Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

33.02.040 Statute of Limitations

No action upon an infraction under this Ordinance shall be maintained unless the action shall have been commenced within three (3) months of the commission of the infraction, provided that absence from the Reservation shall not count in computing the three (3) month period.

No prosecution of an offense under this Ordinance shall be maintained unless the action shall have been commenced within one (1) year of the commission of the offense, provided that absence from the Reservation shall not count in computing the one (1) year period.