Cite as: 19 CNCA § 54

A. The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council shall have the authority to hold hearings and conduct investigation concerning matters in which the Council has oversight authority.

B. A hearing shall be called upon a majority vote of the Tribal Council at Regular Session. The agenda item calling for the hearing shall state the time and place at which the hearing is to be conducted. Further, the agenda shall state in detail the subject matter of the hearing.

C. The Tribal Council shall have authority to require the furnishing of such information, attendance of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, papers or other objects as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of the proceeding.

D. The Tribal Council or its designated representative may take the deposition of witnesses, within or without Cherokee Nation, in the same manner as is provided by law for the taking of depositions in civil actions of courts of record.

Historical Data

LA 18–00, eff. June 12, 2000.