Cite as: 19 CNCA § 39

A. The Legislative Aide shall be the custodian of all official recordings of Committee or Council meetings regardless of whether or not the Legislative Aide performed the actual recording. The Legislative Aide shall not release original records and shall maintain those records in a secure place.

B. The Legislative Aide shall maintain and not relinquish custody of the recordings except as provided herein.

C. The Legislative Aide shall make a public copy of the records for copying and inspection. Any citizen of Cherokee Nation, upon written request, may inspect and listen to a copy of the records in the offices of the Clerk.

D. The Legislative Aide shall make provisions upon written request for a copy of the records and tender of cost of copying by any citizen of Cherokee Nation to copy the records within forty-eight (48) hours.

E. After the expiration of three (3) years, the Legislative Aide shall transfer custody of the original records for archiving in the Cherokee National Historical Society.

Historical Data

LA 12–97, eff. July 14, 1997.