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Nez Perce Tribal Court

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The Nez Perce Tribal Court is a tribal court in Idaho. It is the court of the Nez Perce Tribe in Lapwai, Idaho.[1]

Jurisdiction

The Nez Perce Tribal Court has original jurisdiction over the following:[2]

“
  • (a) crimes committed by any Indian within the Nez Perce Reservation;
  • (b) violations of the Nez Perce Tribe Fish and Game laws committed by a member of the Nez Perce Tribe outside the Nez Perce Reservation at any usual and accustomed fishing place or upon open and unclaimed lands; and
  • (c) any and all violations of the Nez Perce Tribal Code committed by a member of the Nez Perce Tribe outside the Nez Perce Reservation at any in-lieu site or any treaty fishing access site (tfas); and (added by NPTEC 5/25/10)
  • (d) civil actions at law or in equity, involving any person or entity and arising under the Constitution, By-laws, laws and regulations of the Nez Perce Tribe, or to which an Indian or Indian owned property is a party.[3]
 ”

About tribal courts

There were approximately 400 tribal courts in the United States as of 2021, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.[4] These courts can hear both criminal and civil cases regarding tribal code. Tribes that do not establish their own court may use a regional Court of Indian Offenses. These are also known as CFR Courts, since they were established by the Code of Federal Regulations.[5]

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Nez Perce Tribe, "Law and Justice," accessed February 25, 2021
  2. ↑ Nez Perce Tribe, "Tribal Code - Title 1 General Provisions," accessed February 25, 2021
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ U.S. Department of the Interior, "Tribal Court Systems," accessed February 21, 2021
  5. ↑ U.S. Department of the Interior, "Court of Indian Offenses," accessed February 21, 2021

Idaho courts

Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Idaho • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Idaho

State courts:

Idaho Supreme Court • Idaho Court of Appeals • Idaho District Courts • Idaho Magistrate Division

State resources:

Courts in Idaho • Idaho judicial elections • Judicial selection in Idaho

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