Tribe: Crow Tribe of Montana
Purpose, Definitions, and Jurisdiction
9-7-101. Purpose.
This Chapter shall be liberally interpreted and construed to fulfill the following expressed
purposes:
(1) To preserve and retain the family unit whenever possible. To provide for the care, protection, and wholesome
mental and physical development of youth offenders who are within the provisions of this code;
(2) To recognize that alcohol and substance abuse among youths is a disease which is both preventable and
treatable;
(3) To provide a program of supervision, care and rehabilitation, consistent with the protection of the reservation
(4) To achieve the purposes of this code utilizing the family unit whenever possible and to separate the youth
from the family unit only when necessary for the youth’s welfare or to protect public safety;
(5) To clearly provide the juvenile offender with services under this code and to provide appropriate and distinct
dispositional options for treatment and rehabilitation;
(6) To provide judicial and other procedures through which the provisions of this code are executed and enforced
and in which the parties are assured a fair hearing and their civil and other legal rights are protected under the
Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 and statutory rights under the Crow Tribal Code for the Crow Reservation;
(7) To provide a continuum of services for youths and their families from prevention to residential treatment,
with emphasis whenever possible on prevention, early intervention and community-based alternatives; and
(8) To provide a forum where an Indian youth who is an enrolled or enrollable member of the Crow Tribe and is
charged in other jurisdictions may be referred for adjudication and/or disposition. […] 9-10-101. Scope of Youth Court Authority.
The Youth Court may:
(1) cooperate fully with any federal, state. Tribal, public, or private agency in order to participate in any
diversion, rehabilitation or training program(s) and to receive grants-in-aid to carry out the purposes of this code
This authority is subject to the approval of the Tribal council;
(2) utilize any social service that is famished by any Tribal, federal, or state agency provided that it is
economically administered without unnecessary duplication and expense;
(3) accept or decline transfers from other states or Tribal Courts involving alleged delinquent youth or alleged
status offenders for the purposes of adjudication and/or disposition.