The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin enacts this article
for the purpose of ensuring the protection of jurors, witnesses and
victims who participate and cooperate in the administration of justice
on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
This article shall be titled "Jury, Witness and Victim Tampering."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Any member of the Menominee Tribal Police Department, Menominee
Tribal Conservation Warden, or other bona fide peace officer acting
within his or her official capacity.
PROSECUTOR
Any prosecutor of the Menominee Tribal Prosecutor's office
or other prosecutor acting within his or her official capacity.
VICTIM
Any natural person against whom any crime as defined under
the laws of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin or under the laws
of the United States is being or has been perpetrated or attempted
within the jurisdiction of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
WITNESS
Any natural person who has been or is expected to be summoned
to testify; who by reason of having relevant information is subject
to call or likely to be called as a witness, whether or not any action
or proceeding has as yet been commenced, whose declaration under oath
is received as evidence for any purpose; who has provided information
concerning any crime to any law enforcement officer or prosecutor;
who has provided information concerning a crime to any employee or
agent of a law enforcement agency using a crime reporting hot line
or other telephone number provided by the law enforcement agency;
or who has been served with a subpoena issued by the Menominee Tribal
Court or any court of the United States.
For any defendant who is convicted three or more times for any
offense under this article, the maximum penalty may be increased,
per offense, to incarceration for not more than one year and/or a
fine up to $5,000.