Title
AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 21 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED
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 21 CNCA ? 1132
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to modernize the Criminal Code of the Cherokee Nation
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. Substantive Provisions
21 CNCA ? 1132. Assault and battery domestic abuse by strangulation-Definition
Any person who commits any assault or assault and battery with intent to cause great bodily harm by strangulation or attempted strangulation against a current or former spouse, a present spouse of a former spouse, parent, a foster parent, child, person otherwise related by blood or marriage, a person with whom the defendant is in a dating relationship, an individual with whom the defendant has had a child, a person who formerly lived in the same household as the defendant, or a person living in the same household as the defendant, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of the felony of domestic abuse by strangulation. As used in this subsection "strangulation" by means of a any form of asphyxia; including, but not limited to, asphyxia characterized by closure of the blood vessels or air passages of the neck as a result of external pressure on the neck or the closure of the nostrils or mouth as a result of external pressure on the head., shall be guilty of the crime of domestic abuse by strangulation.
Section 5. Provisions as Cumulative
The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing law.
Section 6. Severability
The provisions of this act are severable and if any part or provision hereof shall be held voi...
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