Cite as: 51 CNCA § 604

A. Officials shall be liable and subject to impeachment for willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, habitual drunkenness, incompetency or any conviction of a felony, or a crime under the laws of Cherokee Nation that if committed in some other jurisdiction would be a felony, or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or offenses against Cherokee Nation committed while in office.

B. "Willful neglect" within the meaning of this act shall include the filing of frivolous allegations of impeachment under 51 CNCA § 605. The filing of allegations of impeachment that fails to achieve approval of at least a simple majority of the Council or to any committee or subcommittee to which the impeachment allegations are assigned, pursuant to 51 CNCA § 605, shall create the rebuttable presumption that such allegations were frivolous.

Historical Data

LA 10–02, eff. March 15, 2002. Amended LA 05–12, eff. February 28, 2012.