42.01.020 Purpose

The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (hereinafter TMBCI) recognizes the need to protect tribal members, and those that live, work, visit and go to school within the jurisdiction of the Turtle Mountain Reservation and the original exterior boundaries of the Reservation. The intent of this code is to implement the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) and shall be interpreted liberally to comply with the terms and conditions of that Act as presently written or hereafter amended. All sex offenders who visit or live within the jurisdiction of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Turtle Mountain Sex Offender Registration Code, the offender(s). This title shall apply to:

(a) Any person who has pled guilty, been found guilty of, or who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, to any attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit a crime that requires or would require that person to register as a Sex Offender or Offender Against Children under tribal law, federal law, state law, other Indian tribes, commonwealth, foreign country, and any other jurisdiction, including child pornography or other electronic offenses; or

(b) Sex offender(s) who are under the age of eighteen (18) years of age who are not legally emancipated, or have not been tried and found guilty as an adult shall be required to register as a sex offender within the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian Reservation in accordance with this title Turtle Mountain Sex Offender Registration Code,

(c) All Sex Offender(s) who has commit a crime that requires or would require that person to register as a sex offender under this title Turtle Mountain Sex Offender Registration Code, federal laws, state laws, other Indian tribes, commonwealth, foreign country, and any other jurisdiction, including child pornography or other electronic offenses.