Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 08-063

• File #: 08-063
• Version: 3
• Name: Cherokee Nation SORNA - Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/19/2008
• In control: RULES COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 9/25/2008
• Final action: 10/12/2008
• Enactment date: 10/12/2008
• Enactment #: LA-22-08
• Title: A LEGISLATIVE ACT ADDING SECTIONS TO TITLE 63 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED CONCERNING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY; PROVIDING A CIVIL REGULATORY SCHEME REQUIRING SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS LIVING, WORKING, OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE CHEROKEE NATION, AND REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS
• Sponsors: Cara Cowan Watts, David Thornton, Sr.
• Indexes: Post-Conviction Supervision, Sex Offender Registration
• Code sections: Title 63 - Public Health and Safety
• Related files: 12-012

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/21/2008	3	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
10/13/2008	3	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved in toto	Pass
9/25/2008	2	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass
9/15/2008	2	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Referred	Pass
8/11/2008	2	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Tabled	Pass
7/14/2008	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Tabled	Pass
6/26/2008	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Fail
6/26/2008	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass
5/29/2008	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass

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A LEGISLATIVE ACT ADDING SECTIONS TO TITLE 63 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED CONCERNING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY; PROVIDING A CIVIL REGULATORY SCHEME REQUIRING SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS LIVING, WORKING, OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE CHEROKEE NATION, AND REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

SECTION 1. CODIFICATION; LEGISLATIVE HISTORY.

This Act shall be codified at sections 1001 et seq. of Title 63. There is no prior legislation pertaining to this matter. All of the sections herein shall be added as new sections to the Cherokee Nation Code.

SECTION 2. TITLE 63 CNCA § 1001 SHALL BE ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

§ 1001. Short Title.

This Act, Sections 1001 et seq. of Title 63, shall be known and may be cited as the “Cherokee Nation Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act” or the “Cherokee Nation SORNA.”

SECTION 3. TITLE 63 CNCA § 1002 SHALL BE ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

§ 1002. Purpose; Findings; and Legislative Intent.

1. The Council finds that repeat sex offenders, sexual offenders who use physical violence or duress, and sex offenders who prey on children, the elderly, and the mentally impaired are sex offenders who present an extreme threat to the public safety and pose a high risk of re-offending after release from custody. The Council further finds that the privacy interest of persons adjudicated guilty of these crimes is less important than the Nation’s compelling interest in public safety. Sex offenders are extremely likely to use physical violence and to repeat their offenses, and most sex offenders commit many offenses, have many more victims than are ever reported, and are prosecuted for only a fraction of their crimes. This makes the cost of sex offender victimization to society at large, while incalculable, extremely high. The Council also finds that federal crime statistics show that one out of every three Native American women ...