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The Cherokee Code
Published by Order of the Tribal Council
of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Updated through: Ordinance No. 322, enacted June 8, 2010, Supplement No. 13
To contact the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, see the tribe's website.
Published by: Municipal Code Corporation, P.O. Box 2235, Tallahassee, FL 32316-2235, http://www.municode.com/
Table of Contents
Adopting Ordinance - Ordinance No. 20 (1999)
Part I:
Charter and Governing Document of the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Part II - Code of Ordinances:
Article I - In General
Article II - Structure of Court
Article III - Appellate Proceedings
Article IV - Particular Proceedings
Article V - Long Arm Law
Ch. 2 - Exclusion Powers of Tribe
Ch. 3 - Cherokee Broadband Enterprise
Article I - In General
Article II - Screening of Delinquency and Undisciplined Petitions
Article III - Temporary Custody; Secure and Nonsecure Custody; Custody Hearings
Article IV - Basic Rights
Article V - Law Enforcement Procedures in Delinquency Proceedings
Article VI - Medical Treatment of Juveniles
Ch. 7C - Cherokee Tribal Drug Court
Ch. 14 - Criminal Law:
Article I - In General
Article V - Sexual Assault
Article II - Crimes Against Public Peace
Article III - Property Crimes
Article IV - Alcoholic Beverages
Article VI - Crimes Against Public Safety
Article VII - Crimes Against Children
Article VIII - Weapons Offenses
Article IX - Crimes of Bodily Injury
Article X - Sexual Offender Registration Program
Article X - Sexual Offender Registration Program
Article XI - Fraud, Forgery, Embezzlement, False Pretenses
Article XII - Perjury and Obstructing Justice
Article XIII - Offenses Against Public Morality and Decency
Article XIV - Gang Enforcement and Prevention
Article XIVA - Controlled Substances
Article XV - Enhanced Penalties
Article XVI - Forfeitures
Appendix A - The Cherokee Rules of Criminal Procedure
Article I - In General
Article II - Tribal Gaming Commission
Article III - Commission Staff
Article IV - License Applications and Procedures
Article V - Background Investigations and License Decisions
Article VI - Rules of Procedure for Hearings
Article VII - Sovereign Immunity
Article VIII - Auditing and Internal Control
Article IX - Exclusion or Rejection of Individuals
Article X - Prohibited Acts
Article XI - National Indian Gaming Commission and Compact
Article XII - General Requirements
Ch. 16A - Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise
Ch. 16B - Tribal Bingo Enterprise
Ch. 16C - Gaming Revenue Allocation Plan
Ch. 16D - UCC [Uniform Commercial Code] Ordinance for Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise
Ch. 16E - Comprehensive Ordinance Approving Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise Financing
Ch. 18B - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages
Article I - Animal Control
Article II - Animal Drawn Vehicles
Ch. 22 - Statutes of Limitations
Article I - Applications
Article II - Time Periods Described
Article III - General Provisions
Ch. 28A - Administration of Decedent's Estates
Article 1-18 - Reserved
Article 19 - Claims Against the Estate
Ch. 44A - Home Loan Guaranty Program
Ch. 45 - Recording and Foreclosure of Leasehold Interests
Article I - Marriage
Article II - Divorce
Ch. 50B - Domestic Violence Prevention
Article I - General Provisions
Article II - Check Cashing Services
Article III - Remedies
Ch. 55A - Non-Profit Corporations
Article I - In General
Article I-A - Appendix
Article II - Emergency Telephone Service
Ch. 70 - Skeletal Remains and Burial Site Preservation
Article I - In General
Article II - Burial Sites Preservation
Article I - In General
Article II - Free Press Act
Ch. 87 - Professions and Occupations
Ch. 92 - Tribal Business Preference Law
Article I - Policy, Application, Definitions
Article II - TERO Commission and Office
Article III - Certification
Article IV - Applications
Article V - Preferences
Article VI - Enforcement and Sanctions
Ch. 95 - Wages / Employment Rights
Article I - Minimum Wage
Article II - Employment Preference Law
Article III - Labor Organizations
Article IV - Tribal Employers Prohibited from Entering into Collective Bargaining Contracts with Labor Unions, Trade Unions or Labor Organizations
Article V - Leave for Parent Involvement in Schools
