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Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

MCC.1.11.030 Determination to Proceed [Suspended]

(a) If the Tribal Governing Board finds sufficient cause to proceed, they shall conduct or cause an investigation to be conducted to determine violations or noncompliance with the Constitution or this ordinance. In any Tribal Governing Board determination regarding the matter under review, that Tribal Governing Board member must abstain from voting on the matter.

(b) If the investigation brings forth violations that are subject to administrative remedies, the record of the investigation shall so state. Administrative remedies shall mean those internal controls of program management.

(c) If the investigation indicates violations that cannot be addressed with administrative remedies references above, the Tribal Governing Board shall move forward with a fair hearing as outlined herein.

(d) The Tribal Council may dismiss, by a majority vote, any complaint which it determines has insufficient facts to constitute a violation of noncompliance to this Code, or if there is insufficient evidence to support the allegations.