GNC.4.1.040 Commencement of Action by Citation

An action may be started for the violation of any provision of this Code by the use of a citation form approved by the Tribal Court. The citation form shall contain at least the following information:

(a) The name or apparent name of the individual cited.

(b) The address, if known, of the individual cited.

(c) A brief verbal description of the charge, and the section number of this Code under which the charge is made.

(d) The date, time, and place, of the violation.

(e) The location of the Tribal Court and a date for appearance, or the Clerk of Court's phone number and an instruction to call the Clerk of Court to obtain appearance information.

(f) If allowed, the amount of deposit, and a place to enter a written plea of no contest, and the deadline for making the deposit and entering the written plea of no contest with the Clerk of Court, together with an instruction that if deposit and plea are made by the deadline the court will allow the defendant not to appear, the court will adjudge the defendant to have committed the violation, and the court will order the deposit forfeited as the civil penalty for the violation.