Cite as: 68 CNCA § 1359

A. Any Indian operating a vehicle registered pursuant to this act within the jurisdiction of Cherokee Nation, including without limitation any tribal citizen, who knowingly issues or promulgates false or fraudulent information in connection with either the financial security verification form or an equivalent form of an owner or operator shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine or imprisonment.

B. Any Indian who operates a vehicle, or allows to be operated a vehicle owned by him or her, on the streets, alleys, roads and highways in the reservation boundaries of Cherokee Nation in violation of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any vehicle operated in violation of any provision in 68 CNCA §§ 1353 to 1358, inclusive, shall be considered a public nuisance. The Commission shall have the authority to seize any Cherokee Nation license plate placed upon such vehicle and prohibit the return or re-registration of the vehicle until a security verification form is filed with the Commission or other appropriate action as ordered by the Commission is taken to assure that such vehicle shall not be used in violation of this act. If such vehicle has been in a collision or accident, any law enforcement officer shall impound such vehicle until a security verification form is filed with the Commission or other appropriate action as ordered by the Commission is taken.

Historical Data

LA 01–01, eff. March 12, 2001. Amended LA 05–08, eff. May 18, 2008.