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Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, MI
Calhoun County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
A. 
Duties. A sex offender covered by this chapter who is required to register with the Tribe pursuant to Article V of this chapter shall provide all of the information detailed in this chapter to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police, and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police shall obtain all of the information detailed in this chapter from covered sex offenders who are required to register with the Tribe in accordance with this chapter and shall implement any relevant policies and procedures.
B. 
Digitization. All information obtained under this chapter shall be, at a minimum, maintained by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police in a digitized format.
C. 
Electronic database. A sex offender registry shall be maintained in an electronic database by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police and shall be in a form capable of electronic transmission.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to the sex offender's criminal history:
A. 
The date of all arrests;
B. 
The date of all convictions;
C. 
The sex offender's status of parole, probation or supervised release;
D. 
The sex offender's registration status; and
E. 
Any outstanding arrest warrants.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to the sex offender's date of birth:
A. 
The sex offender's actual date of birth; and
B. 
Any other date of birth used by the sex offender.
A. 
DNA. If the sex offender's DNA is not already contained in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), the sex offender shall provide the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee a sample of his DNA.
B. 
CODIS. Any DNA sample obtained from a sex offender shall be submitted to the FBI lab for analysis and entry of the resulting DNA profile into CODIS.
A. 
Driver's license. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, a photocopy of all the sex offender's valid driver's licenses issued by any jurisdiction.
B. 
Identification cards. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, a photocopy of any identification card, including the sex offender's tribal enrollment card, issued by any jurisdiction.
C. 
Passports. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, a photocopy of any passports used by the sex offender.
D. 
Immigration documents. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, a photocopy of any and all immigration documents.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to the sex offender's employment, to include any and all places where the sex offender is employed in any means, including volunteer and unpaid positions:
A. 
The name of the sex offender's employer;
B. 
The address of the sex offender's employer; and
C. 
Similar information related to any transient or day labor employment.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, both fingerprints, which are submitted to IAFIS, and palm prints, which are submitted to FBI Next Generation Identification Program, of the sex offender in a digitized format.
Internet names. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to the sex offender's Internet-related activity:
A. 
Any and all e-mail addresses used by the sex offender;
B. 
Any and all Instant Message addresses and identifiers;
C. 
Any and all other designations or monikers used for self-identification in Internet communications or postings; and
D. 
Any and all designations used by the sex offender for the purpose of routing or self-identification in Internet communications or postings.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to the sex offender's name:
A. 
The sex offender's full primary given name;
B. 
Any and all nicknames, aliases and pseudonyms, regardless of the context in which it is used; and
C. 
Any and all ethnic or tribal names by which the sex offender is commonly known. This does not include any religious or sacred names not otherwise commonly known.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to the sex offender's telephone numbers:
A. 
Any and all land line telephone numbers;
B. 
Any and all cellular telephone numbers; and
C. 
Any and all voice-over IP (VOIP) telephone numbers.
A. 
Photograph. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, a current photograph of the sex offender, and photographs of identifying marks of the sex offender. (See § 8.7-20C.)
B. 
Update requirements. Unless the appearance of a sex offender has not changed significantly, a digitized photograph shall be collected:
(1) 
Every ninety (90) days for Tier 3 sex offenders;
(2) 
Every one hundred eighty (180) days for Tier 2 sex offenders; and
(3) 
Every year for Tier 1 sex offenders.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, an accurate description of the sex offender as follows:
A. 
A physical description;
B. 
A general description of the sex offender's physical appearance or characteristics; and
C. 
Any identifying marks, such as, but not limited to, scars, moles, birthmarks or tattoos. These identifying marks shall be photographed.
Professional licenses. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, all licensing of the sex offender that authorizes the sex offender to engage in an occupation or carry out a trade or business.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to the sex offender's residence:
A. 
The address of each residence at which the sex offender resides or will reside; and
B. 
Any location or description that identifies where the sex offender habitually resides, regardless of whether it pertains to a permanent residence or location otherwise identifiable by a street or address.
School location. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to the sex offender's school:
A. 
The address of each school where the sex offender is or will be a student; and
B. 
The name of each school the sex offender is or will be a student.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information:
A. 
A valid social security number for the sex offender; and
B. 
Any social security number the sex offender has used in the past, valid or otherwise.
Lodging information.
A. 
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information when the sex offender will be absent from his residence for seven (7) days or more:
(1) 
Identifying information of the temporary lodging locations, including addresses and names; and
(2) 
The dates the sex offender will be staying at each temporary lodging location.
B. 
The registered sex offender shall provide the information in Subsection A(1) and (2) no later than twenty-one (21) days before the scheduled travel. The information shall be provided in person.
A. 
Travel abroad. Sex offenders must inform their residence jurisdictions twenty-one (21) days in advance if they intend to travel outside of the United States. Jurisdictions must notify the United States Marshals Service and immediately notify any other jurisdiction where the sex offender is either registered, or is required to register, of that updated information. Update also must be made to NCIC/NSOR.
B. 
In the event the sex offender will be traveling outside of the United States, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall immediately provide this information to INTERPOL.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain the text of each provision of law defining the criminal offense(s) for which the sex offender is registered.
Detailed information. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police or designee shall obtain, and a covered sex offender shall provide, the following information related to all vehicles owned or operated by the sex offender for work or personal use, including land vehicles, aircraft and watercraft:
A. 
License plate numbers;
B. 
Registration numbers or identifiers;
C. 
General description of the vehicle to include color, make, model and year; and
D. 
Any permanent or frequent location where any covered vehicle is kept.
A. 
