§ 8-605. Indirect contempt proceedings.
A. A child support order, if willfully disobeyed, may be enforced by indirect contempt proceedings against the obligor by either the ONCSS or obligee. The Trial Court shall hear indirect contempt proceedings initiated by the ONCSS or obligee.
B. Punishment for indirect contempt shall be the imposition of a fine in a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in Tribal Jail not exceeding six months, or by both, at the discretion of the Trial Court.
C. In a proceeding for indirect civil contempt, prima facie evidence of an indirect civil contempt of court shall be held when proof that:
1. The child support order was made, filed and served on the obligor; or
2. The obligor had actual knowledge of the existence of the order; or
3. The order was granted by default after proper notice to the obligor; or
4. The obligor was present in court at the time the order was announced. ONCA 12-51, eff. June 18, 2012.