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.]