Title 1 — Government
110 chapters · 1,290 sections in this title.
1 CMC § 4101 Representative to the United States [repealed by PL 16-13]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 4: OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE U.S. § 4101. Representative to the United States [repealed by PL 16-13]. Source: N.M.I. Const. art. V, §§ 1, 2; PL 3-92, § 1, modified; repealed by Public Law 16-13 § 3(a). Commission Comment: PL 3-92, which took…
1 CMC § 4102 Representative to the United States: Qualifications; Vacancy [repealed by PL 16-13]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 4: OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE U.S. § 4102. Representative to the United States: Qualifications; Vacancy [repealed by PL 16-13]. Source: N.M.I. Const. art. V, §§ 3, 6; repealed by Public Law 16-13 § 3(a). Commission Comment: 1985 Constitutiona…
1 CMC § 4103 Representative to the United States: Compensation and Expenses. [repealed by PL 16-13]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 4: OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE U.S. § 4103. Representative to the United States: Compensation and Expenses. [repealed by PL 16-13] Source: N.M.I. Const. art. V, § 5; PL 3-92, § 3, modified; amended by PL 4-32, §§ 3, 5; PL 7-31, § 3; repealed b…
1 CMC § 4104 Representative to the United States: Compliance with Code of Conduct [repealed by PL 16-13]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 4: OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE U.S. § 4104. Representative to the United States: Compliance with Code of Conduct [repealed by PL 16-13]. Source: PL 3-92, § 2; repealed by Public Law 16-13 § 3(a). Commission Comment: Public Law 16-13 § 3(a), wh…
1 CMC § 5101 Offices of the Mayors
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5101. Offices of the Mayors. There are in the Commonwealth government as agencies of local government the offices of the mayors, composed of the duly-elected mayors of Saipan, Rota, Tinian and Aguiguan, and the islands north of S…
1 CMC § 5102 Mayor: Election
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5102. Mayor: Election. The qualified voters from Rota, Saipan, Tinian and Aguiguan, and the islands north of Saipan shall elect a mayor for each island or group of islands. A mayor shall be elected at a regular general election f…
1 CMC § 5103 Mayor: Vacancy in Office
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5103. Mayor: Vacancy in Office. (a) If a vacancy should arise in any office of the mayor, and less than half of the term of the mayor remains, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appointing the unsuccessful candidate for that …
1 CMC § 5104 Mayor: Qualifications
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5104. Mayor: Qualifications. A mayor shall be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth, at least 25 years of age, and be a resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth for at least three years immediately preceding the date on which…
1 CMC § 5105 Mayor: Compensation.[Repealed]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5105. Mayor: Compensation. [Repealed.] Source: PL 6-23, § 6 (repealing PL 1-4, § 3, as amended by PL 4-23, § 3; PL 4-32, § 3). Commission Comment: For compensation of mayors, see 1 CMC § 8244; see also N.M.I. Const. art. VI, § 4.…
1 CMC § 5106 Mayor: Constitutional Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5106. Mayor: Constitutional Duties. A mayor shall have the power and duty to: (a) Serve on the Governor’s council established by the Commonwealth Constitution to advise the Governor on local matters. (b) Review the government ser…
1 CMC § 5107 Mayor: Additional Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT § 5107 DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5107. Mayor: Additional Duties. A mayor shall also have the power and duty to: (a) Appoint the necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the legislature. (b) Create or abolish positions within the office o…
1 CMC § 5108 Mayor: Duties During Emergencies
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5108. Mayor: Duties During Emergencies. If the Governor declares a state of emergency pursuant to N.M.I. Const. art. III, § 10, the several mayors shall act as the principal local officials responsible for mobilization of resourc…
1 CMC § 5109 Mayor: Contingency Fund
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5109. Mayor: Contingency Fund. The legislature shall provide in the annual budget for the executive branch a contingency fund to be expended by the mayor for public purposes as the mayor may deem proper. Source: PL 1-4, § 5, modi…
1 CMC § 5110 Fees for Services
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5110. Fees for Services. The offices of the Mayors are hereby authorized to assess reasonable fees, through promulgated rules and regulations, for the provision of services under section 1 CMC § 5107(h), except that indigent resi…
1 CMC § 6101 Election Commission; Establishment
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6101. Election Commission; Establishment. There is hereby established an Independent Election Commission in the Commonwealth government to be known as the “Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Election Commission.” Source: DL 5-…
1 CMC § 6102 Election Commission: Composition
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6102. Election Commission: Composition. The Commission shall have nine (9) members appointed by the Governor subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Five members shall be residents of Saipan and the islands north of Saipan, two…
1 CMC § 6103 Election Commission: Term of Appointment
