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.

50.01.020 Authority

(a) The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Constitution specifically delegates law creations authority to the Tribal Council in Article IX, Section 5; and

(b) The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Constitution creates a Court with all necessary jurisdiction to address the health, safety, and welfare of the Territory of the Tribe; and

(c) The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians exercises criminal and prohibitory regulatory jurisdiction over the People of the Tribe; and

(d) The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians authorized the creation of the Tribal Law Enforcement Act; and

(e) In furtherance of such Act, the Tribe deems it necessary to create the Office of the Tribal Prosecutor's Office to execute the laws of the Tribe and to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the People of the Tribe to be secure in their persons and property.