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Entry into System
Arrest by Police
Arrest Report/
Criminal Complaint
Navajo Nation Criminal Justice System Flowchart
Criminal
Investigation
FBI
Officer in Charge
Reviews Report
US Attorney
ajs
Grand Jury
23 Members
Complaint Filed
by FBI
Indictment
Arrest Warrant
Criminal Summons
Magistrate Court
Arraignment
Trial
District Judge
Prosecutor receives
and reviews report
Dismissed
Insufficient Evidence
Successful
Temporary Commitment
Criminal
Complaint
Filed by the
Prosecutor
Docket #
Peacemaking
Arraignment
Out
of
Serve Time
System
Suspended Sentence
Unsuccessful
Surety/Cash Bond
Not Guilty
Fine Paid
Plea
Jury Trial Request
Peacemaking
Personal Recognizance
Temporary Release
Plea
Pre-Trial
Conference
Bench
or Jury
Trial
Probation Community
Service Work
Judgment
& Mittimus
Guilty
Guilty
Key
Pre-Trial
Diversion
Drug Court
Generic
Assessment
Victim
Federal System
Navajo Nation
Peacemaking
Failure to Deminimis
Prosecute Infraction
Other
Diversion
Family Involvement
Restitution/Nalyeeh
No
Unsuccessful
Peacemaking
Yes
Treatment Plan
Monitoring
Peace or Security Bond
Peacemaking
Family
Case Dismissed
Out of system
Defendant
Successful
Case Dismissed
Out of system
Acquitted
Out of system
Surety
$1000
Out of system
The Navajo Nation Criminal Justice Flowchart was created by the Navajo Nation Criminal Justice Planning Committee (NNCJPC). Copies of this chart may be reproduced. Attribution should be given to NNCJPC. For questions contact: Navajo Nation Criminal Justice Planning Committee, Office of the Chief Prosecutor, P.O. Box 3779,
Window Rock, AZ 86515, 520-871-6622. Presently, the Navajo Nation and the United States Attorney's Office exercises concurrent jurisdiction over certain crimes committed on the Navajo Nation. As a result, these crimes are reported to both the Office of the Chief Prosecutor and the United States Attorney's Office for prosecutorial review.
Chart printed September 2001.