Title 1 — Government
110 chapters · 1,290 sections in this title.
1 CMC § 1301 Subpoenas; Issuance; Form; Contents; Service and Execution
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHAPTER 3. Legislative Investigations. § 1301. Subpoenas; Issuance; Form; Contents; Service and Execution. (a) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives or other presiding officer of either house of…
1 CMC § 1302 Subpoenas; Notice to Witnesses
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1302. Subpoenas; Notice to Witnesses. (a) Service of a subpoena requiring the attendance of a person at a hearing of an investigating committee shall be made at least five days prior to the date of the hearing unless a shorter …
1 CMC § 1303 Right to Counsel; Submission of Questions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1303. Right to Counsel; Submission of Questions. (a) Every witness at a hearing of an investigating committee may be accompanied by counsel of his or her own choosing, who may advise the witness as to the witness’s rights, subj…
1 CMC § 1304 Testimony
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1304. Testimony. (a) An investigating committee may cause a record to be made of all proceedings in which testimony or other evidence is demanded or adduced, which record shall include rulings of the chair, questions of the com…
1 CMC § 1305 Interested Persons
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1305. Interested Persons. (a) Any person whose name is mentioned or who is otherwise identified during a hearing of an investigating committee and who in the opinion of the committee may be adversely affected thereby may, upon …
1 CMC § 1306 Contempt
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1306. Contempt. (a) A person shall be in contempt if the person: (1) Fails or refuses to appear in compliance with a subpoena or, having appeared, fails or refuses to testify under oath or affirmation; (2) Fails or refuses to a…
1 CMC § 1307 Penalties; Defenses
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1307. Penalties; Defenses. (a) A person guilty of contempt under this chapter shall upon conviction be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (b) If any investigating committee fails in any ma…
1 CMC § 1308 Cooperation of Government Officers and Employees
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1308. Cooperation of Government Officers and Employees. The officers and employees of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with any investigating committee and with its representatives and furnish to it or to its representatives su…
1 CMC § 1309 Acquisition of Information by Other Lawful Means
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1309. Acquisition of Information by Other Lawful Means. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit or prohibit the acquisition of evidence or information by an investigating committee by any lawful means not …
1 CMC § 2151 Office of the Attorney General
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2151. Office of the Attorney General. There is in the Commonwealth government an office of the Attorney General to be headed by an Attorney General. Source: PL 1-8, tit. 1, ch. 3, § 1, modified. Commission Comment: Executive Orde…
1 CMC § 2152 Attorney General: Appointment
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2152. Attorney General: Appointment. The Attorney General shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No person may be appointed as Attorney General unless the person has: (a) Graduated from an E…
1 CMC § 2153 Attorney General: Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2153. Attorney General: Duties. The Attorney General shall have the powers and duties as provided in the Commonwealth Constitution. In addition, the Attorney General shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To maintain the…
1 CMC § 2154 Attorney General: Staff
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2154. Attorney General: Staff. (a) The Attorney General may employ staff, including one or more assistant attorneys general, as required to assist in performing the duties of the Attorney General, subject to budgetary appropriati…
1 CMC § 2155 Office of Consumer Counsel
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2155. Office of Consumer Counsel. There is within the office of the Attorney General the office of Consumer Counsel, headed by an attorney employed by the Attorney General as the Consumer Counsel. Source: PL 6-46, § 16. Commissio…
1 CMC § 2156 Consumer Counsel: Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2156. Consumer Counsel: Duties. The Consumer Counsel shall have the following duties: (a) To coordinate the consumer protection activities of the Commonwealth government. (b) To advise and make recommendations to the Governor and…
1 CMC § 2157 Consumer Counsel: Staff
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2157. Consumer Counsel: Staff. Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Attorney General may employ such other personnel in the office of Consumer Counsel as may be necessary for the purposes of this chapter. Source…
1 CMC § 2171 Office of Attorney General: Division of Immigration. [Repealed]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2171. Office of Attorney General: Division of Immigration [Repealed]. Source: PL 1-8, tit. 1, ch. 3, § 5, modified; amended by PL 9-5, § 15; EO 03-01, § 101; repealed by PL 17-1 § 3(B) (March 22, 2010).* Commission Comment: PL 9-…
1 CMC § 2172 Director of Immigration: Duties. [Repealed]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2172. Director of Immigration: Duties. [Repealed] Source: PL 1-8, tit. 1, ch. 3, § 6, modified; amended by PL 9-5, § 15; EO 03-01, § 101(a); repealed by PL 17-1 § 3(B) (March 22, 2010).* Commission Comment: See the comment to 1 C…
1 CMC § 2173 Attorney General: Duties . [Repealed]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2173. Attorney General: Duties. [Repealed] Source: EO 03-01, § 101(b); repealed by PL 17-1 § 3(B) (March 22, 2010).* Commission Comment: See the comment to 1 CMC § 2171. *PL 17-1 (approved by the Governor on March 22, 2010) conta…
1 CMC § 311 Legal Holidays
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 311. Legal Holidays. The following days of each year are hereby declared as legal holidays within the Commonwealth. New Year’s Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day President’s Day Commonwealth Covenant Day Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor D…
1 CMC § 312 Legal Holidays: Leave with Pay
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 312. Legal Holidays: Leave with Pay. All government employees shall receive leave with pay on each legal holiday. Any employee required to work on a legal holiday shall be paid double his or her regular salary. Source: PL 1-11, § 3, modified.
