Tribe: Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
Section 103 – Definition of Misdemeanor and Sentencing. A
“misdemeanor” shall mean those crimes for which the maximum
punishment is one (1) year or a fine of not more than Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000), or both.
(a) Each of the sentences described in all of the offenses
prohibited by this Code are maximum sentences to be inflicted
only in extreme cases.
(b) Each judge has the duty to look at all factors, such as
past record, willfulness of the action by defendant, age, ability
to make restitution if damage is sustained by his act, etc., when
sentencing, and may when appropriate delay it and order a
pre-sentence report by the probation officer for a sentencing
hearing at a later time.
(c) Any sentence may be suspended on conditions which
relate(s) directly to the case for a period not to exceed one (1)
year and, upon the defendant meeting the requirements of the
conditions, the sentence is fulfilled thereby.
(d) In cases of probation, any juvenile may be allowed it circumstances may be allowed probation more than once.
(e) In addition to or in lieu of any of the foregoing
sentences provided for in each offense, a judge may sentence any
defendant to community service work for a specified length of
time, but not to exceed one (1) year, or for treatment for
alcohol and/or drug abuse or for mental evaluation and treatment.