Tribe: White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation
SECTION 5.1 DELINQUENCY CASES RESULTING FROM TRUANCY
A. Attendance Contract Deferment. When a delinquency case is filed because of habitual truancy, the
Office of the Prosecutor shall, if a first offense, offer to suspend the prosecution if the student agrees
to an Attendance Contract/Deferment Plan, whereby the student agrees to not have any more
unexcused absences for the remainder of the school year and to comply with any counseling
recommendations made pursuant to actions authorized under this Code.
B. Dismissal. If the student successfully satisfies the terms of the Attendance Contract/Deferment
Plan, then the matter shall be dismissed after the conclusion of the school year.
C. Violation of Attendance Contract. If the student violates the Attendance Contract/Deferment Plan,
or is ineligible for one, then, in addition to those penalties and remedies contained in the Tribe’s
Juvenile Code, the student may be sentenced to the following:
1. Community Service projects, if possible at the student’s school, with compliance to be
monitored by the Office of the Prosecutor; and
2. Mandatory continued counseling and, if appropriate, other services recommended or ordered
pursuant to this Code.
D. Criminal Record. A delinquency conviction, brought on account of truancy, shall not appear on the
criminal records of persons convicted hereunder.