Tribe: Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony
9-40-040 Initial Disposition of Petitions. The Tribal Prosecutor shall make one of the following initial dispositions of a Petition
within forty-five (45) days of filing the Petition: (a) Dismissal; (b) Entering into a Consent Decree with the youth; (c) Hold an informal conference, mediation or conflict resolution gathering
attended by the law enforcement officer, youth probation officer, the alleged
juvenile delinquent, the parent(s), guardian(s) or custodian(s) of the child, and
counsel for the child, if requested by the child or parents, and any other
interested party; or (d) Schedule the case on the Court’s calendar for an Admit-Deny Hearing.
If the Tribal Prosecutor fails to take any of these actions within the stated time, the Tribal
Court shall hold a status hearing on the case. […] 9-40-050
Report of Disposition of Petitions
All Juvenile Delinquent Petitions, reports on the disposition of Petitions, and the
substance of all informal conferences conducted and dispositions or resolution made shall
be provided to the Juvenile Court. […] 9-50-010 Informal Conference, Mediation or Conflict Resolution Gathering (a) The Youth Probation Officer or other person designated by the Business
Council may initiate and facilitate an informal conference, mediation or conflict
resolution gathering. (b) If an informal conference, mediation or conflict resolution gathering is
initiated, the person initiating the conference or gathering shall give written
notice to the Juvenile Court and the Tribal Prosecutor within twenty (20) days
of the Petition being filed and request a specific amount of time to complete the
conference or gathering. (c) If a disposition or resolution is agreed to in writing by all parties, the written
disposition or resolution shall be filed with the Juvenile Court within the time
granted. The Juvenile Court shall defer disposition of the Petition, continue to
have jurisdiction over the matter, and shall set a Review Hearing ninety (90)
days from the filing of the written disposition or resolution.