6-5.06 Proceedings Upon Transfer. When transfer of a case has been made by a referring Court, (the Youth
Court Judge shall immediately notify Tribal Social Services and) a petition under Section 3 of this Code shall
be filed at the earliest practicable date by the Reservation social worker.
Section 6-6 Full Faith and Credit
6-6.01 Full Faith and Credit. The Spokane Youth Court shall give full faith and credit to the public acts,
records, and judicial proceedings of any Indian Tribe or State applicable to Indian Child Custody Proceedings
to the same extent that such entities give full faith and credit to the public acts, records and judicial
proceedings of the Spokane Youth Court.
Section 6-7 Delinquent Children
6-7.01 Delinquent Child. A delinquent child herein is an Indian child who:
(a) Has committed an act which is a violation, or which if done by an adult would constitute a
violation, of a law or Code of the United States, the State of Washington, or the Spokane Tribal
Code; or
(b) Is beyond the control of his parents or other persons having his custody; or
(c) Whose behavior or condition is such as to endanger his own welfare or the welfare of others; or
(d) Has run away from home; or
(e) Is repeatedly absent from school without good cause; or
(f) Violates any law or Codes enacted by the Spokane Tribal Council, governing the actions of such
children.
6-7.02 Time When Court Jurisdiction Attaches. The jurisdiction of the Youth Court of the Spokane Tribe
under this section shall attach from the time the child is taken into custody or a complaint is filed hereunder.
6-7.03 Procedure for Taking a Child Into Custody. Procedure in taking a child into custody is as follows:
(a) As soon as practicable after the child is taken into custody, the police officer or other person
taking the child into custody shall notify the child's parents, guardian or other person responsible
for the child.
(b) The police officer or other person taking the child into custody shall release the child to the
parents or other responsible person, except in the following circumstances:
(1) Where the Court orders the child not to be released.
(2) Where it appears to the officer or the Court that the welfare of the child or of others may be
immediately endangered by the release.
(c) Only children 14 years of age or older may be held in the Juvenile Detention Quarters without
prior approval of Chief Judge.
(d) No child may be held in Juvenile Detention Quarters more than 72 hours, excluding Saturdays,
Sundays and judicial holidays, except on order of the Court.
(e) As soon as practicable after the child is taken into custody, the police officer, the other person
taking the child into custody or Court staff shall prepare a Complaint and deliver it to the child
and his or her parents or custodians.
6-7.04 Children Not Released Immediately to Parents or Guardians.
(a) If a child taken into custody is not released as provided, the police officer or other person taking
the child into custody shall without unnecessary delay:
(1) Bring the child before the Youth Court; or
(2) Bring the child to the Juvenile Detention Quarters, and as soon as possible thereafter, notify
the Court that the child has been taken into custody;
(b) The police officer or other person taking the child into custody (except where the child is taken
into custody pursuant to an order of the Court) shall promptly file with the Court a written
report stating the child's name, age and address and the reason why the child was not released
to his parents or guardian.
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