35.06.130 Complaints

(a) The issuance of a Complaint initiates a civil or criminal action against a suspected violator of this Code.

(b) The Complaint shall be prepared in duplicate and be signed by the person cited. One copy will be given to the person cited; the other copy will be filed with the Tribal prosecutor.

(c) Any Member who fails to sign the Complaint shall be arrested and transported to Tribal jail pursuant to Tribal law governing the arrest of criminal suspects, or shall be subject to the Field Bond Procedures of this Code. Any Non-member who fails to sign the Complaint shall be subject to the Field Bond Procedures of this Code.

(d) The Complaint shall inform the person cited of the violation charged, the location, date, and time of the alleged violation, and the location, date and time of the Initial Appearance, which shall be scheduled not more than 14 days from the date of the issuance of the Complaint. The Complaint shall also inform the person cited that failure to appear at the Initial Appearance will result in the entry of a default judgment against him or her and forfeiture of bond money or property, and for persons charged criminally, will result in the issuance of an arrest warrant for failure to appear, which shall be a separate offense.