duties of the public servant, shall be guilty of an offense.
(e) Definitions:
(1) “Official act” means any act that is performed as a governmental function.
(2) “Public servant” means any Tribal officer, or officer of a Tribal enterprise or corporation, or
employee of the Tribe or a Tribal enterprise or corporation, including Tribal Council
members, other elected or appointed Tribal officials, or Tribal enterprise Board members;
and any person contracted by the Tribe, including, by example, Tribal Judges, Tribal
Attorneys, BIA employees performing Tribal functions, and any other Tribal employee or
person contracted by the Tribe, who is performing a Tribal governmental function.
(3) “Things of value” or “benefit” means any money, property, commercial interests, or anything
else evidencing economic gain, or any advantage, or anything regarded by the beneficiary
as gain or advantage, including benefit to any other person or entity in whose welfare he or
she may be interested or connected, but not gain or advantage promised generally to a
group of individuals or to a class of individuals or voters as a part of the person’s
employment or public service.
(f) Any violation of this statute shall be an act of dishonesty. Anyone convicted of violating this
statute shall be removed from office or from public service, and shall be sentenced to a period
of confinement not to exceed 360 days in jail and / or a fine of $5,000.
Legislative History-Amended 3/07/06, Resolu. 2005-225; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 14-17 Unauthorized Cutting of Tribal Timber
14-17.01 Unauthorized Cutting of Tribal Timber. Any person who shall cut any standing green timber,
including Christmas trees, upon Tribal lands without first obtaining authorization from the Spokane Tribal
Council shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to a period of
confinement not to exceed 90 days or ordered to pay a fine of not to exceed $300, and costs, and the Court
may order that financial restitution be made by the offender to the Spokane Tribe to compensate for any
damages sustained.
14-17.02 Unauthorized Cutting and Gathering of Firewood.
(a) Any person who shall cut and/or gather firewood on the Spokane Indian Reservation, for resale
or removal from the Reservation for any reason, shall first obtain a permit from the Tribal
authority.
(1) Such a permit shall be good for a maximum of 10 cords per year.
(2) Only those persons whose name appears on the permit shall cut or gather wood under
this permit. Any wood cut and/or gathered to be taken off the Reservation shall be
inspected and recorded by the proper authority, as designated by the Tribal Council.
(b) Any violator of this provision shall be subject to a civil fine of a maximum of $500, a loss of their
wood, and a forfeiture of their permit.
Section 14-18 Destruction of Public Property
14-18.01 Destruction of Public Property. Any person who mischievously or maliciously defaces or destroys
any public property located within the exterior boundaries of the Spokane Reservation, such property
including all property of the Spokane Tribe and of the United States government, shall be guilty of an
offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to a period of confinement not to exceed 30 days or
ordered to pay a fine of not to exceed $100, or both jail sentence and fine, and costs.
Section 14-19 Prohibited Practices of Tribal Officials
14-19.01 Prohibited Practices of Tribal Officials. No person serving in an official capacity for the Spokane
Tribe shall use his position to procure special privileges or exemptions for himself, his spouse, child, parent,
or relation by blood to the second degree and any violation of this prohibition shall be deemed an offense
punishable by a period of confinement not to exceed 30 days or a fine of not to exceed $100, or both jail
sentence and fine, and costs.
Section 14-20 Destruction of Landmarks or Navigational Aids
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