Cite as: 21 CNCA § 940

A. In General.- Subject to subsection (A), in this Chapter 38, the term "person" means any individual, natural person, company, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, business trust, organization, partnership, association, club, firm, estate, or any other body corporate or politic or group acting as a unit, or any other entity to which this Chapter 38 can be applied, including any Indian tribe (including an office, agency, authority, or instrumentality of an Indian tribe), or the officer, manager, lessee, agent, servant, partner, member, director, or employee of any of them, including an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver, or other representative appointed according to law.

B. Limitation.- Notwithstanding subsection (B), in this Chapter 38, the term "person" does not include-

1. the Cherokee Nation or any entity wholly owned by the Cherokee Nation engaging in activities regulated or operated by the Cherokee Nation pursuant to Title 4 of this Code; or

2. any natural person who, while acting pursuant to and within the scope of such person's employment or official duties as an employee or officer of the Cherokee Nation or an entity wholly owned by Cherokee Nation, is engaging in activities regulated or operated by the Cherokee Nation under Title 4 of the Code.

Historical Data

LA 07-21, eff. February 22, 2021.