CHAPTER 2 – DEFINITIONS
Section 2-1.01
Section 2-1.02
Section 2-1.03
Section 2-1.04
Section 2-1.05
Section 2-1.06
Section 2-1.07
Section 2-1.08
Section 2-1.09
Section 2-1.10
Section 2-1.11
Section 2-1.12
Section 2-1.13
Agency
Tribal Council or Council
De novo
Incompetent
Indian
Indian Police
Minor
Person not in Being
Reservation
Secretary
Signature
Superintendent
Tribal Official
2-1.01 "Agency" means the Spokane Agency of the United States, Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Wellpinit, Washington.
Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
2-1.02 "Tribal Council" or “Council” means the Tribal Council of the Spokane Tribe.
2-1.03 "De novo" means to try or hear a case again without regard to the evidence or proceedings in the
preceding trial.
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2-1.04 "Incompetent" means an insane or mentally ill person, an idiot, an imbecile, feebleminded or
mentally deficient person, any person who because of old age, physical incapacity or imperfection or
deterioration of mentality is incapable of managing his person or estate and any person who because of
gambling, idleness, debauchery or the excessive use of intoxicants or drugs, so spends or wastes his estate
as to expose himself or his family to want or suffering.
2-1.05 "Indian" means any person of Indian descent who is a member of a recognized Indian Tribe under
federal jurisdiction.
2-1.06 "Indian Police," means all law enforcement officers employed by the Tribe or the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
2-1.07 "Minor" means any person who has not yet attained the age of 18 years.
2-1.08 "Person not in being" means an unborn infant who was in existence in its mother's womb at the time
of the vesting of legal rights.
2-1.09 "Reservation" means all territory including all land, water and beds of all water bodies and courses,
without exceptions, lying within the exterior of the Spokane Indian Reservation.
2-1.10 "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative.
2-1.11 "Signature" means the written signature, official seal or the thumbprint or mark of any individual.
2-1.12 "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of the Spokane Agency or his authorized representative.
2-1.13 “Tribal Official" means any elected Tribal Council member or Tribal Judge, the Executive Director of
the Tribe or a Tribal Law Enforcement Officer.
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Revised Spokane Law & Order Code, 5/14/2013