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6103. Election Commission: Term of Appointment. (a) Members shall serve a term of four years, except that of the members first appointed, two shall serve for a term of one year, two shall serve for two years, two shall serve for three y…
1 CMC § 6104 Election Commission: Election of Chairperson
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6104. Election Commission: Election of Chairperson. The Commission shall annually elect one of its members as Chairperson and one of its members as Vice-Chairperson, by a majority vote. Source: DL 5-19, § 4, modified; repealed and reena…
1 CMC § 6105 Election Commission: Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6105. Election Commission: Duties. The Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To appoint an Executive Director to be its executive officer. (b) To administer all general, primary, local, and special elections, includ…
1 CMC § 6106 Election Commission: Quorum and Attendance
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6106. Election Commission: Quorum and Attendance. (a) Five (5) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to conduct official business; provided, however, that at least one member from each senatorial district is present. All d…
1 CMC § 6107 Election Commission: Compensation and Expenses
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6107. Election Commission: Compensation and Expenses. Members of the Commission are to receive compensation in the amount prescribed by 1 CMC § 8247(a), (b) and (c). Source: DL 5-19, § 4, modified; repealed and reenacted by PL 12-18, § …
1 CMC § 6108 Election Commission: Restriction on Activities
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6108. Election Commission: Restriction on Activities. No Commission member shall be a candidate for public office or hold an elected position or a position which is filled by appointment by the Governor. Commission members and employees…
1 CMC § 6109 Election Commission: Executive Director; Power and Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6109. Election Commission: Executive Director; Power and Duties. (a) The executive director shall be responsible for the administration of this part and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. He shall supervise all Commonweal…
1 CMC § 6110 Election Commission: Administrative Staff
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6110. Election Commission: Administrative Staff. The executive director is authorized to employ such staff as may be required to supervise Commonwealth elections; maximize registration of eligible voters throughout the Commonwealth; mai…
1 CMC § 6111 Election Commission: Exemption from Civil Service
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6111. Election Commission: Exemption from Civil Service. (a) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of this part, the CNMI Election Commission shall no longer be part of the Civil Service System and the employment of Commission staf…
1 CMC § 6901 Title
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6901. Title. This chapter may be cited as the Executive Transition Act. Source: PL 3-53, § 1; renumbered. Commission Comment: The enactment of PL 12-18, the Northern Mariana Islands Election Law, on September 14, 2000, required the renu…
1 CMC § 6902 Office of the Governor-Elect
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6902. Office of the Governor-Elect. There is hereby established the office of the Governor-elect. The office shall come into being on the date upon which the Board of Elections certifies the election of a Governor who does not succeed h…
1 CMC § 6903 Office of the Governor-Elect: Employees and Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6903. Office of the Governor-Elect: Employees and Duties. The office of the Governor-elect shall be staffed by such temporary employees as are appointed by the Governor-elect. The office shall work together with the incumbent Governor a…
1 CMC § 6904 Office of the Governor-Elect: Access to Information
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6904. Office of the Governor-Elect: Access to Information. To further such cooperation, the head of each department, office, board, commission, instrumentality, or other entity of the executive branch, and the head of each independent e…
1 CMC § 6905 Office of the Governor-Elect: Employees
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6905. Office of the Governor-Elect: Employees. The office of the Governor-elect may engage the services of private firms, experts, consultants, and other professionals and may employ such staff as necessary to carry out the purposes of …
1 CMC § 6906 Office of the Governor-Elect: Committee on Transition
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6906. Office of the Governor-Elect: Committee on Transition. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the duties of the office of the Governorelect, the Governor-elect may establish a committee on transition, the members of which shall be ap…
1 CMC § 6907 Office of the Governor-Elect: Facilities
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6907. Office of the Governor-Elect: Facilities. The Special Assistant for Administration may provide, upon request, when such is available, to the office of the Governor-elect for use in connection with the preparation for the assumptio…
1 CMC § 6908 Office of the Governor-Elect: Inauguration Ceremonies
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6908. Office of the Governor-Elect: Inauguration Ceremonies. The office of the Governor-elect shall provide for the inauguration of the new Governor and Lieutenant Governor in appropriate ceremonies. Source: PL 3-53, § 5; renumbered.
