Tribe: Burns Paiute Tribe
5.2.150 Informal Conferences.
(1) The Juvenile Services Coordinator or Social Services Department may hold an
informal conference with a juvenile and the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or custodian to
discuss alternatives to the filing of a petition alleging that the juvenile is a juvenile
offender if:
(a) The admitted facts bring the case within the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court;
(b) An informal adjustment of the matter would be in the best interest of the juvenile
and the Tribe; and
(c) The juvenile and the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or custodian consent to an
informal adjustment with the knowledge that such consent is voluntary.
(2) Notice of the informal conference shall be given to the juvenile and the juvenile’s
parent, guardian, or custodian and their spokespersons, if any, as soon as the time for
the conference has been established. This duty to provide notice does not authorize the
Juvenile Services Coordinator or Social Services Department to compel any person to
appear at any conference, to produce any papers, or to visit any place.
(3) No statement made during the informal conference may be admitted into evidence
at an adjudicatory hearing or any other proceeding against the juvenile under this
Chapter.
5.2.151 Informal Conferences – Disposition
(1) At the informal conference, the Juvenile Services Coordinator or Social Services
Department may propose an informal adjustment of the matter or may recommend that
the Prosecuting Attorney file a petition alleging that the juvenile is a juvenile offender.
(2) If the Social Services Department and the family agree to an informal adjustment of
the matter, a plan for the informal adjustment of the matter shall be set forth in writing
and signed by the parties. The plan may include but not be limited to:
(a) Referrals for the juvenile and/or the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or custodian to a
community agency, treatment facility, or other service provider for assistance;
(b) Terms of supervision calculated to assist and benefit the juvenile, which regulate
the juvenile’s activities and which are within the ability of the juvenile to perform;
(c) Referrals for the juvenile and/or the juvenile’s parent, guardian, or custodian to the
Elder’s Council for education, community service activities, restorative justice, and/or
other appropriate activities designed to promote healing between the parties and the
community; and/or
(d) Acceptance of an offer of restitution if voluntarily made by the juvenile.
5.2.152 Informal Conference – Post-Disposition
If the parties agree to an informal adjustment of the matter, the Juvenile Services
Coordinator or Social Services Department shall review the juvenile’s progress every
thirty (30) days. If, at any time after the initial thirty (30) day period, the Juvenile
Services Coordinator or Social Services Department concludes that positive results are
not being achieved, the Juvenile Services Coordinator or Social Services Department
shall recommend that a petition alleging that the juvenile is a juvenile offender be filed
pursuant to this Chapter. Any informal adjustment period shall not exceed six (6)
months.