TOHONO O'ODHAM CODE

First Edition (2006)

      

 BEGINNING OF VOLUME I

INTRODUCTION

TITLES 

CONSTITUTION OF THE TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION ......................................................2

TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS  [Reserved] .........................................................................21 

TITLE 2 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK   

    Chapter 1 - Tohono O'odham Farming Authority ............................................................23

Tohono O’odham Farming Authority Second Restated Plan of Operation, as approved and adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 99-060

    Chapter 2 - Rodeo and Fair ..............................................................................................49

Rodeo and Fair Association Ordinance, Ordinance No. 4, as amended

    Chapter 3 - Branding Recording ......................................................................................60

Ordinance No. 22

    Chapter 4 - Dourine Testing .............................................................................................65

Ordinance No. 7

    Chapter 5 - Livestock Buyers Permits ............................................................................68

Ordinance No. 35, as amended

    Chapter 6 - Control of Livestock; Livestock Board........................................................73

Ordinance No. 12, as amended

TITLE 3 CHILDREN     

    Chapter 1 - Children's Code ............................................................................................79

Children’s Code of the Papago Tribe

    Chapter 2 - Juvenile Curfew ..........................................................................................127

Juvenile Curfew Ordinance, Ordinance No. 96-001

TITLE 4 CIVIL ACTIONS  

    Chapter 1 - Civil Actions ................................................................................................140

Papago Law and Order Code Chapter 2, "Civil Actions," as amended

    Chapter 2 - Removal and Exclusion of Nonmembers ...................................................152

Removal and Exclusion of Non-Members, Ordinance No. 97-02

TITLE 5 COMMERCE     

    Chapter 1 - Business Transactions ................................................................................164

To Regulate the Conduct of Business upon the Papago Reservations, Ordinance No. 14, as amended

    Chapter 2 - Photographing Permits ................................................................................168

Ordinance No. 34

    Chapter 3 - Traders Licensing .......................................................................................172

Ordinance No. 3

TITLE 6 COURTS     

    Chapter 1 - Courts and Procedures ................................................................................177

Designating Judicial Branch Rules and Procedures as Title II with the Enactment of Chapters 1 & 2, Ordinance No. 01-89

    Chapter 2 - Papago Tribal Courts ..................................................................................190

Papago Law and Order Code Chapter 1, "Papago Tribal Court," as amended

    Chapter 3 - Rules of Court

                Article 1 - Administrative Order III; Rules of Court ........................................203

Administrative Order III, as amended

               Article 2 - Appellate Procedure ...........................................................................217

Tohono O’odham Court Rules of Appellate Procedures Chapter I, Judicial Review, as adopted by Administrative Order No.

               Article 3 - Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions ....................................240

Tohono O’odham Court Rules of Appellate Procedures Chapter II, Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions, as adopted by Administrative Order No. 01-02

               Article 4 - Cannons of Conduct for Judges .........................................................248

Canons of Conduct for Judges of the Tohono O’odham Nation

               Article 5 - Code of Ethics for Attorney and Advocates ......................................258

Code of Ethics for Attorneys and Advocates Practicing in the Courts of the Tohono O’odham Nation

               Article 6 - Admission to Practice .........................................................................265

Rules Governing Admission to Practice in the Courts of the Tohono O’odham Nation, as adopted by Administrative Order No. 03-05

               Article 7 - Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments .......................275

Rules Governing Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, Tohono O’odham Rules of Court Section 10

TITLE 7 CRIMES     

    Chapter 1 - Criminal Code ..............................................................................................284

Criminal Code of the Papago Tribe, Ordinance No. 02-85, as amended

    Chapter 2 - Extradition ...................................................................................................414

Tohono O’odham Nation Extradition Ordinance, Ordinance No. 03-02

    Chapter 3 - Sex Offender Registration and Notification ..............................................426

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Law, Ordinance No. 2000-02

TITLE 8 CULTURE   

    Chapter 1 - Archaeological Resources Protection ........................................................433

Archaeological Resources Protection Ordinance, Ordinance No. 06-84

TITLE 9 DOMESTIC RELATIONS   

    Chapter 1 - Domestic Relations .....................................................................................443

Papago Law and Order Code Chapter 3, Domestic Relations, as amended

TITLE 10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT     

    Chapter 1 - Economic Development Authority ..............................................................454

