MAR 2 5 2002 

David A. Wolff, General Counsel 

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe 

Legal Department - Suite 105 

8490 South Highway 95 

Mohave Valley, Arizona 86440 

RE: Approval of Amendment to the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe's Tribal Gaming Ordinance 

Dear Mr. Wolff: 

This letter responds to your request to the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) for the 

review and approval of the amendment to the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe's (Tribe) tribal gaming 

ordinance submitted on December 13, 2001, to the NIGC Region Chief in Phoenix, Arizona. 

The amendment to the ordinance was adopted by the Tribe by Resolution No. 2000-21 on 

March 11, 2000, and was not submitted to the NIGC for its approval until now. This letter 

constitutes approval of your submission under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA 

For future reference, please note that pursuant to 25 C.F.R. fj 522.3, a tribe must submit its 

amendments to an ordinance or resolution to the Chairman of the NIGC, within 15 days of 

adoption by the appropriate tribal authority. 

Thank you for submitting the amendment to the tribal gaming ordinance of the Tribe for review 

and approval. The NIGC staff and I look forward to working with you and the Community in 

implementing the IGRA. If you have questions or require further assistance, please contact 

Ms. Frances Fragua at 2021632-7003. 

Sincerely yours, 

Montie R. Deer 

Chairman 

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Resolution No. 2000-2 1 

RESOLUTION 

FORT MOJAVE TRIBE OF THE FORT MOJAVE 

RESERVATION OF 

rE8 2 (j 

ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA 

WHEREAS, the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe (uTribe") is organized pursuant to the 

Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 25 U.S.C. 

w76) and possesses attributes of sovereignty over both its members 

and its territory; and 

WHEREAS, in accordance with its Constitution and Bylaws, the Tribe is governed 

by the Fort Mojave Tribal Council; and 

WHEREAS, the Tribal Council, on or about February 15,1994, adopted as Tribal 

law the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe Gaming Ordinance (As Amended, 

1994) ('Gaming Ordinance"); and 

WHEREAS, the Tribe, on or about August 26, 1993, entered into a Class III 

Gaming Compact ("Compact") with the State of Arizona pursuant to 

the terms of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 88 2701 

et.seq.; and 

WHEREAS, Section 6(a)(3) of the Compact states that the Gaming Ordinance shall 

provide for the detention of persons who may be involved in illegal 

acts for the purpose of notifying appropriate law enforcement 

authorities; and 

WHEREAS, the Tribal Council desires to further amend the Gaming Ordinance to 

add a new Paragraph C. to Section 7 ("Gaming FaciIitiesn) so as to 

provide for the detention of persons who may be involved in illegal 

acts for the purpose of notifying appropriate law enforcement 

authorities. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Fort Mojave Tribal Council 

hereby amends the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe Gaming Ordinance (As 

Amended, 1994) to add a new Paragraph C. to Section 7 ('Gaming 

Facilities") to read in its entirely as follows: 

C. Any operator of a Gaming Facility, or the operator's 

officers, employees or agents, who has reasonable cause to 

believe that an illegal act has been committed within the 

operator's Gaming Facility and/or upon the premises of the 
operator's Gaming Facility by any person may take that 

person into custody and detain him or her in the Gaming 

Facility and/or upon the premises of the Gaming Facility in 

a reasonable manner, for a reasonable length of time, solely 

for the purpose of notifying appropriate law enforcement 

authorities. Such taking into custody and detention shall 

not render the Gaming Facility operator, or the operator's 

officers, employees or agents, criminally or civilly liable for 

false arrest, false imprisonment, slander or unlawful 

detention unless it is established by clear and convincing 

evidence that such taking into custody and detention are 

unreasonable under all the circumstances; provided that, 

the foregoing is not intended, and shall not be construed, to 

abrogate or waive any other provision of law or immunity 

which may be asserted by the Gaming Facility operator, or 

the operator's oficers, employees or agents, as a bar or 

defense to the commencement or prosecution of any such 

action. There shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in 

all Gaming Facilities a notice in substantially the following 

form: uAny operator of a Gaming Facility, or the 

operator's officers, employees or agents,. who have 

reasonable cause for believing that an illegal act has been 

committed within the operator's Gaming Facility andlor 

upon the premises of the operator's Gaming Facility by any 

person may detain such person in the Gaming Facility 

and/or upon the premises of the Gaming Facility for the 

purpose of notifying law enforcement authorities." 

BE IT FURTmR RESOLVED, that the foregoing amendment to the Fort Mojave 

Indian Tribe Gaming Ordinance (As Amended, 1994) shall become 

effective upon approval by the Chairman of the National Indian 

Gaming Commission in accordance with the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 95 2701 etseq. 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Fort Mojave Tribal 

Council is authorized to take any and all actions necessary to 

implement this Resolution. 

CERTIFICATION 

We, the undersigned, as Chairperson and Secretary of the Fort Mojave Tribal 

Council, governing body of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, do hereby certifj. that the 

Fort Mojave Tribal Council is composed of seven (7) members of whom four (4) 
constituting a quorum were present at a meeting duly held on March 11 , 2000, 

and that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the affirmative vote of 4 

members for and 0 members against. 

FORT MOJAVE TRIB&L COUNCIL 

Nora el ton( Chairperson 

Elroy ~ackson,@ec Pry 

FdGaming Ord. Amend.res