Legislation/Policy/Procedure
Title:
Ute Indian Tribe Law and Order Code: Extradition
Parties: Ute Indian Tribe, and Tribal, State, or Federal Government
Date enacted/published: 1988
Description:
Parties: Ute Indian Tribe, and Tribal, State, or Federal Government
Date enacted/published: 1988
Description:
This tribal code provides the conditions under which the tribe may honor or make an extradition request. Key provisions of the code include:
- The chief judge must seek the consent of the Tribal Business Committee.
- An extradition request must include certified copies of a complaint, information, or indictment and an arrest warrant.
- Persons requested for extradition must be charged with a felony or have fled from justice and are seeking to the use the reservation as a refuge.
- Only the Tribal Business Committee may request the extradition to the reservation of a person who has committed a Class A or B offense on the reservation and thereafter fled to avoid prosecution.
