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.

42.09.010 Restrictions

Sex offenders pose a high risk of reoffending more than anyone else if put in a situation of watching, babysitting or working with child/children.

(a) Registered sex offenders, who have been convicted of any sex related crime against child/children, shall not be permitted to watch, babysit or work with any child/children under the age of 18; providing it is not their own biological child/children.

Exception: Unless the crime was committed against their biological child/children than the offender, shall not be permitted to watch, babysit or work with any biological child/children under the age of 18.

(b) Anyone person who violates this section shall be guilty of a class 3 offense; unless there was a victim as a result under this section then it is a class 4 offense.