Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 19-089

• File #: 19-089
• Version: 3
• Name: CN MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX AMENDMENT OF 2019
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/16/2019
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: 10/31/2019
• Final action: 11/20/2019
• Enactment date: 11/12/2019
• Enactment #: LA-23-19
• Title: AN AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATIVE ACT ENTITLED "THE CHEROKEE NATION MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX CODE MODIFICATION OF 2019"
• Sponsors: Canaan Duncan , E. O. "JR." Smith, Mike Dobbins, Victoria Vazquez, Rex Jordan, Daryl Legg, Mike Shambaugh, Joe Deere, Keith Austin, Dora Patzkowski, Joe Byrd
• Indexes: Culture, Language, Motor Vehicle
• Code sections: Title 68 - Revenue and Taxation
• Related files: CNCA-68

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/20/2019	3	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
11/12/2019	3	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
10/31/2019	2	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass

Title
AN AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATIVE ACT ENTITLED "THE CHEROKEE NATION MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX CODE MODIFICATION OF 2019"
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1: Title and Codification

This act shall be known as the Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle Licensing and Tax Amendment of 2019 and codified as Title 68, Chapter 9, Section 1306 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.

Section 2: Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to amend the Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle and Licensing Tax Legislative Act #01-01 as amended by LA #27-01, LA #34-01, LA #34-02, LA #04-03, LA#19-03, LA #25-04, LA #29-04, LA #03-05, LA #07-06, LA #12-06, LA #17-06, LA #08-07, LA# 05-08, LA #23-08, LA #24-08, LA #04-09, LA #02-10, LA #07-10, LA #23-10, LA #33-10, LA #51-12, LA #09-13 LA #27-13, and LA #03-15.

TITLE I: FINDINGS, PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS:

Section 1306. Revenue Sharing

A. A portion of the revenue generated from fees, taxes, penalties and fines generated in connection with the issuance of motor vehicle licenses hereunder shall be allocated to the Cherokee Nation Immersion School, Sequoyah High School, the Cherokee Nation Head Start program and the public schools within the Compact Jurisdictional Area of Cherokee Nation and as described in subsection (B) of this section, to the Marshal Service and to certain counties and municipalities in accordance with the provisions of subsection (B) of this section.

B. Allocation of revenues The fees, taxes, penalties and fines collected by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be allocated and expended for the purposes set forth in the following paragraphs :

1. The fees, taxes, penalties and fines collected by the Commission shall be applied to the costs and expenses of the Commission in carrying out the provisions of this act, as authorized and appropriated in the Nation's comprehensive annual budget. Provided, however, that said costs and expenses shall be paid out of revenues remai...