Cite as: 21 CNCA § 2503.1

A. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to receive or acquire proceeds and to conceal such proceeds, or engage in transactions involving proceeds, known to be derived from any violation of this act. The subsection does not apply to any transaction between an individual and the counsel of the individual necessary to preserve the right to representation of the individual, as guaranteed by the Cherokee Nation Constitution and by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. However, this exception does not create any presumption against or prohibition of the right of the state to seek and obtain forfeiture of any proceeds derived from a violation of this act.

B. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to give, sell, transfer, trade, invest, conceal, transport, or maintain an interest in or otherwise make available anything of value which that person knows is intended to be used for the purpose of committing or furthering the commission of any violation of this act.

C. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to direct, plan, organize, initiate, finance, manage, supervise, or facilitate the transportation or transfer of proceeds known to be derived from any violation of this act.

D. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to conduct a financial transaction involving proceeds derived from a violation of this act, when the transaction is designed in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of the proceeds known to be derived from a violation of this act, or to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under Nation or federal law.

E. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a crime.

Historical Data

LA 03–91, eff. February 9, 1991.

Renumbered from 63 CNCA § 2–503.1.