CTZ.2.4.050 Renunciation of Citizenship

(a) The Citizenship Committee shall accept all petitions for renunciation of citizenship filed by a member or may initiate renunciation proceedings upon its own petition. The Citizenship Committee shall review all renunciation petitions and shall consider the information provided in such petitions and all other relevant information pertaining to the citizen's evidence of eligibility pursuant to Section CTZ.1.6.060.

(b) If the Citizenship Committee initiates a renunciation proceeding, the Committee shall send the tribal citizen a notice specifying the grounds for renunciation as established pursuant to Section CTZ.1.7.090. In doing so, the Committee shall explain that the tribal citizen has six (6) months to provide adequate evidence pursuant to Section CTZ.1.6.060, to rectify the error, mistake or other grounds for renunciation, otherwise the Committee shall make a recommendation to the Tribal Governing Board to approve the renunciation of the citizenship of the tribal citizen pursuant to Section CTZ.1.7.080.

(c) The grounds for renunciation of citizenship as set forth in Section CTZ.1.7.090 shall be strictly adhered to. The grounds include:

(1) The person obtained citizenship rights by error or mistake or by fraud, deceit or misrepresentation;

(2) The person knowingly became a fully recognized member in a Tribe, Band or group of Indians other than the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe; or

(3) The person is a descendant of a person whom renunciation of citizenship proceedings were previously granted pursuant to Section CTZ.2.4.050(c)(1), above and does not otherwise meet the Citizenship (Membership) criteria of the Tribe.

(d) The petitioner shall have the burden of proof in establishing to the Tribal Governing Board by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioned person does not meet the requirements for tribal citizenship.

(e) The Citizenship Committee shall review renunciation petitions and consider the information provided in such petitions and all other relevant information as defined in Section CTZ.1.6.060. Other relevant information may include certified documentary evidence such as birth certificates as defined in Section CTZ.2.2.010(a); genealogical records as defined in Section CTZ.2.2.010(i) and as further explained in Section CTZ.2.2.010(h), Section CTZ.2.2.010(j), and Section CTZ.2.2.010(k); sworn affidavits as defined in Section CTZ.2.2.010(p) from persons having personal knowledge of the facts at issue; and the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as defined in Section CTZ.2.2.010(b).

(f) The Citizenship Committee shall make a written recommendation to the Governing Board as to whether the renunciation petition should be approved or rejected.