Tribe: Wyandotte Nation
Section 505. Sentencing Juvenile Ofrenders.
(a) The Wyandotte Nation Controlled Dangerous Substances Code aims to reflect the
Wyandotte Nation’s custom and tradition of protecting its youth and moderating justice programs
aimed at intervening in young lives for a positive impact towards healing and wellness. The
sentencing procedures contained in this section are mandated by tribal law, and shall not be
deviated from by a court imposing a sentence under this code'(b) Any juvenile convicted of a first offense under the Wyandone Nation Controlled
Dangerous Substances Code may be sentenced to a Rehabilitative Measure as set forth in this code.
(c) Any juvenile convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this Title may be
sentenced to a Rehabilitative Measure and may also be sentenced to one or a combination of the
following:
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. Detention for a period not to exceed a maximum of one year;
2. A money fine in an amount not to exceed ($5,000); or
3. Both detention and a file.
(d) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, the Court may require a convicted
juvenile offender who has inflicted injury upon tlle person or property of another to make
restitution or compensate the injured person by means of the surrender of property, payment of
money damages, or the performance ofany other act for the benefit ofthe injured party.
(e) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, the Cou( may require a convicted
juvenile offender who has inflicted injury upon the person or property ofthe tribal govemment, or
who has incurred costs to the tribal govemment by his/her actions, to make restitution or
compensate the tribal govemment by means of labor for the benefit ofthe tribal government.
(0 If, solely because ofindigence, a convicted j uvenile offender is unable to pay forthwith
a money fine assessed under any applicable section, the Court shall allow him/her a reasonable
period of time to pay the entire sum or allow him/her to make reasonable instalknent payments to
the clerk ofthe court at specified intervals until the entire sum is paid. If the offender defaults on
such payments, the court may find him/her in contempt of court and sentence him/her according
to Wyandotte Nation tribal law.
(g) Any juvenile who has been convicted ofa criminal offense, under the provisions of the
Wyandoue Nation Controlled Dangerous Substances Code, shall be eligible to have the first of
such convictions expunged from his/her criminal record after the court’s sentence has been
completed. The court may order expungement as to the first offense when;
l. The offender has reached the age ofeighteen (18), and
2. The offender has complied with all court orders for rehabilitation and other
sentencing imposed as a result of such conviction.