Red Cliff Band Tribal Court

Admissions Requirements:

• Written Exam Tribal Law
• Oral Exam on Tribal Law
• Fee

Court's Source of Power:

• Constitution
• Ordinances.

Subject Matter Jurisdiction:

• Conservation Violations On & Off reservation
• Small Claims
• Domestic Abuse
• Traffic
• Child Welfare
• Tribal Ordinances
• Extensive Civil Code
• Divorce

Personal Jurisdiction:

• Tribal members
• Limited non-members

Tribal Membership Criteria:

• Direct descendants of 1896 and 1934 Rolls and Vote of Tribal members. 
• Children born on the reservation may be automatically admitted, provided that the birth is reported within one year. 
• Those persons whose births are reported later than one year, must be voted in membership.