Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Law and Order Code
Updated: Code received in 2005; additional updates received in 2022
Disclaimer: Although every effort is made to present current and accurate information, if you need an official version of the tribe’s laws, please contact the tribe.
Table of Contents
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (approved May 12, 2022)
Declaration of Respect (approved November 9, 2021)
Environmental Conservation and Safety Code (received July 2019)
Government-to-Government Consultation Statute (approved June 5, 2021)
Title II - Appellate Procedure
Chapter 1 - Appeals From Judgments and Orders of the Tribal Court
Chapter 2 - Extraordinary Writs
Chapter 3 - Habeas Corpus; Proceedings in Forma Pauperis
Chapter 4 - General Provisions
Attorney Rules
General Provisions
Chapter 1 - Commencement of Action: Pleadings, Motions and Orders
Chapter 2 - Process, Summons, Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
Chapter 3 - Parties
Chapter 4 - Depositions and Discovery
Chapter 5 - Witnesses
Chapter 6 - Jurors
Chapter 7 - Trials
Chapter 8 - Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 9 - Judgment
Chapter 10 - Limitation of Actions
Chapter 11 - Family Relations
Chapter 12 - Forcible Entry and Detainer
Chapter 13 - Habeas Corpus
Chapter 14 - Mandamus
Chapter 15 - Quo Warranto
Chapter 16 - Small Claims Procedure
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 2 - Judicial Notice
Chapter 3 - Presumptions
Chapter 4 - Relevancy and Its Limits
Chapter 5 - Privileges
Chapter 6 - Witnesses
Chapter 7 - Opinions and Expert Testimony
Chapter 8 - Hearsay
Chapter 9 - Authentication and Identification
Chapter 10 - Contents of Writing, Recordings, and Photographs
Chapter 11 - Miscellaneous Rules
Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions
Chapter 2 - Proceedings Before Trial
Chapter 3 - Trial
Chapter 4 - Judgment and Sentence
Chapter 5 - Appeal
Chapter 6 - Other Provisions
Chapter 7 - Bail
Chapter 1 - Crimes Against Property
Chapter 2 - Crimes Against Persons
Chapter 3 - Inchoate Crimes
Chapter 4 - Crimes Against Public Justice
Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
Chapter 6 - Traffic offenses
Title VII - Juvenile Procedure
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 2 - Emergency Custody
Chapter 3 - Adjudication
Chapter 4 - Disposition
Chapter 5 - Child Abuse
Chapter 6 - Developing Foster Care Homes
Chapter 7 - Adoptions