Article VI - Criminal History Checks
Appendix A - Personnel Manual
Article I - Title and Purpose
Article II - Authority and Applicability
Article III - Definitions
Article IV - General Employment Policy
Article V - Selection, Appointment, and Separation
Article VI - Pay and Awards
Article VII - Holiday and Leave Policy
Article VIII - Code of Ethical Conduct
Article IX - Drug and Alcohol Policy
Article X - Anti-Harassment Policy
Article XI - . Travel Policy
Article XII - Cobra (Insurance Benefits Continuance)
Article XIII - Corrective Action Procedure
Article XIV - Corrective Action Appeals
Article XV - Performance Evaluation
Ch. 99 - Special Liability Provisions
Article I. Equine Activity Liability
Article I - Sales Tax
Article II - Lease Tax
Article III - State Taxes
Article IV - Licenses
Article V - Privilege Tax
Article VI - Administration
Article I. Business Licenses
Article II. Business Background Checks
Article I - Public Assistance Programs, Division 1 - General Requirements
Division 2 - Specific Programs
Ch. 110 - Child Support Enforcement
Article I - In General
Article II - Genetic Tests
Article III - Support of Children Born Out of Wedlock
Article IV - Sovereign Immunity; Jurisdiction; Costs
Ch. 110A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Article I - In General
Article II - Jurisdiction
Article III - Civil Provisions of General Application
Article IV - Establishment of Support Order
Article V - Enforcement of Order of Another Jurisdiction without Registration
Article VI - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration
Appendix A. Schedule of Civil Penalties
Ch. 113A - Pollution Control and Environment
Article I - General
Article II - Overflights
Ch. 113B - Prohibition of Open Dumping
Ch. 113C - Control of Open Burning
Ch. 113D - Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
Article I - General Provisions
Article II - Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans and Notification
Article III - Permits
Article IV - Erosion Control Requirements
Article V - Standards for Land Disturbing Activity
Article VI - Appeals
Article VII - Enforcement
Ch. 113E - Water Quality Code for Surface Waters
Ch. 113F - Junk Vehicles, Abandoned Vehicles and Debris
Ch. 113G - Underground Storage Tanks
Article I - Executive Branch
Article II - Legislative Branch
Article III - Boards and Committees
Article IV - Miscellaneous
Article V - Specific Tribal Programs
Ch. 130 - Health and Sanitation
Article I - In General
Article II - Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals; Quarantine
Article III - Subpoenas and Other Requests for Health Information
Ch. 130A - Tribal Health Enterprise
Article I - In General
Article II - Board of Advisors
Ch. 130B - Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Article I - In General
Article II - Water Conservation
Article I - Access and Disclosure
Ch. 136 - Signs and Billboards
Article I - Signs and Billboards
Article I - In General
Article II - Uniform Street Address and Road Naming System
Ch. 137 - Cherokee Roads Commission
Ch. 143 - Building Codes and Flood Control
Article I - In General
Article II - Flood Damage Prevention
Article III - Alarm Systems
Ch. 145 - Wastewater Discharge
Article I - In General
Article II - Sewer Use
Article III - Wastewater Volume Determination
Article IV - Discharge Report, Wastewater Discharge Permits and Administration
Article V - Wastewater Charges and Fees
Article VI - Enforcement
Ch. 153 - Cherokee Community Antenna Television Franchise
Article I - Offices
Article II - Voters
Article III - Board of Elections
Article IV - General Provisions
Article V - Miscellaneous
Ch. 166 - Emergency Management
Article I - In General
Article II - States of Emergency
Article III - Hazardous Materials
Ch. 167 - Parades and Demonstrations
Digitizer's Note: Certain copyrighted material has been omitted from this digital copy: the "Checklist of Up-to-Date Pages" (which details changes made with each supplement to the code), the "Code Comparative Table of Ordinances and Resolutions," the "Charter Comparative Table," "Charter Index," and the "Code Index." For assistance accessing these sections, contact the National Indian Law Library. Also, chapter numbers that are skipped do not represent undigitized portions of the code. Some chapter numbers were not used and also were not marked "Reserved" by the tribe.