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Grand Traverse Band Code:
Statutes of the Grand Traverse Band
of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Confirmed Current through November 13, 2009
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Table of Contents
Preliminary Materials:
Constitution & Treaties:Cover
Cite This Code as Follows
Table of Contents
Key to Common Abbreviations
Disposition List
Index
Constitution of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Treaty of 1836
Treaty of 1855 (including August 2nd supplemental agreement)
Title 1. Legislative Branch
Ch. 1. Legislative ProceduresTitle 2. Tribal Administration
Ch. 2. Committee Procedures
Ch. 3. Tribal Council Meetings Ordinance
Appendix to Ch. 3, Tribal Council Meetings Ordinance
Ch. 4. Tribal Councilors Salary Ordinance
Ch. 1. Due Process ProceduresTitle 3. Justice
Ch. 2. GTB Bidding Code
Ch. 3. Tribal Constable
Ch. 4. Tribal Records Ordinance
Ch. 1. Office of Tribal ProsecutorTitle 4. Budget and Financial Operations
Ch. 2. Separate Funding for Tribal Court
Ch. 3. Limited Personal Jurisdiction Over Tribal Members
Ch. 4. Grand Traverse Band Arbitration Code
Ch. 5. Grand Traverse Band Police Department
Ch. 6. Grand Traverse Band Citizen Complaint Policy
Ch. 7. Contempt of Tribal Court Ordinance
Ch. 1. Appropriations ActTitle 5. Tribal Government Officers and Employees
Ch. 2. (Reserved)
Ch. 3. Audits
Ch. 4. Internal Revenue Service Ordinance
Ch. 1. Financial DisclosureTitle 6. Sovereign Immunity
Ch. 2. Recall of Elected Officials
Ch. 3. Compensation for Tribal Chairman and Tribal Council Members
Ch. 4. (Reserved)
Ch. 5. Criminal Background Investigations
Ch. 6. GTB Code of Ethics
Ch. 7. Tribal Member/Employee Medical Insurance Coverage
Ch. 8. Labor Relations Ordinance
Ch. 1. Sovereign Immunity WaiverTitle 7. Tribal Enrollment Ordinance
Ch. 2. Waiver of Sovereign Immunity and Jurisdiction in Commercial Transactions
Ch. 3. Notice Ordinance
Title 8. Conservation, Ecology and Hunting/Fishing
Ch. 1. (Reserved)Title 9. Criminal Offenses
Ch. 2. (Reserved)
Ch. 3. Soil Erosion and Stormwater Runoff Control
Ch. 4. Tribal Implementation of 26 U.S.C. § 7873; “Income derived by Indians from the exercise of fishing rights”
Ch. 1. Criminal CodeTitle 10. Children, Families and Elders
Ch. 2. Application of Non-Tribal Laws
Ch. 3. GTB Domestic Violence Ordinance
Ch. 1. Children’s Code RevisedTitle 11. Health
Ch. 2. Adoption of Certain Michigan Statutes
Ch. 3. Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support
Ch. 4. Juvenile Code Revisited
Ch. 5. GTB Family Code
Ch. 6. Tribal Paternity and Putative Parents
Ch. 7. Elders Trust Fund; Returned or Undeliverable Checks Ordinance
Ch. 1. Health Service Area; Tribal Health Board EstablishmentTitle 12. Infrastructure
Ch. 2. Provision of Health Services
Ch. 1. GTB Department of Public Works OrdinanceTitle 13. Housing and Property
Ch. 2. GTB Department of Public Works Regulations
Ch. 3. GTB Department of Public Works Operating Guidelines
Ch. 4. GTB Department of Public Works - Cross-Connection Control Rules
Ch. 5. GTB Department of Public Works - Customer Service Connections
Ch. 6. GTB Department of Public Works - Fluoridation
Ch. 7. GTB Department of Public Works - Fire Hydrants
Ch. 8. GTB Department of Public Works - Inter-Governmental Agreements
Ch. 9. Building Code
Ch. 10. Roads
Ch. 1. (Reserved)Title 14. Public Safety and Regulation
Ch. 2. Residential Lot Assignment/Lease
Ch. 3. Leasehold Mortgages
Ch. 4. FHA Insured Loan Program
Ch. 5. Liens
Ch. 6. Zoning
Ch. 7. Lease Assignment from Leelanau Indians Incorporated; Relinquishment
Ch. 8. Easements and Rights-of-Way; Jurisdiction over Certain Property
Ch. 9. Homeownership Protection From Predatory Lending Ordinance
Ch. 10. Judicial Eviction Ordinance
Ch. 1. Law Enforcement and Police ForceTitle 15. Commerce
Ch. 2. Fire and Rescue
Ch. 3. Animal Control
Ch. 4. Liquor Control
Ch. 5. Food Service Ordinance
Ch. 6. Application of Non-Tribal Laws
Ch. 7. Firearms
Ch. 8. Hazardous Materials Releases
Ch. 9. Exclusion Act
Ch. 10. Marina Operation Code
Ch. 1. GTB Secured Transactions OrdinanceTitle 16. Education and Culture
Ch. 1a. GTB Governmental Secured Transactions Ordinance
Ch. 2. GTB Economic Development Corporation - Federal Charter of Incorporation
Ch. 3. (Reserved)
Ch. 4. GTB Construction Company
Ch. 5. GTB Rental and Leasing Company
Ch. 6. (Reserved)
Ch. 7. Transfer of Assets Ordinance
Ch. 1. Intent to Establish Tribal School; FinancingTitle 17. Tribal Services
Ch. 2. GTB Tribal School Code
Ch. 1. Burial Fund CodeTitle 18. Gaming
Ch. 1. Findings, Purpose and Policy
Ch. 2. Definitions
Ch. 3. General Provisions; Policy Background
Ch. 4. Tribal Gaming Commission
Ch. 5. Economic Development Corporation
Ch. 6. Gaming Licenses
Ch. 7. Gaming Employee Licenses
Ch. 8. Provisions of General Applicability to All Gaming Operators
Ch. 9. Enforcement
Ch. 10. Operation of Tribally-Owned or Tribally-Operated Games
Ch. 11. Authorized Games
Ch. 12. Electronic Devices or Service Provider Licenses
Ch. 13. Procedure for a Certificate of Rehabilitation for the Limited Purpose of Obtaining a GTB Gaming License
Ch. 14. Drug and Alcohol Testing
Ch. 15. Labor Standards
Ch. 16. Revenue Allocation
Subchapter 1. Revenue Allocation Ordinance
Subchapter 2. (Reserved)
Ch. 17. Labor Relations Ordinance