Red Lake Court of Indian Offenses
Law and Order Provisions, Red Lake Reservation (1952 - 1990)

Red Lake Code of Indian Offenses, page 29
Chapter 2

Red Lake Code of Tribal Offenses
liable for the damage caused to the property of other Indians or the Tribe.  Penalty imposed to be determined by the nature of the offense.

Section 54 - Receiving Stolen Property
     Any Indian who shall receive, or conceal, or aid in concealing or receiving any property, knowing the same to be stolen, embezzled, or obtained by fraud or false pretense, robbery or burglary, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety days or to a fine not to exceed $180.00 or to both such imprisonment and fine with cost.  Penalty imposed to be determined by the nature of the offense.

Section 55 - Flight to Avoid Prosecution
     Any Indian who willfully and knowingly shall flee from the Red Lake Indian Reservation to avoid prosecution or to avoid giving testimony in any pending case, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty days or to a fine not to exceed $60.00 or to both such imprisonment and fine with cost.  Penalty imposed to be determined by the nature of the offense.

Section 56 - Refusing to Aid an Officer
     Any Indian who shall neglect or refuse, when called upon by any Indian Police or other Police Officer of the United States Indian Service, to assist in the arrest of any person charged with or convicted of any offense or in securing such offender when apprehended or in conveying such offender to the nearest place of confinement, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not to exceed fifteen days or to a fine not to exceed $30.00 or both such imprisonment with fine and cost.  Penalty imposed to be determined by the nature of the offense.


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