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The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
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Chehalis Tribal Code
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Title 3 Courts and Procedures
Title 3
Courts and Procedures
Chapter 3.05
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 3.05.010
Purpose.
§ 3.05.020
Establishment of the Tribal Court.
§ 3.05.030
Definitions.
§ 3.05.040
Tribal Court – Judicial power.
§ 3.05.050
Tribal Court – Jurisdiction.
Chapter 3.10
JUDGES – RULES OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT
§ 3.10.010
Number of judges.
§ 3.10.020
Appointment and term of office.
§ 3.10.030
Qualifications for judges.
§ 3.10.040
Removal of judges.
§ 3.10.050
Removal of judges – Procedure.
§ 3.10.060
Conflict of interest.
§ 3.10.070
Procedure to request disqualification.
§ 3.10.080
Judicial officer.
§ 3.10.090
Scope of rules of judicial conduct.
§ 3.10.100
Judicial conduct – Generally.
§ 3.10.110
No outside discussion of cases.
§ 3.10.120
Informal contacts with law enforcement to be avoided.
§ 3.10.130
Disqualification for conflicts of interest.
§ 3.10.140
Independence of the Court.
Chapter 3.15
COURT ADMINISTRATION
§ 3.15.010
Court Clerk.
§ 3.15.020
Court Clerk – Duties.
§ 3.15.030
Court Clerk – Authority.
§ 3.15.040
Court records – Generally.
§ 3.15.050
Records – Removal by permission only.
§ 3.15.060
Access to Court records.
§ 3.15.070
Documents filed with the Clerk.
§ 3.15.080
Documents given to other parties.
§ 3.15.090
Service of complaints.
§ 3.15.100
Orders given to parties.
§ 3.15.110
Computation of time – Generally.
§ 3.15.120
Computation of time – Mailing.
§ 3.15.130
Extension of time.
§ 3.15.140
Right to a spokesperson.
§ 3.15.150
Prosecutor.
§ 3.15.160
Spokespersons – Qualifications.
§ 3.15.170
Spokesperson's oath.
§ 3.15.180
Roster of spokespersons.
§ 3.15.190
Bar admission fee.
§ 3.15.200
Copies of laws available.
§ 3.15.210
Disbarment – Generally.
§ 3.15.220
Disbarment – Complaint.
§ 3.15.230
Disbarment – Hearing.
§ 3.15.240
Appeal from disbarment.
§ 3.15.250
Conduct of Court sessions.
§ 3.15.260
Courtroom order.
§ 3.15.270
Sessions – Site.
§ 3.15.280
Schedule.
§ 3.15.290
Civil contempt power.
§ 3.15.300
Sanctions for civil contempt.
§ 3.15.310
Criminal contempt.
§ 3.15.320
Summary disposition.
§ 3.15.330
Default on fine.
§ 3.15.340
Right to jury trial.
§ 3.15.350
Eligibility of jurors.
§ 3.15.360
Excuse from jury duty.
§ 3.15.370
Request for jury trial.
§ 3.15.380
Jury panel – Clerk to summon.
§ 3.15.390
Challenges.
§ 3.15.400
Fees.
§ 3.15.410
Jury instructions.
§ 3.15.420
Jury – Deliberation.
§ 3.15.430
Jury – Decision.
§ 3.15.440
Right to compel witnesses to appear.
§ 3.15.450
Summons – Generally.
§ 3.15.460
Summons – Signature.
§ 3.15.470
Summons – Content.
§ 3.15.480
Summons – Service.
§ 3.15.490
Summons – Return.
§ 3.15.500
Failure to obey summons.
§ 3.15.510
Witness fees.
§ 3.15.520
Costs – Generally.
§ 3.15.530
Costs – How computed.
Chapter 3.20
RULES OF EVIDENCE
§ 3.20.010
Admissible evidence.
§ 3.20.020
Reliability.
Chapter 3.25
CIVIL PROCEDURES
§ 3.25.010
Short title.
§ 3.25.020
Applicability.
§ 3.25.030
Purpose and construction.
§ 3.25.040
Relief allowed.
§ 3.25.050
Statute of limitations.
§ 3.25.060
Survival of actions.
§ 3.25.070
Commencement of civil actions.
§ 3.25.080
Summons.
§ 3.25.090
Service of process.
§ 3.25.100
Long arm service.
§ 3.25.110
Answer.
§ 3.25.120
Amendment of pleadings.
§ 3.25.130
Service and signing of pleadings and papers.
§ 3.25.140
Motions.
§ 3.25.150
Preliminary relief.
§ 3.25.160
Discovery.
§ 3.25.170
Pretrial conference.
§ 3.25.180
Orders to show cause.
§ 3.25.190
Trials.
§ 3.25.200
Burden of proof.
§ 3.25.210
Evidence.
§ 3.25.220
Subpoenas.
§ 3.25.230
Judgments.
§ 3.25.240
Default judgment.
§ 3.25.250
Reconsideration.
§ 3.25.260
Enforcement of judgments.
§ 3.25.270
Types of execution.
§ 3.25.280
Exemptions.
