INDEX

to Title 7 of the Navajo Nation Code

Courts and Procedure

 

First note these important amending resolutions:

CD-94-85  Judicial Reform Act of 1985
CO-72-03  Comprehensive Amendments to §§ 101 - 853, Oct 24, 2003

 

§ 101. Signature defined

§ 102. Navajo Nation Council defined

§ 103. District Courts defined See CAU-49-89

§ 201. Establishment;  composition

§ 202. Seals of Courts

§ 203. [Reserved]

§ 204. Law applicable

§ 205. Record of proceedings

§ 206. Cooperation of Navajo Nation, federal and state employees

§ 251. Composition

§ 252. [Reserved]

§ 253. Jurisdiction--Generally.  Background: CF-19-80.

§ 253a. Long-Arm Civil Jurisdiction and Service of Process Act. Enacting Resolution: CJA-02-01

§ 254. Territorial jurisdiction

§ 255. Writs or orders

§ 256. Temporary or preliminary injunctive relief

§ 257. Sovereign immunity of the Navajo Nation

§ 291. Establishment

§ 292. Composition

§ 301. Composition and location

§ 302. Jurisdiction--Generally

§ 303. Writs or orders

§ 351. Salaries

§ 352. Removal from office

§ 353. Retirement

§ 354. Qualifications for judicial appointment

§ 355. Appointment;  term of office

§ 356. Probationary term

§ 357. Evaluation

§ 371. Administrative duties

§ 372. Acting Chief Justice

§ 373. Residence

§ 374. Oath of Office

§ 401. Judicial Branch personnel policies and procedures

§ 409. Establishment

§ 410. Purposes

§ 411. Responsibility and authority

§ 412. Personnel

§ 413. Legislative oversight

§ 421. Establishment

§ 422. Purposes and powers

§ 423. Composition and personnel

§ 424. Legislative oversight

§ 601. Court rules;  authority to adopt

§ 602. Limitation of actions

§ 603. Action in name of Navajo Nation;  authority to bring

§ 604. Notice and opportunity to appear

§ 605. Witnesses

§ 606. Legal counsel;  right of representation;  unauthorized practice of law

§ 607. Extradition

§ 621. Repossession of consumer goods

§ 622. Violation--Penalty

§ 623. Civil liability

§ 624. Severability

§ 631. Action against provider of an alcoholic beverage

§ 651. Right to jury trial

§ 652. Lists of jurors;  preparation

§ 653. Number of jurors

§ 654. Eligibility of jurors

§ 655. Challenges to jury

§ 656. Instructions to jury

§ 657. Verdict of jury

§ 658. Jurors' fees

§ 701. Judgment--Form and contents

§ 702. Rendition

§ 703. Lawful debt in proceedings to distribute decedents' estates

§ 704. [Reserved]

§ 705. Writs of execution--Generally

§ 706. Issuance;  contents

§ 707. Return

§ 708. Appraisal of property seized

§ 709. Notice and public sale of property seized;  proceeds;  bill of sale

§ 710. Private sale of property seized;  delivery of unsold property to plaintiff or return to defendant

§ 711. Property subject to execution and property exempt from execution

§ 712. Execution prior to judgment

§ 751. Security for costs

§ 752. Assessment of costs

§ 753. Fees and fines;  collection and disposition

§ 801. Appeal from final judgment or order

§ 802. [Reserved]

§ 803. Scope of the appeal

§ 804. Proceedings on appeal

§ 851. Construction

§ 852. Amendment

§ 853. Severability

 

Navajo Nation Arbitration Act  (See also CJA-05-07 Amendments to Navajo Sovereign Immunity Act, 1 N.N.C. §554; and Navajo Nation Arbitration Act, 7 N.N.C. §§1108 and 111, Jan 25, 2007)

§ 1101. Short title

§ 1102. Jurisdiction

§ 1103. Written agreement to submit controversy to arbitration is valid

§ 1104. Duty of court on application of party to arbitrate

§ 1105. When court may appoint arbitrators

§ 1106. Qualification of arbitrators

§ 1107. Powers of arbitrators

§ 1108. Notice and hearing

§ 1109. Right to be represented by attorney or Navajo tribal court advocate;  effect of waiver

§ 1110. Authority of arbitrators to issue subpoenas and administer oaths;  service of subpoenas;  depositions;  compelling person to testify

§ 1111. Award of arbitrators

§ 1112. Modification of award

§ 1113. Expenses and fees for arbitrators

§ 1114. Confirmation of an arbitration award by court

§ 1115. When court may vacate award

§ 1116. When court may modify or correct award

§ 1117. Judgment upon granting order confirming, modifying or correcting award;  costs and disbursements

§ 1118. Application to court to be by motion;  notice and hearing to be in manner provided by law

§ 1119. Appeals