1 CMC § 6909 Office of the Governor-Elect: Termination of Activities
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6909. Office of the Governor-Elect: Termination of Activities. The office of the Governor-elect shall cease operations upon the inauguration of the new Governor; provided, that the staff shall prepare and submit a financial summary and …
1 CMC § 6910 Appropriations and Reprogramming
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6910. Appropriations and Reprogramming. The Governor shall include in his budget submission to the legislature, for each fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, an identified appropriation for carrying out the purpo…
1 CMC § 7101 Short Title
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7101. Short Title. This part may be cited as the Planning and Budgeting Act of 1983. Source: PL 3-68, § 101. Commission Comment: PL 3-68 took effect October 15, 1984.
1 CMC § 7102 Fiscal Year
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7102. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Commonwealth is from October 1 of one year through September 30 of the next year and shall be named by the latter year. Source: PL 3-68, § 102.
1 CMC § 7103 Definitions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7103. Definitions. (a) “Accumulated surplus” means funds remaining or estimated to remain available at the end of a fiscal year for future spending. (b) “Agency” means all offices, departments, agencies, commissio…
1 CMC § 7721 Short Title
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7721. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Government Deposit Safety Act of 1984. Source: PL 4-33, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 4-33 took effect March 20, 1985. Pursuant to its authority to rearrange secti…
1 CMC § 7722 Findings and Definition
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7722. Findings and Definition. (a) The Commonwealth Legislature finds that the deposits of the Commonwealth are subject to an unwarranted risk without full collateralization of deposits. By requiring collateraliza…
1 CMC § 7723 Deposit Safety Requirements
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7723. Deposit Safety Requirements. All funds in the Commonwealth Treasury may be deposited by the Secretary of Finance to the credit of the Commonwealth government in any bank which the secretary may select pursua…
1 CMC § 7724 Authorization to Pledge Assets
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7724. Authorization to Pledge Assets. A bank may pledge its assets to: (a) Enable it to act as agent for the sale of obligations of the United States or Commonwealth; (b) Secure borrowed funds; and (c) Secure depo…
1 CMC § 7725 Regulations
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7725. Regulations. The Director of Finance may issue regulations to interpret, execute and enforce the purposes of this chapter. Source: PL 4-33, § 5. Commission Comment: With respect to the reference to the “Dire…
1 CMC § 7726 Bank Preferences
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7726. Bank Preferences. (a) In determining where public funds may be deposited, the Director of Finance shall give preference to banks operating in the Commonwealth that comply with 1 CMC § 7723 and offer the best…
1 CMC § 7727 Provisions of Depository Contracts
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7727. Provisions of Depository Contracts. Any acceptance by a depository of government funds shall constitute an acceptance of the provisions of 1 CMC § 7723 and those provisions shall be deemed a part of and inco…
1 CMC § 7728 Penalties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7728. Penalties. (a) Any person, except a bank, who knowingly violates 1 CMC § 7723 shall be imprisoned for not more than five years and fined not less than $2,000 or both. (b) Any bank who knowingly violates 1 CM…
1 CMC § 7811 Short Title
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7811. Short Title. This part may be cited as the Commonwealth Auditing Act of 1983. Source: PL 3-91, § 100. Commission Comment: PL 3-91 took effect January 4, 1983. Pursuant to its authority to rearrange sections …
1 CMC § 7812 Purposes
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7812. Purposes. It is the purpose of this part to implement N.M.I. Const. art. III, § 12 by creating an office of the Public Auditor to conduct audits of all Commonwealth government agencies and activities and to …
1 CMC § 7813 Definitions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7813. Definitions. As used in this part: (a) “Agency” means any entity established or funded by law of the Commonwealth government or a local government. Agency includes the following entities and their officers, …
1 CMC § 8111 Civil Service Commission: Composition
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8111. Civil Service Commission: Composition. There is in the Commonwealth government a Civil Service Commission composed of seven members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No member of th…