Frequency. A sex offender who is required to register shall, at a minimum, appear in person at the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police for purposes of verification and keeping his or her registration current in accordance with the following time frames:
(1) 
For Tier 1 offenders, once every year for fifteen (15) years from the time of release from custody for a sex offender who is incarcerated for the registration offense or from the date of sentencing for a sex offender who is not incarcerated for the registration offense.
(2) 
For Tier 2 offenders, once every one hundred eighty (180) days for twenty-five (25) years from the time of release from custody for a sex offender who is incarcerated for the registration offense or from the date of sentencing for a sex offender who is not incarcerated for the registration offense.
(3) 
For Tier 3 offenders, once every ninety (90) days for the rest of their lives.
B. 
Reduction of registration periods. A sex offender may have his/her period of registration reduced as follows:
(1) 
A Tier 1 offender may have his or her period of registration reduced to ten (10) years if he or she has maintained a clean record for ten (10) consecutive years.
(2) 
A Tier 3 offender may have his or her period of registration reduced to twenty-five (25) years if he or she was adjudicated delinquent of an offense as a juvenile that required Tier 3 registration and he or she has maintained a clean record for twenty-five (25) consecutive years.
C. 
Clean record. For purposes of Subsection B a person has a clean record if:
(1) 
He or she has not been convicted of any offense for which imprisonment for more than one (1) year may be imposed or has not been convicted of a felony offense in Tribal Court.
(2) 
He or she has not been convicted of any sex offense.
(3) 
He or she has successfully completed, without revocation, any period of supervised release, probation or parole.
(4) 
He or she has successfully completed an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by the Tribe, another jurisdiction, or by the Attorney General of the United States.
A. 
Photographs. At each in-person verification, the sex offender shall permit the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police to take a photograph of the offender.
B. 
Review of information. At each in-person verification, the sex offender shall review existing information for accuracy.
C. 
Notification. If any new information or change in information is obtained at an in-person verification, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police shall immediately notify all other jurisdictions in which the sex offender is required to register of the information or change in information.
D. 
If any new information or change of information is obtained at an in-person verification, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal Police Department shall immediately update the public website, if applicable, and update the information in NCIC/NSOR.
A. 
The sex offender shall read, or have read to him/her, and sign a form stating that the duty to register has been explained to him/her by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police and that the sex offender understands the registration requirement.
(1) 
The form shall be signed and dated by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police personnel registering the sex offender.
B. 
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribal police shall immediately upload the acknowledgement form into the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal Police Sex Offender Registry.
A. 
Which offenders are prohibited?
(1) 
Only persons required to register under NHBP Sex Offender Registration Code[1] because they have committed either:
(a) 
An offense that is classified as a Tier II or Tier III offense under §§ 8.7-7 and 8.7-8 of this chapter; or
(b) 
An offense where the victim was under the age of 16 years at the time of offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter.
(2) 
In situations in which an offender required to register has not committed a Tier 2 or Tier 3 crime and his/her crime does not clearly have an element requiring the victim to be under the age of 16 at the time of offense, in order to determine whether that offender is prohibited from certain locations under this section an examination of the facts of the case will be necessary to determine the age of the victim of the offense.
B. 
Where are they prohibited from going?
(1) 
The premises of any place intended primarily for the use, care or supervision of minors, including, but not limited to, schools, children's museums, child-care centers, nurseries and playgrounds;
(2) 
Within 300 feet of any location intended primarily for the use, care or supervision of minors when the place is located on premises that are not intended primarily for the use, care or supervision of minors;
(3) 
Any place utilized for overnight camping or gatherings for families and minors, including the NHBP pow-wow grounds; and
(4) 
Any other place where minors gather for regularly scheduled educational, recreational or social programs.
C. 
Exceptions to the prohibition.
(1) 
A parent or guardian of a minor may take the minor to any location that can provide emergency medical care treatment if the minor is in need of emergency medical care.
(2) 
A parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school may be present on school property if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) 
The parent or guardian is on school property for the purpose of the following:
[1] 
To attend a conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the academic or social progress of the parent's or guardian's child; or
[2] 
The presence of the parent or guardian has been requested by the principal or his or her designee for any other reason relating to the welfare or transportation of the child, and
(b) 
The parent or guardian complies with all of the following:
[1] 
The parent or guardian shall notify the principal of the school of his/her registration and of his/her presence (upon arrival and departure) at the school unless he/she:
[a] 
Has written permission to be present from the superintendent or the local board of education, who shall notify the principal of the nature of the offender's visit and the hours when the offender will be present at the school; or
[b] 
The principal has granted ongoing permission in writing for regular visits of a routine nature.
[2] 
A parent or guardian must be under the direct supervision of school personnel at all times he/she is on school property.
(3) 
There is an exception for persons eligible to vote at a prohibited location used as a polling place as defined in the NHBP Election Code. Restricted persons shall be on the premises only for the purposes of voting and shall not be outside the voting enclosure other than for the purpose of entering and exiting the voting place.
(4) 
There is an exception for juveniles to be present at a location to receive medical treatment or mental health services if they remain under the direct supervision of an employee of the treating institution at all times.
D. 
Violations; criminal and civil penalties.
(1) 
Criminal penalties. Each violation of the restrictions in this section by a person over whom the Tribal Court has criminal jurisdiction may be considered a crime that is punishable as follows:
(a) 
First violation, Class A misdemeanor,
(b) 
Second or subsequent violation, felony.
(2) 
Civil penalties. Each violation of this chapter by an individual over whom the Tribal Court has civil jurisdiction may be considered a civil infraction, for which the following penalties may be imposed:
(a) 
First violation: $500 civil fine, plus costs.
(b) 
Second violation: $1,000 civil fine, plus costs.
(c) 
Third or subsequent violation: $1,500 civil fine, plus costs.