Definitions.

§ 11.900 Definitions. For purposes of sections pertaining to the children's court: (a) Abandon means the leaving of a minor without communication or failing to support a minor for a period of one year or more with no indication of the parents' willingness to assume a parental role. (b) Adult means a person eighteen (18) years or older. (c) Counsel means an attorney admitted to the bar of a state or the District of Columbia or a lay advocate admitted to practice before the Court of Indian Offenses. (d) Custodian means one who has physical custody of a minor and who is providing food, shelter and supervision to the minor. (e) Custody means the power to control the day-to-day activities of the minor. (f) Delinquent act means an act which, if committed by an adult, would be designated a crime under this part or under an ordinance of the tribe. (g) Detention means the placement of a minor in a physically restrictive facility. (h) Guardian means a person other than the minor's parent who is by law responsible for the care of the minor. (i) Guardian ad Litem means a person appointed by the court to represent the minor's interests before the court. (j) Juvenile offender means a person who commits a delinquent act prior to his or her eighteenth birthday. (k) Minor means: (1) A person under 18 years of age, (2) A person 18 years of age or older concerning whom proceedings are commenced in the children's court prior to his or her eighteenth birthday, or (3) A person 18 years of age or older who is under the continuing jurisdiction of the children's court. (l) Minor-in-need-of-care means a minor who: (1) Has no parent or guardian available and willing to take care of him or her; (2) Is unwilling to allow his or her parent or guardian to take care of him or her; (3) Has suffered or is likely to suffer a physical or emotional injury, inflicted by other than accidental means, which causes or creates a substantial risk of death, disfigurement, impairment of bodily functions or emotional health; (4) Has not been provided with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education or supervision by his or her parent, guardian or custodian; (5) Has been sexually abused; (6) Has been committing delinquent acts as a result of parental pressure, guidance or approval; or, (7) Has been committing status offenses. (m) Status offense means an offense which, if committed by an adult, would not be designated a crime under this part or under an ordinance of the tribe.