CHAPTER 17-1
GENERAL PURPOSE STATEMENT

17-1-1 Purpose.

The purpose of this title is to implement reasonable rules, regulations, and penalties essential to maintaining a safe and efficient transportation system within the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indian jurisdiction.

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, under its inherent sovereign powers has, since the creation of its Reservation in 1846, controlled the access and presence of persons to and on its Reservation territory. An increasing number of tribal members are seeking to reside on the Reservation, an increasing number of motor vehicles are being used by Indian and non-Indian persons to enter the Reservation territory in order to engage in gaming and other activities with Tribal enterprises or members and there has been a significant increase in the amount of motor vehicle traffic on the Reservation. The provisions of this Title are required and necessary in order to for the Nation to regulate and control motor vehicle traffic on its Reservation. For the purpose of this Title, the term Reservation shall be as defined in Article I of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Constitution.