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Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

14.01.070 Enforcement and Penalties

(a) The provisions of this Code shall be enforced by all Tribal law enforcement officers. In addition, every officer empowered by the laws of the State of Wisconsin to issue uniform citations for violation of Wisconsin traffic regulations is hereby authorized to enforce this Code and issue citations to Tribal Court.

(b) Violations of the provisions of this Code shall be punishable by a civil remedial money penalty of no more than the lesser of $500.00 or the maximum forfeiture authorized by state law for the offense.

(c) In addition to a civil remedial money penalty, the Tribal Court shall suspend or revoke driving privileges on the reservation in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes Sec. 343.25 through 343.40, provided, that no demerit points resulted from the action of a state court for an incident which occurred on the reservation.

(d) Notice of any conviction under this Code shall be sent by the Clerk of Court to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

(e) In addition to a civil remedial money penalty, the court upon conviction shall order payment of court costs in the amount of $25.00 and justice system surcharge/court support system surcharge (25% of civil remedial money penalty).