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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

GNC.4.12.120 Issuance of Citations

Any person authorize to enforce this ordinance may issue a citation when any violation of this ordinance occurs in the presence of the enforcement authority or the enforcement authority investigating a report of a violation of this ordinance finds probable cause to believe that a violation occurred, provided the citation shall state:

(a) the nature of the violation, the location of the violation, the date and time of the violation (or the date and time when the violation was discovered) and the section(s) of this ordinance that were violated;

(b) the date of the initial hearing before the LCO tribal court which shall be no sooner than ten (10) days after service of the citation;

(c) the amount of the fine which may be paid by the violator to the LCO tribal court in order to avoid the initial hearing; and

(d) that failure to pay the amount of the fine or appear before the LCO tribal court on the date set for hearing, shall result in entry of a default judgment and an award of relief in accordance with this ordinance.