Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Tribal Code
Criminal Offenses

Section 1. Short Title

This Title may be cited as the Tribal Criminal Code.

Absentee Shawnee Criminal Law Code Section 1, AST CRIM LAW CODE Section 1

Section 2. Application

(a) This Title shall apply to all Indian persons violating its provisions within the territorial jurisdiction of the Tribe, provided, that the provisions of Chapter Four of this Title shall apply to all members of the Tribe and all Indian residents of the jurisdiction of the Tribe where ever such violation may occur, if such violation has any actual or intended effect upon the political integrity or political or economic security of the Tribe.

(b) This Title shall apply to non-Indians to the extent not inconsistent with federal law and to the extent that any person found to have violated any provision of this Title may be banished from the jurisdiction of the Tribe for a period of not more than ten years, or for such longer term as may be imposed by the section violated, in a civil proceeding brought by the Tribal Prosecutor. The non-Indian, in such cases, shall have all the procedural rights of a criminal defendant, and such cases shall be tried by the rules of criminal procedure.

Absentee Shawnee Criminal Law Code Section 2, AST CRIM LAW CODE Section 2