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“Accessories” means every person who, after a violation has been committed, harbors, conceals, or aids a principal, with the intent that said principal may avoid or escape from detention, arrest, trial, conviction or punishment, having knowledge that said principal has committed such violation or has been charged with such violation or convicted thereof, is an accessory.

“Assault” is an attempt coupled with the present ability to use willful and unlawful force or violence upon the person of another.

“Battery” is the willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.

“Bodily injury” means both physical and mental injuries including a cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, physical pain, causing illness, impairment of a function of a bodily organ or mental health and/or cognitive ability and or any injury to the body, no matter how temporary.

“Brandishment of weapon” means to display a weapon in an angry or threatening manner.

“Breach of the peace” means conduct destroying or menacing public order and tranquility and may include acts of violence or acts or words likely to produce violence as well as acts.

“Citation” means the written document issued by an officer in accordance with the requirements of RRTC 7.10.030.

“Controlled substance” is defined in RRTC 7.40.010.

“Dangerous weapon” means any weapon, device, material or substance, whether animate or inanimate, which in the manner it is used or intended to be used is capable of producing death or serious bodily injury (for example, rock, stick clubs, brass knuckles, and/or knife).

“Domestic relation” means a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant or the mother or father of his or her child, whether biological, adopted, by custody, by foster, or otherwise.

“Firearm” means any device designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion including any assembled or manufactured weapons such as 3-D printed guns or otherwise.

“Gaming commission” means the Robinson Rancheria gaming commission, the regulatory entity established by the tribe pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

“Officer” means a member of the Robinson Rancheria police department, designated by the tribe to enforce this title or an official or designee of the citizens business council.

“Person” means an individual and “persons” means more than one individual.

“Personal property” includes every description of money, goods, chattels, effects, evidence of right in action, and written instruments by which any pecuniary obligation, right, or title to property, real or personal, is created or acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged or dismissed.

“Principal” means any person concerned in the commission of a violation, whether they directly commit the act constituting the violation, or aid and abet in its commission, or, not being present, have advised encouraged in its commission and all persons counseling, advising, or encouraging children under the age of 14 are principals of that violation.

“Private property” means any property owned in fee; individual land where title is held in the name of the United States in trust for the individual (allotments); and for purposes of this title only, tribal trust land issued to tribal members (assignments); and any other tribally controlled lands not held in trust for the tribe.

“Probable cause” means the existence of facts and circumstances within one’s knowledge and of which one has reasonably trustworthy information sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that a violation has been committed.

“Property” includes every estate, interest, and right in lands, tenements, and hereditaments.

“Reservation” means the reservation lands, as established under the laws of the United States, which were set aside for the tribe, and set forth in the tribe’s Constitution, and shall encompass all territory within the boundaries as now or hereafter prescribed or ascertained including the tribal trust land, fee patented lands, restricted fee, roads, water, bridges, lands and rights-of-way owned, used or claimed by any person.

“Robinson Rancheria citizens business council” (or “citizens business council”) is the governing body of the tribe, which consists of six tribal members elected at-large by the tribal council.

“Schedule of penalties” means the list of monetary fines and penalties assessed for each violation described herein.

“State” means the state of California.

“Traumatic condition” means any harmful condition of the body, whether of a minor or serious nature, such as a wound, or external or internal injury, including, but not limited to, injury as a result of strangulation or suffocation, or any harm caused by a physical force. For purposes of this definition, “strangulation” and “suffocation” include impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of a person by applying pressure on the throat or neck.

“Tribal council” means all adult voting members of the tribe.

“Tribal court” means the judiciary branch of the tribe.

“Tribal member” means an enrolled member of the tribe.

“Tribal office” shall include any and all agencies, departments and otherwise of the tribe or any of its enterprises.

“Tribal property” means any property or personal property owned by the tribe including any tribal enterprise, wholly owned by the tribe.

“Tribal trust land” as used in this title means all property held by the United States government in trust for the benefit of the tribe.

“Tribally approved function” means a social, governmental, or cultural event that has been approved by the citizens business council or is being held by or sanctioned by the citizens business council or any agency, department, or wholly owned enterprise of the tribe.

“Tribe” means the Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California, which is also referred to herein as the “Robinson Rancheria.”

“Violation” means any act committed or omitted in violation of this title. [Ord. 12-15-2021A § 1.5, 2021.]