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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:

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.

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