Cite as: 21 CNCA § 151

The following persons are liable to punishment under the laws of this Nation:

1. All persons who commit, in whole or in part, any crime within the Cherokee Nation.

2. All persons who commit theft out of this Nation, and bring, or are found with the property stolen, in the Cherokee Nation.

3. All persons who, being out of the Cherokee Nation, abduct or kidnap, by force or fraud, any person contrary to the laws of the place where such act is committed, and bring, send, or convey such person within the limits of the Cherokee Nation, and are afterward found therein.

4. And all persons who, being out of the Cherokee Nation, cause or aid, advise or encourage, another person, causing an injury to any person or property within the Cherokee Nation by means of any act or neglect which is declared criminal by this code, and who are afterward found within the Cherokee Nation.

5. Any person who violates the criminal laws of the Cherokee Nation shall be subject to the civil remedies and penalties of the Cherokee Nation.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 28-20, eff. December 14, 2020.