1.02.010

As used in this code, the following terms shall have the meanings given to them in this section.

(a) "Bad River Reservation" shall mean all lands and waters regardless of ownership within the exterior boundaries of the reservation as designated in the Treaty of 1854 between the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior and the Mississippi, and the United States, 10 Stat. 1109, and any lands or water or interests therein which may be held or acquired outside the reservation by or on behalf of the Band.

(b) "Tribal Council" shall be the duly constituted Tribal Council of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

(d) "Bad River Tribal Court" shall mean the duly constituted court of the Tribe.

(e) "Jury" shall mean six (6) persons drawn from the list of eligible jurors empowered to decide matters of fact and to give a verdict according to the evidence.

(f) "Juror" shall mean a tribal member at least eighteen (18) years of age who served upon a jury.

(g) "Clerk of Court" shall mean an officer of the Tribal Court who has charge of the clerical part of its business.

(h) "Prosecutor" shall be an official or officials appointed by the Tribal Council to investigate and initiate complaints and prosecute individuals when good reason exists to believe they have committed infractions of Tribal Codes or ordinances.

(i) "Complaint" shall mean a formal, written allegation against a party.

(j) "Subpoena" shall mean a writ commanding the designated person to appear and testify and/or produce physical evidence.

(k) "Search Warrant" shall mean an order in writing issued by a tribal judge directing authorized tribal enforcement personnel to search specific persons and/or property.

(l) "Appellate Court" or "Court of Appeals" shall mean the Court established by Section 1.03.090, with procedures established by Chapter 1.21.

(m) "Juvenile" shall mean any individual who has not yet had his or her eighteenth birthday.

(n) "Tribe" shall mean the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

(o) "Person" means any natural or legal person, including corporations, governmental units, and agencies thereof.

(p) "Tribal Holiday" means New Year's Day, day after New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday from 12:00 noon to 4:30 p.m., Easter Monday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indian Day (last Friday in September), Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve from 12:00 noon until 4:30 p.m., Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas Day, provided that when a holiday falls on a Sunday it is observed on the following Monday and when it falls on a Saturday it is observed on the following Monday and when it falls on a Saturday it is observed on the preceding Friday.