SECTION 8.00
CRIMES AND CIVIL SANCTIONS
GENERAL MATTERS
SECTION 1.01 TITLE
This chapter of the Spokane Law and Order Code shall be known as the Spokane Tribal Sex Offender
Registration Code.
SECTION 1.02 PURPOSE
The intent of this Chapter is to implement the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
(SORNA) (Title I of Public Law 109-248) (42 U.S.C 16901 et. seq.) and shall be interpreted liberally to
comply with the terms and conditions of SORNA as presently written or hereafter amended.
SECTION 1.03 CREATION OF REGISTRIES
A.
Sex Offender Registry. There is hereby established a sex offender registry program, which the
Spokane Tribal Police shall maintain and operate pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
B.
Public Sex Offender Registry Website. There is hereby established a public sex offender registry
website, at www.SpokaneTribe.com which the Director of Spokane Tribal Information Technology
shall maintain and operate pursuant to the provisions of the Chapter.
TERMINOLOGY AND REGISTERABLE OFFENSES
SECTION 2.01 DEFINITIONS
The Definitions below apply to this Chapter only.
A.
Convicted. An adult sex offender is “convicted” for the purposes of this Chapter if the sex offender
has been subjected to penal consequences based on the conviction, however the conviction may be
styled.
A juvenile offender is “convicted” for purposes of this Chapter if the juvenile offender is either:
1. Prosecuted and found guilty as an adult for a sex offense; or
2. Is adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile for a sex offense, but only if the offender is 14 years of
age or older at the time of the offense and the offense adjudicated was comparable to or more
severe than aggravated sexual abuse (as described in either (a) or (b) of section 2241 of title 18,
United States Code), or was an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.
B.
Foreign Convictions. A foreign conviction is one obtained outside of the United States.
C.
Employee. The term “employee” as used in this Chapter includes, but is not limited to, an individual
who is self-employed or works for any other entity, regardless of compensation. Volunteers of a
tribal agency or organization are included within the definition of employee for registration purposes.
D.
Immediate. “Immediate” and “Immediately” mean within 3 business days.
E.
Imprisonment. The term “imprisonment” refers to incarceration pursuant to a conviction, regardless
of the nature of the institution in which the offender serves the sentence. The term is to be
interpreted broadly to include, for example, confinement in a state “prison” as well as in a federal,
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