8.2.1.020 Complaint

(a) Any criminal complaint filed in the Court to be valid shall state the following facts:

(1) The name of the complaining witness, the name of the defendant and the statement whether the defendant is an Indian within the exterior boundaries of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso or on the other lands under the jurisdiction of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso.

(2) A short statement of the acts constituting the offense in ordinary language, including the alleged acts and the time and place of the acts, making reference to the section of the Criminal Offenses. If the acts constitute more than one offense, such offense should be state separately. Crimes may be charged using the language of this Code.

(3) The name of the Judge before whom the complaint was filed and the date of filing. A complaint shall be signed by the complaining witness and the Judge.

(4) Prior to the signing of any criminal complaint by the Judge involving a family dispute, the Judge may counsel with the parties, or refer them to someone designated by him as Peacemaker in an effort to resolve the dispute between the parties, according to the tradition and custom of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, or the Judge may divert the offending party to an appropriate treatment or rehabilitation center if the facts warrant.