CHAPTER 21 - EXCLUSION OF NONMEMBERS FROM THE SPOKANE INDIAN RESERVATION
Section 21-1 Exclusion from Reservation
21-1.01 Exclusion from Reservation. Any person, except a member of the Spokane Tribe, may be excluded
from the Spokane Reservation upon the following grounds:
(a) Commission of an act which is a crime as defined by Tribe, State or Federal Law.
(b) Conduct of such a nature as to be offensive to the morals of the people of the Spokane
Reservation.
(c) Unauthorized prospecting or unauthorized mining, timber cutting, or other activity causing
physical loss or damage to any Tribal natural resource.
(d) Forcing entry into any Spokane member's home without the consent of the occupant or
occupants.
(e) Committing fraud, confidence games or usury against the people of the Spokane Reservation or
inducing them to enter into grossly unfavorable agreements of any nature.
(f) Defrauding inhabitants of the Reservation of just compensation for labors or services of any
nature done at the request of the non-member.
(g) Breach of peace, repeated acts of violence or repeated threats of violence against the
inhabitants of the Reservation.
(h) Repeated public drunkenness, repeated use of narcotics or any controlled substance, or any sale
of narcotics or controlled substances on the Reservation.
(i) Removing or attempting to remove a minor member of the Spokane Tribe from the Spokane
Reservation without proper authority.
(j) Any violation of the Spokane Tribal Employment Rights Code.
(k) Assault with a deadly weapon or use of a deadly weapon in the commission of any felony.
(l) Activities, if allowed to continue, which would result in substantial harm, loss or damage to the
Spokane Tribe of Indians, the general public or their property.
Section 21-2 Procedure for Exclusion
21-2.01 Procedure for Exclusion. The Spokane Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction to exclude persons not
entitled to reside within the boundaries of the Reservation. The procedure for such exclusion will be as
follows:
(a) Where there appears to be reasonable grounds to believe that serious cause exists to exclude a
person or persons from the Spokane Reservation, the Spokane Tribal Council may petition the
Tribal Court for an order of exclusion.
(b) The petition shall state the name of the person to be excluded and the reasons for the proposed
exclusion.
(c) Upon the filing of said petition, the Tribal Judge shall issue a notice notifying the person or
persons named in the petition and other interested parties that said named person or persons
are to appear before the Court at a designated place and time to show cause why an order
excluding him or them from the Reservation should not be issued.
(d) Said notice shall state the reason for the proposed exclusion.
(e) Notice shall be served personally upon the person or persons to be excluded in accordance with
Section 4-4.02 of the Law and Order Code.
(f) A hearing shall be held not less than 3 days nor more than 30 days after service of the notice.
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