Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada - Tribal Code

Table of Contents Updated: April 2024

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Table of Contents

Tribal Code

Title 1 The Tribal Court
1.10 Authorization and Definitions
1.20 Jurisdiction of the Tribal Court
1.30 Law to Be Applied by the Tribal Court
1.40 Judges of the Tribal Court
1.50 Clerk of Tribal Court
1.60 Records of the Tribal Court
1.70 Rules of the Tribal Court
1.80 Practice Before the Tribal Court
1.90 Tribal Court of Appeals

Title 2 Membership
2.10 Membership and Enrollment Committee

Title 3   Rules of Civil Procedure
3.10   Scope of Rules – One Form of Action
3.20   Commencement of Action – Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders
3.30   Pleadings and Motions
3.40   Parties
3.50   Depositions and Discovery
3.60   Trials
3.70   Judgment
3.80   Provisional and Final Remedies
3.90   Courts and Clerks
3.100   General Provisions

Title 4   Criminal Procedure
4.10   General Provisions
4.20   Complaints and Initiation of Prosecution
4.30   Arrests, Summons, and Citations
4.40   Searches and Seizures
4.50   Procedure Before Trial
4.60   Trials
4.70   Procedure After a Verdict or After Trial

Title 5   Code of Criminal Offenses
5.10   General Provisions
5.20   Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation
5.30   Offenses Involving Danger to the Person
5.40   Offenses Against Property
5.50   Offenses Against the Family
5.60   Offenses Against the Administration of Government
5.70   Offenses Against Public Order and Decency
5.80   Defenses
5.90   Classes of Offenses and Sentences

Title 6   Evidence
6.10   Definitions
6.20   Admissibility in General
6.30   Witnesses
6.40   Evidence Excluded for Policy Reasons
6.50   Statements by Persons Not Present – The Hearsay Rule
6.60   Privileges to Exclude Evidence

Title 7   Vehicles
7.10   Jurisdiction
7.20   Duties Imposed by This Title
7.30   Enforcement Procedures
7.40   Trial of Traffic Offenders
7.50   Punishment of Traffic Offenders
7.60   Traffic Offenses
7.70   Other Traffic-Related Offenses
7.80   Driver Licensing
7.90   Registration of Vehicles
7.100   Off-Road Vehicles
7.110   Bicycles

Title 8   Civil Remedial Forfeiture
8.10   Authorization and Definitions
8.20   Application
8.30   General Provisions
8.40   Civil Remedial Money Penalties
8.50   Civil Remedial Forfeiture of Property

Title 9   Domestic Relations
9.10   Marriage
9.20   Indian Custom Marriage and Divorce
9.30   Rights of Husband and Wife
9.40   Void Marriages
9.50   Annulment
9.60   Dissolution of Marriage
9.70   Custody and Support of Children
9.80   Determination of Parenthood
9.90   Adoption of Minor Children
9.100   Adoption of Adults
9.110   Guardianship

Title 10   Juvenile Proceedings
10.10   Jurisdiction
10.20   Definitions
10.30   Complaints of Delinquency and Dependency
10.40   Petitions of Delinquency or Dependency
10.50   Hearings Upon Petitions of Delinquency or Dependency
10.60   Dispositions of Cases After Findings of Delinquency or Dependency
10.70   Proceedings and Records of Juvenile Court
10.80   Termination of Parental Rights
10.90   Use of Professional Services by the Juvenile Court
10.100   Facilities for Custody or Detention of Children
10.110   School Attendance

Title 11   Taxation
11.10   Tobacco Excise Tax and Tribal Tobacco Outlets
11.20   Sales and Use Taxes
11.30   Use Tax

Title 12   Gaming Taxes
12.10   Title, Purpose and Interpretation
12.20   Definitions
12.30   Quarterly and Annual Taxes
12.40   Administrative Provisions – Refunds – Deficiencies

Title 13   Liquor Code
13.10   Findings and Purpose
13.20   Definitions
13.30   Sales, Distribution, Possession, Consumption
13.40   Penalties
13.50   Abatement of Continuing Violations
13.60   Severability and Effective Date

Title 14   Marijuana
Division I.    Cannabis Authority
14.10   Purpose and Authority
14.20   Board of Commissioners
14.30   Powers
14.40   Borrowing
14.50   Sovereign Immunity
14.60   Assets and Liabilities
Division II.    Medical Marijuana Control
14.70   General Provisions
14.80   Prohibited Acts and Affirmative Defenses
14.90   Licensing
14.100   Cultivating Medical Marijuana
14.110   Processing Medical Marijuana
14.120   Distributing Medical Marijuana
14.130   Transportation of Medical Marijuana
14.140   Security, Site Management and Inventory Control
14.150   Miscellaneous Provisions
14.160   Regulation of Delivery
Division III.    Regulation and Taxation of Recreational Marijuana
14.170   General Provisions
14.180   Regulations
14.190   Establishment Requirements
14.200   Violations and Penalties
14.210   Taxation and Product Handling

Title 15   Elections
15.10   Authorization, Purpose and Applicability
15.20   Tribal Election Committee
15.30   Regular Elections
15.40   Special Elections
15.50   Registration of Voters
15.60   Nominations for Tribal Council
15.70   Preparation for Elections
15.80   Absentee Ballots
15.90   Elections
15.100   Counting of Ballots
15.110   Challenges of Election Outcome

Title 16   Animal Ordinance
16.10   Authorization and Definitions
16.20   Duties Imposed by This Title
16.30   Enforcement
16.40   Dogs
16.50   Cats
16.60   Livestock and Fowl
16.70   Impounding Strays
16.80   Wild Animals
16.90   Running at Large
16.100   Rabies Prevention
16.110   Nuisances
16.120   Cruelty to Animals
16.130   Vicious or Dangerous Dogs
16.140   Residential Animal Husbandry
16.150   Animal Control
16.160   Punishment
16.170   Animal Ordinance to Be Provided to Owners

Title 17   Snow Mountain Recreational Facilities
17.10   Purpose and Authority
17.20   Board of Commissioners
17.30   Powers
17.40   Borrowing
17.50   Sovereign Immunity
17.60   Assets and Liabilities

Title 18   Snow Mountain Environmental Code
18.10   Snow Mountain Environmental Code

Title 19   Snow Mountain Electrical Facilities
19.10   Purpose and Authority
19.20   Board of Commissioners
19.30   Powers
19.40   Borrowing
19.50   Sovereign Immunity
19.60   Assets and Liabilities

Title 20   Trespass, Exclusion and Expulsion
20.10   Trespass, Exclusion and Expulsion

Title 21   Underground Water and Wells
21.10   Underground Water and Wells

[Table of Contents created by NILL in April 2024, based on materials available on tribe's website.]