Tribe: Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
§ 107 – Offenses […] (k) Offenses Against the Family
(1) Expansion of Court’s Jurisdiction. The Court, in its discretion, may order the
victim(s) or others touched by any of the offenses enumerated in this Section to
undergo appropriate treatment(s) or participate in appropriate rehabilitative
program(s).
(2) Abandonment of a Child
(A) Offense. A parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of a child
commits abandonment of a child if he/she intentionally or knowingly
abandons a child under eighteen (18) years of age. (B) Sentence. A person convicted of abandonment of a child may be sentenced to
a jail term not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days or to a fine not to
exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.), or to both.
(C) The judge may order the offender to undergo an appropriate rehabilitative
program, in lieu of, or in addition to, the sentence set out above, if it appears
from the totality of the circumstances that rehabilitative services could help
the offender become a responsible parent.
(3) Failure to Support a Dependent
(A) Offense. A person commits an offense if that person knowingly and
persistently fails to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical attention,
financial support or other necessary care which he/she is capable of
providing to his/her child or other dependent.
(B) Sentence. A person convicted of failure to support a dependent may be
sentenced to a jail term not to exceed ninety-three (93) days or to a fine not
to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.), or to both.
(C) The judge may order the offender to undergo an appropriate rehabilitative
program, in lieu of, or in addition to, the sentence set out above, if it appears
from the totality of the circumstances that rehabilitative services could help
the offender become a responsible parent.
(4) (Reserved)
(5) (Reserved)
(6) Child Abuse
(A) Offense. A person commits the offense of child abuse if that person
intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes physical injury to a child in
his/her care or custody.
(B) Sentence. A person who commits child abuse may be sentenced to a jail term
not to exceed one (1) year or to a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars
($5,000.), or to both.
(7) Spouse Abuse
(A) Offense. A person commits an offense if that person intentionally, knowingly
or recklessly causes physical injury to his/her spouse.
(B) Sentence. A person who commits spouse abuse may be sentenced to a jail
term not to exceed one (1) year or to a fine not to exceed five thousand
dollars ($5,000.), or to both.