The "Economic Development Authority of the Tohono O’odham Nation Amended and Restated Charter and Plan of Operation," as adopted by Resolution No. 01-141, as amended and renamed

    Chapter 2 - Community Development Financial Institution .........................................482

Charter for the Community Development Financial Institution of the Tohono O’odham Nation, as adopted by Resolution No. 04-103

TITLE 11 EDUCATION   

    Chapter 1 - Tohono O'odham Community College .......................................................501

Charter of the Tohono O’odham Community College, Ordinance No. 98-01

    Chapter 2 - School Age Attendance ...............................................................................527

Ordinance No. 11, as amended

    Chapter 3 - Youth Council ..............................................................................................530

Bylaws of the Tohono O'odham Nation Youth Council, as adopted by Resolution No. 06-053

TITLE 12 ELECTIONS    

    Chapter 1 - Uniform Election Ordinance .......................................................................544

Uniform Election Ordinance, Ordinance No. 03-86

TITLE 13 EMPLOYMENT    

    Chapter 1 - Employment Rights .....................................................................................602

Papago Employment Rights Ordinance, Ordinance No. 01-85, as amended

TITLE 14 ENROLLMENT     

    Chapter 1 - Enrollment Ordinance .................................................................................622

Enrollment, Ordinance No. 05-81, as amended

TITLE 15 ENVIRONMENT     

    Chapter 1 - Solid Waste Management ..........................................................................666

Tohono O’odham Solid Waste Management Code, as adopted by Resolution No. 97-041, as amended

    Chapter 2 - Soil and Water Conservation District ........................................................699

Formation of Soil and Water Conservation District of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Ordinance No. 02-86

    Chapter 3 - Interim Pesticide Protocol ...........................................................................707

Interim Pesticide Control Protocol, as adopted by Resolution No. 02-558

    Chapter 4 - Cactus Removal ..........................................................................................722

Ordinance No. 1

    Chapter 5 - Rock, Shrub, and Plant Removal ...............................................................724

Ordinance No. 31

    Chapter 6 - Woodcutting .................................................................................................727

Ordinance No. 16

 

BEGINNING OF VOLUME II

TITLE 16 GAMING    

    Chapter 1 - Regulation of Gaming Activities ................................................................731

Ordinance for the Regulation of Gaming Activities Within the Tohono O'odham Nation, Ordinance No. 93-01, as amended

    Chapter 2 - Gaming Enterprise ......................................................................................799

Charter of the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise, as adopted by Resolution No. 93-311, as amended and renamed

    Chapter 3 - O'odham Voice on the Use of Gaming  Revenues ....................................824

O’odham Voice on Use of Gaming Revenues, Initiative No. IN-01-97

TITLE 17 HEALTH AND SAFETY     

    Chapter 1 - Adult Protection ...........................................................................................835

Tohono O’odham Adult Protection Ordinance, Ordinance No. 03-03, as adopted by Resolution No. 03-389

    Chapter 2 - Nursing Care Authority ..............................................................................850

Amended and Restated Charter of the Tohono O’odham Nursing Care Authority, as adopted by Resolution No. 04-122

    Chapter 3 - Restaurant Sanitation Regulations ............................................................870

Regulations Governing Sanitation of Eating and Drinking Establishments, Ordinance No. 38

    Chapter 4 - Fireworks .....................................................................................................893

Papago Fireworks Safety Ordinance, Ordinance No. 07-82

    Chapter 5 - Boxing

               Article 1 - Boxing Ordinance ...............................................................................898

Ordinance for the Regulation of Professional Boxing Matches Within the Tohono O’odham Nation, Ordinance No. 02-01, as adopted by Resolution No. 02-599, as amended

               Article 2 - Boxing Regulations ............................................................................917

Regulations Adopted under the Ordinance for the Regulation of Professional Boxing Matches Within the Tohono O’odham Nation, as adopted by Resolution No. 02-599

    Chapter 6 - Involuntary Commitment [Reserved]  .......................................................938

TITLE 18 HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION     

    Chapter 1 -Tohono O'odham K:ki Association .............................................................940

Establishment of Tohono O’odham Ki:ki Association, Ordinance No. 98-03, as amended

