted by Tribal and Federal law.
(b) Any property exempted by law from levy and sale through execution, attachment or
garnishment.
Section 4-19 Limitation of Enforcement of Judgment
4-19.01 Limitation of Enforcement of Judgment. A judgment shall be unenforceable after a period of 10
years has elapsed from the date of entry.
Section 4-20 Satisfaction of Judgment
4-20.01 Satisfaction of Judgment. It shall be the duty of the judgment creditor to notify the Court in writing
that a judgment has been fully or partially satisfied.
Section 4-21 Preponderance of the Evidence
4-21.01 Preponderance of the Evidence. Judgment in civil cases shall be rendered upon a finding that the
plaintiff has proved or failed to prove his case by a preponderance of the evidence.
Section 4-22 Full Faith and Credit For State and Foreign Tribal Court Judgments
4-22.01 Full Faith and Credit. Full faith and credit shall be given in the Spokane Tribal Court to the judicial
proceedings of every State and of every federally recognized Indian Tribe in which a final judgment has
been obtained, provided, the person seeking enforcement of such a judgment fully conforms to the
procedures outlined below.
4-22.02 State and Tribal Courts Entitled to Full Faith and Credit.
(a) Notwithstanding any of the provisions in this Title, the Spokane Tribal Court may refuse to
recognize the judgment of any State or Tribal Court which has refused or has clearly indicated
that it would refuse to honor the valid final judgments of the Spokane Tribal Court.
(b) The Tribal Council shall work in conjunction with the Tribal Court Administrator and the Chief
Judge of the Tribal Court to develop agreements with the various States and other federally
recognized Tribes concerning mutual recognition of valid Court judgments.
4-22.03 Jurisdiction and Procedure for Establishing Full Faith and Credit. Any judgment creditor shall be
entitled to seek enforcement of a final state or foreign Tribal Court judgment in accordance with the
following procedures:
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