First Nations Development Institute has produced a model tribal consumer protection code that can be adopted to regulate a variety of activities on reservations. The code provides a legal framework for tribes to regulate economic transactions on their reservations, including a range of credit products such as payday loans.

Templates for the Main Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code (in Microsoft Word format), as well as ten additional chapters, are available for download below. For more information on the Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code, please contact Sarah Dewees.

Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code Templates

Main Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code

Additional Chapter I - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code
Additional Chapter II - Privacy Protection -Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code
Additional Chapter III - Motor Vehicle Warranty Act - Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code
Additional Chapter IV - Rental-Purchase Agreements - Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code
Additional Chapter V - Repossessions of Personal Property - Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code
Additional Chapter VI - Repossession of Manufactured Homes - Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code
Additional Chapter VII - Motor Vehicle Deficiency Charges - Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code
Additional Chapter VIII - False Advertising - Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code
Additional Chapter IX - Pawn Transactions - Model Tribal Consumer Protection CodePawn Transactions
Additional Chapter X - Pyramid or Multilevel Sales - Model Tribal Consumer Protection Code