Title 10, Local Laws

Scholarship and Education Loan Fund; Expenditure Authority. There is hereby established a “scholarship and education loan fund” into which all monies appropriated, raised, borrowed, donated or accruing to the benefit of the Rota Municipal Scholarship Foundation shall be deposited…

Investment. (a) The reserves of the scholarship fund in excess of requirements of current scholarship grants, loans, or current operations may be invested and reinvested by the Board in “investment securities” as defined under 4 CMC § 10403(d)(1) though (7). (b) With the agreemen…

Training for Government Workers. The Board is authorized to use scholarship or grant monies from the Fund to provide job skills training and career development for Commonwealth and Rota Municipal Government workers, whose primary duty station is on Rota; provided that the cumulat…

Municipal Assistance. The Office of the Mayor of Rota shall, upon request and subject to the limits of availability, provide the Board with such administrative personnel, and logistic support as the Board may require. Source: Rota LL 13-4, § 9.

Eligibility for Scholarships, Grants or Educational Loans; Rota Residents. (a) No person other than a person whose domicile is the Municipality of Rota shall be eligible for or receive assistance from the Rota Municipal Scholarship Foundation. (b) Domicile means that place in whi…

Conditions of Award. (a) No scholarships, grants, or loans shall be awarded by the Board unless and until the Board has submitted its annual report set forth in Section 11104(k) of this Act. (b) The Board may authorize, at its discretion and sole determination, the use of scholar…

Penalties. (a) Upon prosecution by the Office of the Attorney General, any person who is found guilty of: (1) Knowingly misapplies any monies or funds belonging to the Rota Municipal Scholarship Foundation; or (2) Agrees to or is instrumental in the award of funds to any individu…

Rules and Regulations. The Board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, deemed necessary to execute the provisions and intent of this Act. Source: Rota LL 13-4, § 13, modified.

Definitions. In this Act: (a) “Office of the Mayor” means the Mayor of Tinian and Aguiguan. (b) “Minor” means a person less than 18 years of age. (c) “Person” means an individual, including a minor who is a resident of Tinian and who is: (1) A citizen of the United States as defi…

Resident Identification Card. (a) Upon payment of the required fee and determination by the Office of the Mayor of lawful resident status, the Office of the Mayor shall issue to a person a resident identification card. The application shall be accompanied by a certified copy of t…

Expiration. Each identification card shall expire as determined by the Mayor from the date of issuance and may be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee and submission of any information required by the Office of the Mayor to determine the identity of the applicant and the lawful …

Lost or Damaged Cards. If any identification card is lost, mutilated or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative of whom the card is issued shall immediately notify the Office of the Mayor. Upon furnishing satisfactory information to the Office of the Mayor and paymen…

Cost of Resident Identification Card. The Office of the Mayor may charge an administrative fee as established by the Mayor for each identification card issued or renewed except that identification cards issued or renewed for minor, senior citizen or disabled persons shall be of a…

Resident Identification Card Fund. (a) There is hereby established a special fund within the Tinian Municipal Treasury, which shall be known and designated as the Tinian Resident Identification Card Fund. (b) All monies received from direct appropriation, or as payment for the is…

Rule-making. The Office of the Mayor of Tinian and Aguiguan shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this Act and shall purchase any equipment necessary to carry out the intent of this Act. Source: Tinian LL 15-2, § 9.

Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any commercial or non-commercial fishermen to use SCUBA and other related devices when fishing for reef fish, other types of fish or harvesting other marine life within the lagoon and coastal waters of the island of Saipan and the Northern Is…

Penalty. The use of SCUBA and other related diving devices by commercial and noncommercial fishermen when fishing for reef fish, other types of fish or harvesting other marine life within the lagoon or coastal waters of the island of Saipan and the Northern Islands shall be punis…

Enforcement. Enforcement of this Act shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Department of Lands and Natural Resources, in consultation with the Director of Fish and Wildlife. Such enforcement shall be pursuant to the provisions in 2 CMC § 5109. Source: Saipan LL13-13…