42.08.020 Civil Actions and Liability

(a) Definitions.

(1) "CIVIL" action is prosecuted by one party against another for the enforcement or protection of a right or the redress or prevention of a wrong. When the violation of a right admits of both a civil and criminal remedy, the right to prosecute the one is not merged in the other.

(2) "RE-ENTERING" Any person who re-enters the system with a sex related crime in the past as well as the present will be brought back into the system and be required to register as a sex offender with the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian.

(3) "RETROACTIVITY" extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past; especially made effective as of a date prior to enactment, promulgation, or imposition.

(b) Civil actions.

(1) Civil actions are those causes, within the jurisdiction of the Tribal Court, originating in Tribal law, including Tribal custom or tradition as defined by statute or by Tribal Court rule or decision,

(2) Bases for civil actions: A civil action arises out of an injury, which was the result of a sex related crime committed against another person.

(3) Laws applicable in civil actions in all civil actions, the Tribal Court shall first apply the applicable laws, Ordinances, customs of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.