Chapter DMR.4 Elders and Vulnerable Adults Protection Code of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians PreambleThis ordinance is enacted pursuant to the inherent sovereign authority of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to promote the traditional value of respect for tribal elders and vulnerable adults which predates its Treaties of 1825, 1826, 1837, 1842, 1847 and 1854 with the United States Government. In the implementation of this inherent sovereign authority, Article V, § 1(s) of the Amended Constitution and By-laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians empowers the Tribal Governing Board to "promulgate and enforce ordinances governing the conduct of members of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and providing for the maintenance of law and order and the administration of justice …" It is the purpose of this ordinance to protect elders and vulnerable adults within the jurisdiction of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe from abuse and neglect as defined in this ordinance. This ordinance provides for: (a) reporting abuse or neglect to the proper agency; (b) receiving reports of and investigating suspected abuse or neglect; and (c) delivering elder protection services.Subchapter DMR.4.1 Introduction§§ DMR.4.1.010 – DMR.4.1.080Subchapter DMR.4.2 Definitions§§ DMR.4.2.010 – DMR.4.2.010Subchapter DMR.4.3 Reporting and Investigations§§ DMR.4.3.010 – DMR.4.3.060Subchapter DMR.4.4 Elder Protective Services and Placement§§ DMR.4.4.010 – DMR.4.4.010Subchapter DMR.4.5 Emergency Situations§§ DMR.4.5.010 – DMR.4.5.010Subchapter DMR.4.6 Rights and Privileges§§ DMR.4.6.010 – DMR.4.6.010Subchapter DMR.4.7 Procedures§§ DMR.4.7.010 – DMR.4.7.050
