Title
AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 21 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This act amends Title 21 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated and shall be codified at the sections referenced herein of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to modernize the Nation's criminal code.
Section 3. Legislative History
LA-10-90 LA-32-03 LA-20-08
LA-13-91 LA-36-03 LA-22-08
LA-24-02 LA-08-06 LA-08-12
LA-25-02 LA-10-06 LA-09-12
LA-39-02 LA-18-06 LA-35-12
LA-40-02 LA-29-06 LA-10-13
LA-41-02 LA-31-06 LA-09-16
LA-42-02 LA-34-06 LA-12-18
LA-31-03 LA-09-07
Section 4. Amendments
Title 21 shall be amended as follows:
? 142.13. Revolving Fund Established
There is hereby established a revolving fund to be designated the "Crime Victims Compensation Revolving Fund" ("Fund") which shall be held and administered by the Treasurer in accordance with the purposes of this Act. The Fund shall be authorized by the Tribal Council as a continuing fund, which shall initially receive a direct appropriation to begin the Fund and thereafter, shall receive a direct continuing appropriation from all monies accruing to the credit of said Fund. Such monies are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Treasurer for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Wilma P. Mankiller Victim's Act, including the provisions set forth in Section 142.1 et seq. of this title.
Expenditures from said fund shall be made by the Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by policies created pursuant to ? 142.12. The fund shall be maintained as authorized by law for investments by the Treasurer. The interest earned by any investment of monies from the fund shall be credited to the fund for expenditure as provided by herein.
Reserved
? 842. Reserved
? 851. Desertion of children under age of ten a felony
Any parent of any child or...
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