Cite as: 28 CNCA § 2

The purpose of this act is to codify the issues relating to conflicts of interest pertaining to employees and appointed and elected officials of Cherokee Nation, use of businesses owned wholly or partially by Cherokee Nation employees and appointed and elected officials, contracting with relatives of elected officials, and the parameters under which Cherokee Nation employees and officials must operate with respect to conflicts of interest.

The Cherokee Nation Constitution in Article X, Section 10, provides that, "No official, member or officer of the Council, Cabinet Member, employee of any official, Council, Cabinet, or subdivisions thereof, or any person employed in any capacity by the Cherokee Nation shall receive from any individual, partnership, corporation, or entity doing business with the Cherokee Nation directly or indirectly, any interest, profit, benefits, or gratuity, other than wages, salary, per diem, or expenses specifically provided by law." This act is in part intended to specify those situations "provided by law" under which a transaction which would otherwise be prohibited by this section of the Constitution will be permitted.

Historical Data

LA 31–89, eff. April 8, 1989. Amended LA 34–07, eff. September 13, 2007; LA 25–12, eff. July 24, 2012; LA 40–12, eff. October 16, 2012.