Tribe: Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana
Title 6. Chapter 10. Fort Peck Wellness Court Programs
Sections:
Sec. 1001. Purpose. ……………………………….. 35
Sec. 1002. Definitions. …………………………… 35
Sec. 1003. Jurisdiction. ………………………….. 35
Sec. 1004. Rules of evidence. …………………. 36
Sec. 1005. Wellness Court procedures. …….. 36
Sec. 1001. Purpose.
This chapter shall be interpreted and construed
so as to implement the following purposes and
policies:
(a) To offer treatment to both juvenile and adult
offenders who have committed a crime that is di-
rectly or indirectly related to a substance abuse or
addiction issue;
(b) To identify and recommend potential Well-
ness Court participants to the Wellness Court
Team for legal and clinical screening as soon as
possible during the sentencing or dispositional
stage of the court process;
(c) To strictly monitor and supervise each par-
ticipant through regular and frequent drug and al-
cohol testing, court appearances and program re-
quirements;
(d) To impose immediate sanctions and offer
immediate rewards or incentives when a partici-
pant’s behavior warrants such actions; and
(e) To make the participant a part of the Well-
ness Court Team and to encourage and support
each participant in the goal of individual well-
ness
Sec. 1002. Definitions.
Wellness Court. The Wellness Court means the
entire Wellness Court programs. The Wellness
Court includes the Family to Healing to Wellness
Court and the DUI Court (Driving Under the In-
fluence). Every section in this Chapter applies
equally to the Family Healing to Wellness Court
and the DUI Court. The Wellness Court is a Trial
Court of Special Jurisdiction with jurisdiction to
hear all cases referred to it pursuant to Fort Peck
Tribal Law.
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