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Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah - Tribal Constitution

Amended: 1997

The tribe makes their tribal code available online. The links below will take you to the version of the code available on the tribe's website.

Table of Contents

Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Tribal Constitution (pdf)
BIA Approval Letter (July 15, 1991)

PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I - TERRI'IORY AND JURISDICTION
Section 1. Territory.
Section 2. Jurisdiction.
ARTICLE II - TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP
Section 1.
Section 2. Band Affiliation.
Section 3. Dual Enrollment.
Section 4. Appeal of Refusal of Membership.
Section 5. Ordinances.
Section 6. Membership Roll.
Section 7. Corrections in Roll.
ARTICLE III - CONSTITUENT BANDS
ARTICLE IV - TRIBAL COUNCIL
Section 1. Tribal Council Membership.
ARTICLE V - POWERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL
ARTICLE VI - JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT
Section 1. Powers of Court.
Section 2. Jurisdiction.
Section 3. Tribal Judiciary.
Section 4. Term of Office and Qualifications.
Section 5. Removal.
Section 6. Rules of Procedure.
ARTICLE VII - SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
Section 1. Suits Against the Tribe in Tribal Courts.
Section 2. Inununity of Tribal Council Members and Employees.
Section 3. Immunity of Tribe from Suit.
ARTICLE VIII - BAND COUNCILS
Section 1. Band Council Organization.
Section 2.
Section 3. Actions of Band Councils.
Section 4. Audit of Financial Records.
Section 5. Band Lands.
ARTICLE IX - DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1. The Tribal Chairperson.
Section 2. The Tribal Vice-Chairperson.
Section 3. The Tribal Secretary.
Section 4. The Tribal Treasurer.
ARTICLE X - CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
Section 1. Meetings of the Tribal Council.
Section 2. Action by the Tribal Council.
Section 3. Tribal Meetings.
Section 4. Financial Control.
ARTICLE XI - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Section 1. Initiative.
Section 2. Referendum.
ARTICLE XII - RECALL, REMOVAL AND FORFEITURE
Section 1. Recall from Office by Petition of Membership.
Section 2. Removal from Office by Tribal Council Resolution.
Section 3. Automatic Forfeiture of Office.
Section 4. Ordinances.
Section 5. Vacancy.
ARTICLE XIII - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. Rights of Trirel Members.
Section 3. Habeas Corpus.
Section 4. Indian Civil Rights Act.
ARTICLE XIV - ELECTIONS
Section 1. Voters.
Section 2 . Manner of Voting.
Section 3. Absentee Voting.
Section 4. Tribal Council Elections.
Section 5. Tribal Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson Elections.
Section 6. Qualifications for Office.
Section 7. Appeal Rights.
Section 8. Primary Election.
Section 9. Election Board.
Section 10. First Election.
Section 11. Election Ordinance.
Section 12. Tie.
ARTICLE XV - TRIBAL LANDS
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. Land Use and Natural Resources Conservation Plan.
Section 3. Power of the Tribal Council.
Section 4. Land Use Assignment - Tribal Members.
Section 5. Use of Tribal Lands by Bands.
Section 6. Preferences for Use of Tribal Lands.
Section 7. Reassignment.
ARTICLE XVI - AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE XVII - ADOPT'ION OF CONSTITUTION
CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS OF ELECTION
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL

Constitution Amendments (pdf)
BIA Approval Letter (Sept. 30, 1997)
AMENDMENT NO. I
CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS OF ELECTION
APPROVAL
AMENDMENT NO. II
CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS OF ELECTION
APPROVAL

[Table of Contents created by NILL in March 2016, based on materials available on tribe's website.]