§ 3.25.290
Sale procedure.
§ 3.25.300
Enforcement of foreign judgments.
§ 3.25.310
Rules not announced.
Chapter 3.30
CRIMINAL PROCEDURES
§ 3.30.010
Purpose.
§ 3.30.020
Declaration of policy.
§ 3.30.030
Definitions.
§ 3.30.040
Concurrent jurisdiction.
§ 3.30.050
Criminal complaint.
§ 3.30.060
Complaint – Contents.
§ 3.30.070
Arrest warrant or summons based on complaint.
§ 3.30.080
Filing complaint after warrantless arrest.
§ 3.30.090
Dismissal/withdrawal of complaints.
§ 3.30.100
Statute of limitations.
§ 3.30.110
Arrest.
§ 3.30.120
Arrest warrants.
§ 3.30.130
Bench warrants.
§ 3.30.140
Notification of rights at time of arrest.
§ 3.30.150
Summons in lieu of warrant.
§ 3.30.160
Search warrants to issue.
§ 3.30.170
Execution and return of warrants.
§ 3.30.180
Search without a warrant.
§ 3.30.190
Disposition of seized property.
§ 3.30.200
Arraignment – Time.
§ 3.30.210
Rights of accused at arraignment.
§ 3.30.220
No motions for disqualification at arraignment.
§ 3.30.230
Plea entry.
§ 3.30.240
Bail/release prior to trial.
§ 3.30.250
No bail.
§ 3.30.260
No-bail hearings.
§ 3.30.270
Withdrawal of guilty plea.
§ 3.30.280
Appearance of attorneys/counsel.
§ 3.30.290
Subpoenas.
§ 3.30.300
Service of subpoenas.
§ 3.30.310
Failure to obey subpoenas.
§ 3.30.320
Conduct of trial.
§ 3.30.330
Court procedures applicable.
§ 3.30.340
Final argument.
§ 3.30.350
Burden of proof.
§ 3.30.360
Verdicts.
§ 3.30.370
Sentencing.
§ 3.30.380
Classification of penalties.
§ 3.30.390
Use of prior convictions in sentencing.
§ 3.30.400
Credit for time served.
§ 3.30.410
Defendant present.
§ 3.30.420
Mandatory restitution.
§ 3.30.430
Time payments.
§ 3.30.440
Community service hours.
§ 3.30.450
Suspended sentences – Limitations.
§ 3.30.460
Probation.
§ 3.30.470
Violation of probation.
§ 3.30.480
Parole.
§ 3.30.490
Request for deferred prosecution.
§ 3.30.500
Drug and alcohol evaluation.
§ 3.30.510
Court order based on evaluation report.
§ 3.30.520
Admissibility of evidence.
§ 3.30.530
Failure to comply with conditions.
§ 3.30.540
Effect of subsequent convictions.
§ 3.30.550
Charges to be dismissed after two years.
§ 3.30.560
Effect of defendant's delay.
§ 3.30.570
Amendment.
Chapter 3.35
APPELLATE RULES
§ 3.35.010
Scope of chapter.
§ 3.35.020
Establishment of Court of Appeals.
§ 3.35.030
Composition of the Court.
§ 3.35.040
Chief judge.
§ 3.35.050
Conflict of interest.
§ 3.35.060
Appeal from final orders.
§ 3.35.070
Appeal from orders not yet final.
§ 3.35.080
Scope of the review.
§ 3.35.090
Notice of appeal.
§ 3.35.100
Filing fee.
§ 3.35.110
Content of notice of appeal.
§ 3.35.120
Notice of appeal – Service.
§ 3.35.130
Acceptance of review of appeals from final orders.
§ 3.35.140
Three-judge review of decision to dismiss appeal from final order.
§ 3.35.150
Acceptance of review for appeal by permission.
§ 3.35.160
Automatic stay – Exception.
§ 3.35.170
Release in criminal cases.
§ 3.35.180
Bond.
§ 3.35.190
Preparation of the record.
§ 3.35.200
Cost of preparing the record.
§ 3.35.210
Motions.
§ 3.35.220
Filing briefs.
§ 3.35.230
Content of appellant's brief.
§ 3.35.240
Respondent's brief.
§ 3.35.250
Hearing – Scheduling.
§ 3.35.260
Hearing – Conduct.
§ 3.35.270
Additional evidence.
§ 3.35.280
Form of judgment.
§ 3.35.290
Written opinion.
§ 3.35.300
Costs.
§ 3.35.310
Bill of costs.
§ 3.35.320
Violation of rule.
§ 3.35.330
Damages for frivolous appeal.
Chapter 3.40
COURT PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING JUVENILES
§ 3.40.010
Definitions.
§ 3.40.020
Notice.
§ 3.40.030
Rights of juveniles.
§ 3.40.040
Hearings to be closed – Parents' presence required.
§ 3.40.050
Records.
§ 3.40.060
Age of capacity.
§ 3.40.070
Sentencing of minor defendants.
§ 3.40.080
Other rules applicable.
§ 3.40.090
Child witnesses – In-court testimony.