Suquamish Tribal Code

The Suquamish Tribal Code consists of the codified resolutions and ordinances of the Suquamish Indian Tribe as duly adopted by the Suquamish Tribal Council and additional relevant material (e.g., the Treaty of Point Elliott). “Codification” is the term applied to the process whereby resolutions and ordinances passed by the Tribal Council become positive law and are inserted into this code. Chapter 1.3, Codification Authority, provides more information about codification and the tribal attorney’s role in the process.

Each section of the Suquamish Tribal Code is followed by its legislative history in parentheses. Where these sections derive from the prior code, that prior code derivation is listed first, followed by the resolutions which amended it and their passage dates. Wherever possible, history notes include the specific section numbers used in the enabling legislation; where amendments consist of unnumbered portions of resolutions, “(part)” has been used. When a chapter has been superseded, repealed, or repealed and replaced, that history is contained in the STC Legislative Resolutions History.

Introductory Documents

Constitution

Suquamish Tribe Constitution

General Provisions

Chapter 1.1 – Enrollment
Chapter 1.2 – Elections
Chapter 1.3 – Codification Authority

Administration & Government Services

Chapter 2.2 – Suquamish Tribal Museum
Chapter 2.3 – Affordable Housing
Chapter 2.4 – Tribal Council Deferred Compensation Plan
Chapter 2.5 – Suquamish Foundation Charter
Chapter 2.7 – Aged & Disabled Program
Chapter 2.8 – General Welfare Assistance

Tribal Courts

Chapter 3.1 – Establishment of Courts
Chapter 3.2 – Jurisdiction & Applicable Law
Chapter 3.3 – Judges
Chapter 3.4 – Court of Appeals
Chapter 3.5 – Court Administration
Chapter 3.8 – Rules of Court

Civil Procedure

Chapter 4.1 – Jurisdiction & Applicable Law
Chapter 4.2 – Commencement of Actions
Chapter 4.3 – Pretrial Procedures & Motions
Chapter 4.4 – Trial Procedures
Chapter 4.5 – Post-trial Procedures
Chapter 4.6 – Appeals

Special Proceedings

Chapter 5.2 – Extradition
Chapter 5.3 – Exclusions of Persons from the Port Madison Indian Reservation
Chapter 5.4 – Eviction
Chapter 5.5 – Foreclosure of Leasehold Mortgages
Chapter 5.6 – Administrative Appeals of Tribal Housing Assignment Decisions
Chapter 5.7 – Suquamish Tribe Real and Personal Property Foreclosure and Forfeiture
Chapter 5.8 – Tribal Residential Land Assignment
Chapter 5.9 – Veterans Administration Mortgage Lending
Chapter 5.10 – Garnishment
Chapter 5.11 – Anti-Harassment Protection Orders
Chapter 5.12 – Domestic Violence Protection
Chapter 5.13 – Sexual Assault Protection Orders
Chapter 5.14 – Civil Trespass
Chapter 5.15 – Exclusion of Suquamish Tribal Members from the Port Madison Indian Reservation

Criminal Procedure

Chapter 6.1 – Pretrial Procedure
Chapter 6.2 – Trial Procedure
Chapter 6.3 – Sentencing
Chapter 6.4 – Post-Trial Procedure
Criminal Procedure Rules Appendix

Public Peace, Morals & Welfare

Chapter 7.1 – Application; Jurisdiction
Chapter 7.2 – Liability
Chapter 7.3 – Anticipatory Offenses
Chapter 7.4 – Homicide
Chapter 7.5 – Physical Harm
Chapter 7.6 – Kidnapping, Unlawful Imprisonment, and Custodial Interference
Chapter 7.7 – Arson, Reckless Burning, Malicious Mischief, and Damage to Property
Chapter 7.8 – Burglary and Trespass
Chapter 7.9 – Theft and Robbery
Chapter 7.10 – Fraud
Chapter 7.11 – Family Offenses
Chapter 7.12 – Bribery and Corrupt Influence
Chapter 7.13 – Perjury
Chapter 7.14 – Obstructing Governmental Operation
Chapter 7.15 – Abuse of Office
Chapter 7.16 – Public Disturbance
Chapter 7.17 – Sex Crimes
Chapter 7.18 – Animals
Chapter 7.19 – Firearms
Chapter 7.20 – Gambling
Chapter 7.21 – Liquor
Chapter 7.22 – Fishing
Chapter 7.23 – Libel and Slander
Chapter 7.24 – Miscellaneous Offenses
Chapter 7.25 – Driving a Motor Vehicle
Chapter 7.26 – Controlled Substances
Chapter 7.27 – Contributing to the Criminal Act of a Minor
Chapter 7.28 – Domestic Violence
Chapter 7.29 – Sex Offender Registration
Chapter 7.30 – Stalking
Chapter 7.31 – Deferred Prosecution
Chapter 7.32 – Sentencing
Chapter 7.33 – Construction; Effective Date; Amendments

Family Code

Chapter 8.1 – Suquamish Family Court – Youth in Need of Care
Chapter 8.2 – Transfer of Jurisdiction
Chapter 8.3 – Termination of Parental Rights
Chapter 8.4 – Adoption
Chapter 8.5 – Guardianship
Chapter 8.6 – Youth Offenders
Chapter 8.7 – Elders’ Abuse
Chapter 8.8 – School Attendance – Truancy

Family Law

Health, Safety & Welfare

Chapter 10.1 – Traffic Control
Chapter 10.2 – Public Nuisances
Chapter 10.3 – Abandoned Personal Property
Chapter 10.4 – Head Lice Control
Chapter 10.5 – Suquamish Workers Compensation
Chapter 10.6 – Solid Waste
Chapter 10.7 – Involuntary Treatment – Civil Commitment
Chapter 10.8 – Large Advertising Signs
Chapter 10.9 – Animal Control
Chapter 10.10 – Litter Control
Chapter 10.11 – Communicable Disease

Commerce

Chapter 11.1 – Tobacco
Chapter 11.2 – Liquor
Chapter 11.3 – Fireworks
Chapter 11.4 – Port Madison Enterprises
Chapter 11.5 – Gaming
Chapter 11.6 – Suquamish Seafoods Enterprise Charter
Chapter 11.7 – Lottery
Chapter 11.8 – Prevailing Wage
Chapter 11.9 – Nonprofit Corporations
Chapter 11.10 – Commercial Marijuana Activity

Taxes

Chapter 12.1 – Fishing Tax
Chapter 12.2 – Hotel & Occupancy Tax
Chapter 12.3 – Retail Sales Tax

Tribal Tax Administration

Chapter 13.1 – Legislative Findings & Purposes
Chapter 13.2 – Definitions
Chapter 13.3 – General Provisions
Chapter 13.4 – Tax Revenue & Refund Accounts Established
Chapter 13.5 – Tribal Tax Commission Established
Chapter 13.6 – Powers/Duties and Administrative Procedures of the Tax Commission, Director of Department of Revenue, and Director of Finance in Administration of the Tribal Tax Administration Code and Tax Ordinances
Chapter 13.7 – Administrative Remedies
Chapter 13.8 – Judicial Remedies

Fishing & Hunting

Chapter 14.1 – Fishing
Chapter 14.3 – Hunting
Chapter 14.4 – Port Usage for Tribal Fishers

Utlilities

Chapter 17.1 – Water Utility

Labor & Employment

Chapter 18.1 – Employment Discrimination
Chapter 18.2 – Family Medical Leave
Chapter 18.3 – Employee Wages & Hours
Chapter 18.4 – Enforcement

Appendices