Sec. 1.9 Violations by Juveniles - mandatory Arrest

Statutes | Hoh Indian Tribe Law and Order Code Title 9 § 1.9 | 2020

A. Whenever a police officer has grounds under section 1.8 or Section 1.18 of this Ordinance to arrest a person who is a juvenile, the officer shall arrest the juvenile as provided in this Ordinance, and the provisions of this ordinance shall govern the arrest and all subsequent proceedings.

B. A juvenile held in custody under this Ordinance shall be held in any of the following places:

     1. Juvenile Detention Facility.

     2. Juvenile Halfway Home

     3. Any other suitable place approved by the Court and/or ICW.

C. All civil and criminal proceedings against a juvenile under this Ordinance shall be within the jurisdiction of the Tribal Court rather than the Juvenile Court.

D. The arrest and prosecution of a juvenile under this Ordinance does not bar proceedings in an appropriate Juvenile Court.

E. A civil petition for an order of protection under Section 1.11 of this Ordinance may be filed against a juvenile who is alleged to have committed an act of domestic violence, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall govern all subsequent proceedings in the action.