Court Staff Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa APPELLATE COURT

Chief Justice Hon. Henry Buffalo, Jr. Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Associate Justices Hon. Robert Kittecon, Pro Tempore Menominee Nation of Wisconsin Hon. Andrew J. Pyatskowit, Pro Tempore Menominee Nation of Wisconsin Meskwaki

TRIAL COURT Tribal Chief Judge Hon. Jessica R. Bear S&F of the Miss. in Iowa (Meskwaki) Court

Associate Judges Hon. Joseph Plumer Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Hon. Maurice R. Johnson

CLERK OF COURT &

CLERK OF COURT OF APPEALS Joy R. Mauskemo

COURT ADMINISTRATOR Ki-me-nwi-to-ta-ti-ba Dakota Crosswhite Standing Rock Sioux “Be Good

DEPUTY CLERK D. Suzanne Buffalo To Each S&F of the Miss. in Iowa (Meskwaki) Other” Meskwaki Tribal Court ASSISTANT DEPUTY CLERK Korinda Timberwolf Sac & Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa S&F of the Miss. in Iowa (Meskwaki) Tribal Court

Meskwaki Justice Center PROBATION OFFICE Misty Jefferson, Adult Probation Officer 307 Meskwaki Rd (641) 484-9285 Tama, IA 52339 ______OTHER SERVICES PUBLIC DEFENDER … By Court Appointment Only Website: www.meskwakicourt.org Meskwaki Indian Settlement Cynthia Tofflemire (641) 484-9214 Telephone: (641) 484-9300 Tama, Iowa • Criminal Case Defense Fax: (641) 484-2221

Publication Date: November 9, 2018 The Tribal Court of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the The Tribe’s Code - LAWS - are located at Mississippi in Iowa was established by the Tribal Council Meskwaki Nation Website: and enacted on June 9, 2004. E-na-ko-ni-ke-ki: Many different types of civil cases are filed in Tribal www.meskwaki.org The way things are laid out for us to do Court, including but not limited to: Go to home page, scroll to very bottom to Divorce Paternity Name Change Custody Damages Adoption “Extra Links” and select “Constitution, Foreign Judgment Protection Orders Codes & Bylaws”

TRIBAL COURT MISSION: Guardianship or Conservatorship (Minors, Adults)

Child Welfare - Child In Need of Assistance (CINA) - ENACTED TITLES OF TRIBAL CODE - To administer justice Child Support - includes MNCSS Title IV-D cases Title 1. General Provisions according to laws that govern the Meskwaki Nation Filing Fees are required to establish most types of cases Title 2. Administration by exercising all judicial and dispute (see the Filing Fee Schedule located at Title 3. Business & Profession www.meskwakicourt.org). Some fees can be waived if an Title 4. Commercial resolution powers of the Tribe. application requesting a waiver is approved by the Court. Small Claims Court has an independent set of rules Title 5. Dispute Resolution and processes and is for actions under $5,000. Title 6. Family Relations (includes the Tribal OBJECTIVES Administrative claims supplement the processes in Child Support Act) TITLE 5, ARTICLE II, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 5-2103 SETS place throughout Tribal Operations and provide avenues of Title 7. Child Welfare OUT THE COURT’S MISSION AND GOALS, AND STATES: judicial review for claimants allowed by the Code. Title 8. Elections

“Except where limited by laws of the Tribe, it shall be Marriage applications and licenses can be obtained at Title 9. Employment & Labor the objective of the Tribal Court and the duty of all the Clerk of Court’s office. Title 10. Enrollment judges and justices of the Tribal Court in resolving all Criminal cases that are filed against Native Americans Title 11. Gaming matters before the Tribal Court to discover and by Meskwaki Nation Police Department are heard in Tribal determine the truth, and to the extent possible, to Court and involve misdemeanor offenses alleged to occur on Title 12. Health & Safety seek a resolution which restores balance to the Meskwaki Tribal land. Title 13. Law & Order community in accordance with the customs and A Tribal Probation Officer supervises adult individu- Title 14. Natural Resources traditions of the Tribe, repairs relationships, als ordered to pretrial supervision or probation by Tribal Title 15. (Reserved) results in fairness, and avoids principles of Court, develops alternative sentencing options, organizes Title 16. Property retribution and punishment.” community service, coordinates educational and skill Title 17. Taxation building programming, and re-entry services. ACTV classes are available for batterers education matters, either as part of Title 18. Transportation PRINCIPLES Title 19. Judicial Validation a sentence or on a voluntary basis. To develop an efficient judicial system which A Juvenile Probation Officer oversees full implemen- Title 20. Youth Justice meets the judicial needs of both the tribal community tation of the Youth Justice Code (Title 20), adopted August Title 21. Liquor Control and its government; 2017. This judicial forum is to address the actions of minors Title 22. Exclusion To provide due process and fairness to all parties under 18 years old concerning alleged delinquency acts, but Title 23. Guardianship & Conservatorship involved in cases; also any juvenile acts not rising to the level of delinquency Title 24. Domestic Violence To promote Tribal self-government, community that are not a result of parental neglect or abuse. Officer can development, peace, public safety, and the human offer diversion services, informal services, and formal case referral services. potential of all persons; Visit the Court’s Website to view

To develop judicial institutions and judicial tools Title 18. Transportation regulates traffic laws on and forms and information, and the which reflect the Tribe’s culture, traditions and through the Meskwaki Settlement. Civil traffic cases involv- Rules of Procedure : values; ing moving violations and also criminal traffic cases, such as OWI, are heard in Tribal Court. www.meskwakicourt.org To provide an independent system for the advancement of justice under the laws of the Tribe; Title 24. Domestic Violence, enacted January 2013, was adopted to ensure the safety of victims of domestic/family To operate as a Learning organization that violence and to provide victims with the maximum protec- Office Window Hours (Central Standard Time) actively practices and promotes process-thinking. tion from abuse and/or violence. Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm