Swinomish Tribal Code
Most Recent Update Received : April 2024
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Table of Contents
Titles of the Swinomish Tribal Code (May 2012)
Index to Titles and Chapters of The Swinomish Tribal Code (4/2/2020)
Codification Table (Ord. 438, 3/19/2024)
Treaty With the Dwamish, Suquamish, Etc., (1855) ("Treaty of Point Elliott") (proclaimed: 4/11/1859)
Title 1 - General Provisions:
Ch. 1 - Codification (5/6/03)
Ch. 2 - Repealer (1/27/04)
Title 2 - Tribal Government:
Ch. 1 - Elections (10/4/22)
Ch. 2 - The Senate, Senate Committees and Boards [Reserved]
Ch. 3 - Tribal Properties (7/6/21)
Ch. 4 - Sovereign Immunity (9/30/03)
Ch. 5 - Finance (11/5/03)
Ch. 6 - Charter of the Swinomish Development Authority (2/7/17)
Ch. 7 - Tribal Police (11/12/03)
Ch. 8 - Tribal Records (4/4/08)
Ch. 9 - Charter of Swinomish Fish Company (Repealed 4/3/18)
Ch. 10 – Division of Licensing (7/14/15)
Ch. 11 – Port Authority (3/9/20)
Title 3 - Tribal Court:
Ch. 1 - Establishment and Authority (3/16/21)
Ch. 2- Rules of Civil Procedure (8/3/10)
Ch. 3 - Rules of Criminal Procedure (10/6/20)
Ch. 4 - Rules of Appellate Procedure (10/24/03)
Ch. 5 - Exclusion (3/7/06)
Ch. 6 - Enforcement of Judgments (2/5/04)
Ch. 7 - Arbitration of Disputes (4/5/05)
Ch. 8 - Tort Claims (12/15/15)
Title 4 - Criminal Code:
Ch. 1 - Preliminary Provisions (3/19/24)
Ch. 2 - Offenses Against Persons (12/15/20)
Ch. 3 - Sexual Offenses (3/7/06)
Ch. 4 - Offenses Involving Property (9/30/03)
Ch. 5 - Offenses Involving Weapons (9/30/03)
Ch. 6 - Offenses Involving Public Peace and Health (8/9/17)
Ch. 7 - Offenses Involving Children (8/9/17)
Ch. 8 - Offenses Involving Animals (9/30/03)
Ch. 9 - Offenses Involving Tribal Government (7/07/04)
Ch. 10 - Offenses Involving Controlled Substances (3/19/24)
Ch. 11 - Offenses Involving Drug Paraphernalia (9/30/03)
Ch. 12 - Sentencing (6/14/23)
Ch. 13 - Repealer and Severability (9/30/03)
Appendix 1 - RCW [Revised Code of Washington ] Ch. 69-50. Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Title 4A - Registration of Sex Offenders:
Ch. 1 - Preliminary Provisions (5/6/03)
Ch. 2 - Registration for Convictions from Swinomish Tribal Court (1/27/04)
Ch. 3 - Registration for Convictions from Other Jurisdictions (1/27/04)
Ch. 4 - Notification Regarding Registered Sex Offenders (1/27/04)
Ch. 5 - Violations and Penalties (1/27/04)
Ch. 6 - Repealer, Severability, and Effective Date (1/27/04)
Title 5 - Traffic Code:
Ch. 1 - Civil Traffic Code (7/14/15, Updated Schedule of Fines for Civil Traffic Infractions 12/1/15)
Ch. 2 - Criminal Traffic Code (9/11/17)
Appendix 1 - Updated Schedule of Fines for Civil Traffic Infractions (12/1/15)
Title 6 - Citizenship:
Ch. 1 - Adoption and Membership (4/7/20)
Ch. 2 - Base Roll (9/30/03)
Title 7 - Domestic Relations:
Ch. 1 - General Provisions (11/10/03)
Ch. 2 - Marriage (11/10/03)
Ch. 3 - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage (11/10/03)
Ch. 4 - Parenting Plans and Visitation (11/10/03)
Ch. 5 - Parent and Child (11/10/03)
Ch. 6 - Child Support (11/10/03)
Ch. 7 - Recognition of Foreign Spousal Support, Child Support and Child Custody Orders (11/10/03)
Ch. 8 - Domestic Relations [Reserved]
Ch. 9 - Change of Name (11/10/03)
Ch. 10 - Guardianship (11/10/03)
Ch. 11 - Domestic Violence (12/15/20)
Ch. 12 - Elder Protection (9/15/20)
Title 8 - Juveniles:
Ch. 1 - General Provisions (6/30/03)
Ch. 2 - Jurisdiction, Transfer of Jurisdiction and Comity (6/30/03)
Ch. 3 - Family Services Program (2/10/15)
Ch. 4 - Shelter Care, Foster Care, Detention and Other Placement Facilities (6/30/03)
Ch. 5 - Child Protection; Duty to Report (6/30/03)
Ch. 6 - Court Hearings, Parties and Mediation (9/7/04)
Ch. 7 - Youth in Need of Care (6/30/03)
Ch. 8 - Guardianship (6/30/03)
Ch. 9 - Termination of Parental Rights (6/30/03)
Ch. 10 - Adoption (6/30/03)
Ch. 11 - Emancipation (6/30/03)
