Title
TITLE 28 ETHICS (INCLUDES 2019 POCKET PART)
Body
TITLE 28
ETHICS
Chapter
1. General Provisions
2. Solicitation, Conflicts of Interest and Dealings With Relatives
3. Judicial Review
4. Whistleblower Protection Act
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Purpose
3. Definitions
? 1. Short title
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Cherokee Nation Ethics Act of 2012.
LA 31-89, eff. April 8, 1989. Amended LA 34-07, eff. September 13, 2007; LA 25-12, eff. July 24, 2012; LA 40-12, eff. October 16, 2012.
? 2. Purpose
The purpose of this act is to codify the issues relating to conflicts of interest pertaining to employees and appointed and elected officials of Cherokee Nation, use of businesses owned wholly or partially by Cherokee Nation employees and appointed and elected officials, contracting with relatives of elected officials, and the parameters under which Cherokee Nation employees and officials must operate with respect to conflicts of interest.
The Cherokee Nation Constitution in Article X, Section 10, provides that, "No official, member or officer of the Council, Cabinet Member, employee of any official, Council, Cabinet, or subdivisions thereof, or any person employed in any capacity by the Cherokee Nation shall receive from any individual, partnership, corporation, or entity doing business with the Cherokee Nation directly or indirectly, any interest, profit, benefits, or gratuity, other than wages, salary, per diem, or expenses specifically provided by law." This act is in part intended to specify those situations "provided by law" under which a transaction which would otherwise be prohibited by this section of the Constitution will be permitted.
LA 31-89, eff. April 8, 1989. Amended LA 34-07, eff. September 13, 2007; LA 25-12, eff. July 24, 2012; LA 40-12, eff. October 16, 2012.
? 3. Definitions
A. "Hiring Authority" is the branch of government, instrumentality, official, board or commission or...
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