GNC.4.8.050 Penalties

(a) Warning. The first time any person is suspected of violating any provisions of this chapter, the person may be given a warning and advised of the general requirements of this chapter and that a subsequent violation shall result in the application of a penalty or forfeiture as provided in this section.

(b) Subsequent Offense - Minor. Any minor who has been warned in the manner provided in Section GNC.4.8.050(a) and who thereafter shall violate Section GNC.4.8.030(a) or Section GNC.4.8.030(b) shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00), together with the cost of prosecution. The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court may also order the child cited herein to perform community service appropriate to the age of the minor and circumstances of the violation. The parent, guardian or person having legal custody of the minor cited herein is responsible to the court to see that the minor complies with the court-ordered community service.

(1) Any parent, guardian or person having legal custody of a minor, and who has been warned in the manner provided in Section GNC.4.8.050(a), and when minor thereafter violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a forfeiture of:

(A) not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) and not more than Two Hundred-Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for any violation that not been preceded within five (5) years by a previous conviction;

(B) not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and not more than Two Hundred- Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for any violation occurring within five (5) years after a first conviction;

(C) not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Two Hundred-Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for any violation occurring within five (5) years after a second conviction;

(D) not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and not more than Two Hundred-Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for any violation occurring within five (5) years after a third or subsequent conviction, together with the cost of prosecution.

(2) The Court may also order the parent, guardian or person having legal custody of the minor cited herein to perform community service appropriate to circumstances of the violation.

(d) Other Adults. Any person, firm or organization who has been warned under Section GNC.4.8.050(a) and who thereafter violates Section GNC.4.8.030(e), shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) and not more than Two Hundred-Fifty Dollars ($250.00), together with the costs of prosecution.

(e) Responsibility for Payment. The minor and adult or adults cited are responsible for payment of any fines levied herein within sixty (60) days of citation. This subsection expressly prohibits payment of fines levied against a minor or adult herein using Tribal funds.

(f) Consequence of Non-Payment. A minor that does not remit payment for a fine issued under this chapter within sixty (60) days of issuance may be summoned back to court and is subject to suspension or revocation of Tribal benefits, including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, and housing rights as determined by the Court.