§ 12. Involvement in business decision—Crime defined

Cite as: 28 CNCA § 12

The involvement of an employee or official in a purchasing or business decision, including any attempt to influence the decision-making parties, other than in the case of an elected official in the normal annual budgetary review excluding budget modifications, in any transaction between Cherokee Nation or its instrumentalities and a business owned, in whole or part, by the employee or member of the employee's immediate family shall constitute a crime and is punishable under 21 CNCA § 10. Such involvement may also subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including immediate discharge and may constitute "willful neglect of duty" and may subject an official to removal from office pursuant to the laws and Constitution of Cherokee Nation.

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.