Tribe: Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
5.11.020 Sentencing Guidelines.
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(b) The Court shall give primary weight to
restorative, traditional and corrective
sentencing whenever practicable so that the
defendant may become a productive and law-
abiding member of the community, except that
the Court shall give primary weight to the
protection of the community and deterrence
from future criminal acts of the same nature
when sentencing for the following offenses
which are deemed to cause the most serious
injury to victims and devastation to the
community:
(1) a Class A or B drug offense;
(2) a Class A or B sexual offense;
(3) a crime of violence in which the victim
receives serious physical harm;
(4) a crime of violence involving use of a
firearm; or
(5) a crime involving conduct that presents
a serious threat to the health, safety, and
welfare of the community.
(c) The Court shall adopt sentencing
guidelines consistent with this Title and
restorative and traditional practices that
further the purposes of this Title. The Sentencing Guidelines shall be approved by
the Law and Justice Commission prior to
adoption by the Court. The Sentencing
Guidelines shall include restorative and
traditional practices such as:
(1) Alternative Dispute Resolution
(2) Circle Sentencing
(3) Community Service and Projects
(4) Community Reparative Boards
(5) Deferred Prosecutions
(6) Deferred Sentences
(7) Dialogue and Mediation
(8) Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM)
(9) Family or Group Counseling
(10) Financial Restitution
(11) Global Positioning System (GPS)
(12) Hold Open Diversions
(13) Substance Abuse Treatment
(14) Traditional Advisement
(15) Transitional Clean and Sober Housing
(16) Victim Impact Panels