Cite as: 67 CNCA § 106

A. Without limiting the meaning of other sections of this chapter, the following categories of information are specifically made public information subject to the restrictions and limitations of sections of this chapter:

1. administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public;

2. final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases;

3. those statements of policy and interpretations of policy, statute, and the Constitution which have been adopted by the public body;

4. written planning policies and goals and final planning decisions;

5. information in or taken from any account, voucher, or contract dealing with the receipt or expenditure of public or other funds by public bodies;

6. the minutes of all proceedings of all public bodies and all votes at such proceedings, with the exception of all such minutes and votes taken at meetings closed to the public pursuant to the Constitution and law of the Cherokee Nation;

7. reports which disclose the nature, substance, and location of any crime or alleged crime reported as having been committed. Where a report contains information exempt as otherwise provided by law, the law enforcement agency may delete that information from the report;

8. final audits of the Cherokee Nation and its subsidiaries.

B. No information contained in a police incident report or in an employee salary schedule revealed in response to a request pursuant to this chapter may be utilized for commercial solicitation. However, this provision must not be interpreted to restrict access by the public and press to information contained in public records.

Historical Data

LA 25–01, eff. September 14, 2001. Amended LA 16–14, eff. June 20, 2014. Amended LA 25-23, eff. November 6, 2023.