Ch. 12 - Criminal and Other Court Proceedings Involving Youths (2/15/22)
Ch. 13 - Minors in Possession of Tobacco Products (2/4/20)
Ch. 14 - School Attendance (6/7/16)
Title 9 - Probate:
Ch. 1 - Determination of Heirs (6/30/03)
Title 10 - Community Health:
Ch. 1 - General Provisions (12/4/18)
Ch. 2 - Food Safety (12/4/18)
Ch. 3 - Dog Control (4/13/10)
Ch. 4 - Dangerous Dogs (6/30/03)
Ch. 5 - Livestock (6/30/03)
Ch. 6 - Enforcement (12/4/18)
Ch. 7 - Junk Vehicles and Abandoned Property (12/1/15)
Ch. 8 - Solid Waste (11/8/11)
Ch. 9 - Housing Safety (12/4/18)
Ch. 10 - Recreation and Special Event Safety (5/5/20)
Ch. 11 - Public Nuisance (12/4/18)
Ch. 12 - Communicable Disease (2/20/24)
Title 11 - Utilities:
Ch. 1 - General Provisions (3/2/21)
Ch. 2 - Tribal Utility Authority (6/3/14)
Ch. 3 - Reservation Utility Improvement Districts (11/5/03)
Ch. 4 - Reservation Sewer and Water Districts (11/5/03)
Ch. 5 - RUID [Reservation Utility Improvement District] Obligations (11/5/03)
Title 12 - Building and Construction:
Ch. 1 - Swinomish Building Code (11/17/20)
Ch. 2 - Swinomish Plumbing Code (5/8/18)
Ch. 3 - Swinomish Mechanical Code (5/8/18)
Ch. 4 - Swinomish Fire Code (5/8/18)
Ch. 5 - Stormwater Management (3/7/23)
Ch. 6 - Ventilation and Indoor Air (10/5/04)
Ch. 7 - Swinomish Fuel Gas Code (10/5/04)
Title 13 - Real Property and Housing:
Ch. 1 - Housing Authority (1/27/04)
Ch. 2 - Evictions (11/24/03)
Ch. 3 - Mortgage and Foreclosure (12/7/10)
Ch. 4 - Quiet Title (1/27/04)
Ch. 5 - Leasing of Tribal Lands (9/11/17)
Title 14 - Employment:
Ch. 1 - Tribal Employment Rights (8/6/19)
Ch. 2 - Workers Compensation (10/24/03)
Ch. 3 - Labor Organizations (05/01/12)
Title 15 - Business Regulations:
Ch. 1 - Child Day-Care Center Licensing and Standards (6/5/12)
Ch. 2 - Fireworks (5/17/22)
Ch. 3 - Tobacco (2/4/20)
Ch. 4 - Liquor (effective 8/4/2012)
Ch. 5 - Uniform Commercial Code [Reserved]
Ch. 6 - Business Licensing Code (3/18/11)
Ch. 7 - Lodges and Restaurants (2/23/12)
Ch. 8 - Cannabis (10/25/17)
Title 16 - Gaming:
Ch. 1 - General Provisions (2/5/13)
Ch. 2 - The Federal Act (IGRA) [Indian Gaming Regulatory Act] (6/30/03)
Ch. 3 - Licenses for Key Employees and Primary Management Officials (5/02/12)
Ch. 4 - Swinomish Gaming Commission (6/30/03)
Ch. 5 - Swinomish Gaming Enterprise (2/23/12)
Ch. 6 - Authorized and Prohibited Activities (5/11/10)
Ch. 7 - Enforcement (6/30/03)
Ch. 8 - Penalties for Violations (2/5/13)
Title 17 - Tax:
Ch. 1. Administration [Reserved]
Ch. 2. Utility Business Activity Tax (9/30/03)
Ch. 3. Retail Food and Beverage Tax (2/23/12)
Ch. 4. Tobacco Tax (5/30/12)
Ch. 5. TERO Tax (Repealed 6/4/14)
Ch. 6. Fish Tax (Repealed 6/7/11)
Ch. 7. Fuel Sales Tax (7/13/05)
Ch. 8. Room Occupancy Tax (2/23/12)
Ch. 9. Liquor Tax (5/30/12)
Ch. 10. Interim Trust Improvement Use and Occupancy Tax (10/15/14)
Title 18 - Natural Resources:
Ch. 1 - General Provisions (11/13/19)
Ch. 2 - Administration (10/12/06)
Ch. 3 - Fishing (2/15/22)
Ch. 4 - Hunting and Gathering (11/2/21)
Ch. 5 - Firewood and Timber [Reserved]
Ch. 6 - Enforcement (12/1/15)
Ch. 7 - Procedure (9/1/15)
Ch. 8 - Penalties (9/1/15)
Ch. 9 - Commercial Float Dock Facility (6/7/05)
Ch. 10 - Appeals (6/7/05)
Ch. 11 - Swinomish Treaty Hunters and Gatherers Association (10/12/06)
Title 19 - Environmental Protection:
Ch. 1 - Environmental Policy Act (7/9/18)
Ch. 2 - Clean Air Act (8/4/20)
Ch. 3 - Herbicides and Pesticides (9/5/03)
Ch. 4 - Shorelines and Sensitive Areas (4/20/21)
Ch. 5 - Land Clearing (8/2/05)
Ch. 6 - Water Quality (4/8/19 with Reviser's Note)
Title 20 - Land Use and Zoning:
Ch. 1 - Planning Commission (9/5/03)
Ch. 2 - Land Use Planning Advisory Board (9/5/03)
Ch. 3 - Zoning (5/4/21)
Title 21 - Archaeological and Cultural Resources:
Title 22 - Water [Reserved]
Title 23 - Tidelands
Ch. 1 - Tribal Tidelands (8/15/23)
Title 24 - Administrative Procedures Act [Reserved]