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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section EDU.02.13 — Penalties

(a) Any school age child convicted of truancy under this Code shall be subject to a minimum penalty of community services hours equal to the number of hours truant and a maximum civil monetary penalty of $25.00 per incident of truancy.

(b) Any child who is convicted of aiding another school age child's truancy shall be subject to a minimum penalty of community service hours equal to the number of hours the school age child was truant and a maximum civil monetary penalty of $50.00 per incident of truancy.

(c) Any adult who is convicted of aiding a school age child's truancy shall be subject to a penalty not less than $50.00, but not to exceed $500.00 per incident of truancy. The presiding judge is authorized to order community service hours equal to the number of hours truant in his/her discretion.

(d) In addition to the imposition of civil forfeitures and community service hours for violations of this Chapter EDU.02, the Tribal Court may impose other remedies including but not limited to: mental health counseling, alcohol assessment and counseling, limitations on the use of public facilities within the jurisdiction of the Tribe and loss of privileges that go with tribal membership.

(e) The Tribal Court may direct the Tribal Prosecutor to file the Tribal Court Order with the appropriate state court for full faith and credit to enable additional enforcement mechanisms. In such cases, the Tribal Court shall order the appropriate remedy as found in Wis. Stat. Sec. 118.163.