    Chapter 2 -Vi-ikam Doag Industries ..............................................................................964

Charter of the Vi-ikam Doag Industries, Inc., Ordinance No. 1-84, as amended

    Chapter 3 - Building Codes

               Article 1 - Uniform Housing Code .......................................................................975

Uniform Housing Code of 1964, as adopted by Resolution No. 1568        

               Article 2 - National Electrical Code ....................................................................977

National Electrical Code of 1965, as adopted by Resolution No. 1569

               Article 3 - Fire Prevention Code .........................................................................979

Fire Prevention Code, 1965, as adopted by Resolution No. 1567

    Chapter 4 - Housing Code [Reserved] ..........................................................................981

TITLE 19 LAND    

    Chapter 1 - Agricultural and Range Trespass ...............................................................983

Tohono O’odham Agricultural and Range Resource Management Trespass Ordinance, Ordinance No. 03-01

    Chapter 2 - Nonmember Land Leases ...........................................................................995

To Regulate the Use and Occupancy of Tribal Lands by Non-members of the Papago Tribe, Ordinance No. 15, as amended

    Chapter 3 - Distribution of Lease Proceeds 

               Article 1 - General Lease Proceeds ..................................................................1001

Ordinance For the Distribution of Lease Proceeds, Ordinance No. 02-83

               Article 2 - Mining Lease Proceeds ...................................................................1004

Ordinance For the Distribution of Mining Proceeds, Ordinance No. 13-82, as amended

    Chapter 4 -Recreation Permits

               Article 1 - Nonmember Hunting Permits ..........................................................1016

Ordinance No. 32

               Article 2 - Camping and Picnicking Permits .....................................................1019

Ordinance No. 33        

    Chapter 5 - Escheat ......................................................................................................1022

Escheat Ordinance, Ordinance No. 04-83, as amended    

TITLE 20 LEGAL     

    Chapter 1 - Office of the Attorney General .................................................................1033

Statute Creating the Office of Attorney General of the Tohono O’odham Nation, as adopted by Resolution No. 326-89, as amended

    Chapter 2 - Office of Independent Counsel .................................................................1048

Ordinance Defining the Powers, Duties, and Authority of the Office of Independent Counsel, Ordinance No. 03-89

TITLE 21 LIQUOR     

    Chapter 1 - Alcoholic Beverages .................................................................................1056

Alcoholic Beverages Licensing and Control Ordinance, Ordinance No. 05-82

    Chapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Regulations ............................................................1081

Alcoholic Beverages Licensing and Control Regulations, as adopted by Resolution No. 04-514

TITLE 22 TAXATION     

    Chapter 1 -Tobacco Tax ...............................................................................................1097

Tobacco Tax Ordinance, Ordinance No. 95-149, as amended

    Chapter 2 -Transaction Privilege Tax ..........................................................................1013

Transaction Privilege Tax, Ordinance No. 03-81, as amended

TITLE 23 TRAFFIC CODE    

    Chapter 1 - Traffic ........................................................................................................1146

Resolution No. 842, as amended

    Chapter 2 - Driving under the Influence ......................................................................1367

Persons Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs, Ordinance No. 51

    Chapter 3 - Speed Restrictions ....................................................................................1383

Speed Restrictions, Ordinance No. 52

    Chapter 4 - Seatbelts and Child Restraints .................................................................1390

Seatbelt and Child Restraint Laws as Sections of the Traffic Code of the Tohono O’odham Nation, as adopted by Resolution No. 05-438

TITLE 24 UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATION   

   Chapter 1 -Tohono O'odham Utility Authority ............................................................1399

Second Restated Plan of Operation for the Tohono O’odham Utility Authority, as adopted by Resolution No. 91-175

    Chapter 2 - Cable Communications .............................................................................1420

Cable Communications Ordinance, Ordinance No. 04-84

TITLE 25 WATER   

     Chapter 1 - Water Trust ..............................................................................................1447

Creating Papago P. L. 97-293 Trust, Ordinance No. 03-83

    Chapter 2 - District Water Advisory Committee ........................................................1451

Adopting Bylaws of District Water Advisory Committee, as adopted by Resolution No. 02-492

    Chapter 3 - Water Code [Reserved] ............................................................................1459

 

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