1.34.050 Penalties

(a) A child or adult who violates this chapter shall be subject to the following:

(1) Any child convicted of truancy under section shall be subject to a minimum penalty of community service hours equal to the number of school hours truant, with a maximum civil money penalty of $25.00 and/or seven (7) community service hours per incident of truancy.

(2) Any child who is convicted of aiding a child's truancy shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $50.00.

(3) Any adult who is convicted of aiding a child's truancy shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $35.00, but not to exceed $500.00.

(4) In addition to the imposition of civil forfeitures and community service hours for violations of this chapter, the Tribal Court may impost other remedies, including but not limited to: alcohol assessment and counseling, home detention, limitations on the use of public facilities within the exterior boundaries of the Bad River Reservation.

(b) If the Tribal Court determines a child is habitually truant, the court may order the Indian Child Welfare Department and/or Human Service Agencies to initiate an in-depth investigation into the child's background to determine if a child-in-need-of-care petition should be filed.

(c) Nothing herein shall prohibit the referral of a tribal child to the Child Welfare office for the filing of a child welfare petition under Chapter 1.25 of the Bad River Code of Laws. A child welfare petition may be filed regarding any tribal child who has been truant for five (5) days or more in any three (3) month period.

(d) The Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction over cases brought to enforce this code. Proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Bad River Tribal Court Code.