Tribal Law - Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

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

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

TCT.2.12.040 Property Exempt from Execution

The following property shall be exempt from levy and sale under any execution:

(a) All interests in property held in trust by the United States.

(b) All assets and income of the Tribe, unless specifically pledged.

(c) All personal consumer goods, clothing, furniture, utensils, books and appliances, and the like, kept for the personal use of the debtor or the debtor's dependents, not exceeding $5,000 in value.

(d) The tools, implements, materials, stock, apparatus, or other things needed by the judgment debtor to carry on his profession, trade, occupation, or business in which he is principally engaged, not exceeding $7,500 in value.

(e) A dwelling and home appurtenances thereto, owned in fee and occupied by the judgment debtor, not exceeding $40,000 in value excepting mortgage, construction, and tax liens.

(f) All other exempt property.