24.15.100 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the meaning designated unless a different meaning is expressly provided, or the context clearly indicates otherwise:
“Abandonment” means to vacate a land assignment for a period of more than a year with no improvements or regular maintenance occurring to the land or structures. Maintenance can include maintaining cleared zones or fire breaks, gardening, grading, or any other activity that improves the land for habilitation.
“Application” means Yurok land assignment application.
“Assignable land” means Tribal trust or Tribal fee lands made available for residential land assignment by formal action of the Yurok Tribal Council.
“Assignee” means the holder of a Yurok revocable residential land assignment.
“Assignment” means a Yurok residential land assignment.
“Department” means the Yurok Tribe Planning Department.
“Household” or “family” means the nuclear family consisting of one or more parents or legal guardians and their minor children, as well as such other adults of the extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles or cousins) as may live with the nuclear family on a regular and extended basis, consistent with Yurok cultural standards and values.
“Land Assignment Committee” means a committee formed of representatives from the Planning Department, Yurok Tribe Environmental Program, Office of Tribal Attorney, a representative of Tribal Council, and any other necessary and appropriate departments.
“Means to develop” means that the applicant has identified either financial resources, grants, loans, other funding, skills, and/or labor assistance to sufficiently develop the assignment for habitation.
“Minor” means a Yurok Tribal member under the age of 18 years.
“Moral turpitude” means conduct that is contrary to justice, honesty, or morality or so extreme a departure from ordinary Yurok standards of honesty, good morals, justice or ethics as to be shocking to the moral sense of Yurok people. Moral turpitude shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Fraud;
(2) Embezzlement;
(3) Extortion;
(4) Theft;
(5) Bribery;
(6) Receiving stolen goods knowing they are stolen;
(7) Perjury;
(8) Child abuse, including physical or sexual abuse;
(9) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor, including sexual relations with a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor, production or trafficking of child pornography, or serving or providing illegal drugs or alcohol;
(10) Assault with an intent to kill, commit serious bodily harm, or rape or with a dangerous weapon;
(11) Arson;
(12) Rape;
(13) Murder;
(14) Felony conviction for domestic abuse;
(15) Intentional manufacture, use, or distribution of a controlled substance or drug trafficking; and
(16) Aiding or abetting in the commission of, or attempting to commit, a crime involving moral turpitude.
“Reservation” means all land, air, and water located within the exterior boundaries of the Yurok Indian Reservation.
“Spouse” means two people who have been joined together by legal matrimony, common law or “Indian Way.” “Indian Way” and common law must be certified by the Yurok Tribal Court.
“Tribal Council” or “Council” means the duly elected governing body of the Yurok Tribe.
“Tribal Court” means the Yurok Tribal Court including their appeals court.
“Tribal member” means a duly enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe.
“Tribe” means the Yurok Tribe, federally recognized by the United States of America. [Ord. 79 § 1010, amended, 6/23/2022.]