Spilygy Tymoo, Wgrtn Springs, Oregon
Pgge 3
Mdy 1, 2013
Council updates juvenile, criminal codes
Tribal Council took two
actions on Monday in regard
to public safety on the reser
vation.
T he first action was the
adoption o f an updated Ju
venile Code, and the second
deals with disorderly Conduct
in a private residence.
T he disorderly conduct
m atter is stated in this brief
addition to the tribal criminal
code:
‘’Private Disorderly Con
duct: Any person commits
the crime o f private disor
derly conduct if the person
appears in a private place in
an intoxicated condition and
causes inconvenience, annoy
ance, or alarm to another or
recklessly creates a risk o f
harm .”
T he crime o f public in
to xication has existed for
years on the reservation. The
new law makes it a crime to
act disorderly in a private
residence.
T rib a l Judge, G le n d o n
Smith presented the private
disorderly conduct proposal
to Council, with additional in-
fo rm a tio n fro m C ecilia
Collins and tribal attorney
Lauren Lester, who are mem
b ers o f the trib a l Ju stic e
Team.
The Justice Team was not
unanimous in recommending-
the private disorderly conduct
law. Some on the team felt
the language needed m ore
The Justice Team
will monitor how
the new law is
being enforced
work in order to avoid the
possibility o f making some
dom estic situations worse,
said Collins.
H o w ev e r, th e Ju s tic e
Team members are all in fa
vor o f the spirit o f the new
law, she said.
Judge Sm ith explained
that the new law is intended
to address some situations
that arise out o f the tribes’
detoxification rule.
I f a person is intoxicated
in public, then the person
can be charged with a crime
and subject to court sanctions
and supervision, if found
guilty.
O n the other hand, when
an in to x ic a te d p e rso n is
taken in to custody as a re
sult o f disorderly behavior
in a private residence, then
the person is detoxed and
then released. Under the pre
vious tribal law, no crim e
was involved and the person
avoided any further conse
quences, including responsi
bility for any costs to Public
Safety.
Under the new law, which
takes effect in 58 days, the
person can be charged with
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a crime. The law could be
useful in the protection o f
elders, said Councilwoman
Lola Sohappy.
W arm S prings is su p
posed to be a dry reserva
tion, said Councilman Scott
Moses, “and I think the pre
vious laws have been too le
nient.”
T h e Ju stic e Team will
m onitor how the new law is
being enforced, and will re
p ort back to Tribal Council
on whether any o f the lan
guage o f the law needs to be
changed.
Juvenile Code
A t the recom m endation
o f the Ju stic e Team , the
Tribal Council on Monday
also adopted an updated Ju
v enile Code. T h e Ju stice
Team has been working on
this project for about three
■years, th ro u g h a Juvenile
Code Working Group.
Som e o f ' sig n ific a n t
changes in the new code in
clude:
T he Juvenile C ourt can
maintain jurisdiction over a
youth up to the age o f 21.
Before, the court lost juris
d ictio n w h en the p e rso n
turned 18.
T h ere have been cases
when a person was cited in
to juvenile court a short time
•before his or her eighteenth
birthday. T he court would
then lose supervisory juris
d ic tio n w h e n th e p e rso n
turned 18. N ow the court
would have jurisdiction for a
longer time.
A n o th e r
im p o rta n t
change: The new law gives
juveniles who are subject to
a delinquency p etition the
right to be represented by an
appointed advocate.
The new code is easier to
understand. As an example,
the three types o f juvenile
cases are each dealt w ith
separately in different sections
o f the code.
The three types o f cases
are: delinquency, juvenile in
need o f supervision, and ne
glected or abused juveniles
(dependency cases).
D e lin q u e n cy cases are
those involving juveniles who
have committed a crime.
Juvenile in need o f super
vision (JINS) cases are “sta
tus offenses,” m eaning the
c o n d u c t o f th e juvenile
would not be a crime if he
or she were an adult. These
include curfew violation, ju
venile in possession o f alco
hol, or firearms. Truancy is
another JIN S type o f viola
tion.
The curfew for juveniles
is from 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. on
nights when there is school
the next day; and 10 p.m. to
6 a.m. on nights when there
is no school.
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perform ances and concerts
by the school and choir.
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May
5/3
5/8
MHS students rock La Raza
MHS students from the Juntos Club recently
became the first students ever to present at
the La Raza Youth Leadership Conference.
The annual conference exposes Latino
youth to future opportunities by promoting
the importance of higher education, career
planning, self-esteem and leadership skills.
“We were the only student presenters,” said
Juntos Club member Bryan Bueno, grade 10.
“Everyone was very excited and happy to be
part of our group.”
The Juntos Club was formed to help parents
explore and understand the importance of
education and college attendance.
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Seniors Indian Tacos are $6
and frybread, $3. Beco’s ta
m ales, rice and beans are
$5.
G u e sts c a n also w alk
through the seventh-grade
Leadership Photo-Voice Gal
lery, and check out the N ’Chi
Wanapum Canoe Family pre
sentation.
JCMS Family Cultural
Night - 5:30 p.m.
2-hour Early Release
5/10-11 Drama Presentation MHS
Free Parent Workshop!
5/13
MHS Board Work
Session on Educational
Vision - Public welcome
5/27
Memorial Day
No school
(English & Spanish)
Top 10 Tips for Communicating
with Your Teen
May 15
5:30-7:00 p.m.
MHS Parent Center
Brian Bueno,G rade 10, Juntos
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! The MHS Parent Center; in partnership
with the Deschutes County Health
Department, will host a parent
communication workshop to focus on
strategies for communicating with your
teenager. Childcare will be provided.
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JCMS Spring Concert
7-10 p.m.
6/5
2-hour Early Release
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