§ 6.5. Use of certain words in reference to children born out of wedlock prohibited
Cite as: 10 CNCA § 6.5
A. On and after the date upon which this act becomes operative, the designations "illegitimate" or "bastard" shall not be used to designate a child born out of wedlock.
B. No person, firm, corporation, agency, organization, Cherokee Nation nor any of its agencies, boards, commissions, officers or political subdivisions, nor any hospital, nor any institution supported by public funds, nor any employee of any of the above, shall use the term "illegitimate" or "bastard" in referring to or designating any child born on or after the operative date of this act.
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