1 CMC § 313 Legal Holidays: Weekends
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 313. Legal Holidays: Weekends. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it shall be celebrated on the preceding Friday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it shall be celebrated on the following Monday. Source: PL 1-11, § 4, modified.
1 CMC § 321 Special Days: "Ha'anen Man Amko"
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 321. Special Days: “Ha’anen Man Amko.” (a) To honor senior citizens, 60 years and older, in the Commonwealth, the fourth Sunday of May is hereby designated as “Ha’anen Man Amko.” (b) The Governor of the Commonwealth shall announce annually the observ…
1 CMC § 322 Special Days: "Ha'anen Retiru."
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 322. Special Days: “Ha’anen Retiru.” (a) To honor those individuals who retired after lengthy service to the Commonwealth government or its predecessors, the first Sunday of October is hereby designated as “Ha’anen Retiru.” (b) The Governor of the Co…
1 CMC § 323 Designation of Legal Holiday
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 323. Designation of Legal Holiday. The fourth day of November of each year is hereby declared a legal holiday in the Commonwealth, to be known as Citizenship Day. Source: PL 5-21, § 2. Commission Comment: PL 5-21 took effect November 3, 1986. Accordi…
1 CMC § 3301 Commonwealth Judiciary
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3301. Commonwealth Judiciary. The judiciary of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall consist of all of the judges and justices of the Commonwealth courts in active service. Source: PL 6-25, § 3, ch. 3 (§ 3301).
1 CMC § 3302 Appointment and Term of Office; Vacancies
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3302. Appointment and Term of Office; Vacancies. (a) The Governor shall appoint the Commonwealth judiciary, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The term of office of judges and justices of the Commonwealth courts shall be s…
1 CMC § 3303 Qualifications of Judges and Justices
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3303. Qualifications of Judges and Justices. At the time of appointment, a judge or justice of the Commonwealth shall be a citizen or national of the United States and shall possess the following additional qualifications: (a) Sha…
1 CMC § 3304 Compensation of Judges
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3304. Compensation of Judges. (a) The salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be $130,000 per annum. (b) The salary of each full-time Associate Justice of the Supreme Court shall be $126,000 per annum. (c) The salar…
1 CMC § 3305 Appointment of Special Judges
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3305. Appointment of Special Judges. (a) Whenever the prompt and efficient dispatch of the business of any court of the Commonwealth requires the services of one or more judges in addition to those regularly appointed and serving …
1 CMC § 3306 Residence of Judges and Justices
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3306. Residence of Judges and Justices. Each judge and justice of the Commonwealth shall reside within the Commonwealth, except that in the case of the appointment of a justice or judge to serve on a less than full-time basis that…
1 CMC § 3307 Limitations on Political Activities
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3307. Limitations on Political Activities. A judge or justice of the Commonwealth may not: (a) Make a direct or indirect financial contribution to a political organization or candidate; (b) Hold an executive office in a political …
1 CMC § 3308 Disqualification of Judges
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3308. Disqualification of Judges. (a) A justice or judge of the Commonwealth shall disqualify himself or herself in any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned. (b) A justice or judge shall also …
1 CMC § 3309 Disqualification Procedure
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3309. Disqualification Procedure. (a) Whenever a justice or judge of the Commonwealth believes that there are grounds for his or her disqualification, he or she shall, on his or her own initiative, recuse himself or herself and en…
1 CMC § 331 Island Clean-Up Week
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 331. Island Clean-Up Week. (a) The following dates are hereby designated as island clean-up week each year in the respective islands of Rota, Tinian and Saipan: (1) Rota—October 3 through October 9; (2) Tinian—April 24 through April 30; (3) Saipan—Ma…
1 CMC § 5301 Seals of the Mayors
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5301. Seals of the Mayors. (a) Each mayor shall have an official seal to be used to authenticate official acts, proclamations and other public documents issued by the mayor. (b) The official seal of each mayor shall designate the…
1 CMC § 5302 Seals of the Mayors: Use and Custody
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT § 5302. Seals of the Mayors: Use and Custody. The official seal of each mayor shall be kept in the custody of the mayor. Each mayor or the designee of the mayor shall personally affix the seal to any document requiring the same. So…
1 CMC § 6301 Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6301. Governor and Lieutenant Governor. A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth, at least thirty-five (35) years of age, and a resident and a domiciliary of the Commonwealth for at …
1 CMC § 6302 Senators
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6302. Senators. A candidate for senator shall be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth, at least twenty-five (25) years of age, and a resident and a domiciliary of the Commonwealth for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the d…
1 CMC § 6303 Representatives
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6303. Representatives. A candidate for the House of Representatives shall be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth, at least twenty-one years of age, a resident and a domiciliary of the Commonwealth for at least three years immediately …
1 CMC § 6304 Delegate to the United States House of Representatives
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6304. Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. A candidate for Delegate to the United States House of Representatives shall be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth, a citizen of the United States, at least twenty-five ye…
1 CMC § 6305 Mayor
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6305. Mayor. A candidate for mayor shall be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth and on the island or islands served by the mayor, at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a resident and a domiciliary of the island or islands served by …
1 CMC § 6306 Municipal Council
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6306. Municipal Council. A candidate for Municipal Council shall be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth and on the island or islands served by the Municipal Council, at least twenty-one (21) years of age, and a resident and a domicili…
1 CMC § 6307 Board of Education
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6307. Board of Education. A candidate for the Board of Education shall be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth, at least twenty-five years of age, and a resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth for at least five years immediately p…
1 CMC § 6308 Attorney General
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6308. Attorney General. A candidate for the Attorney General shall be at least 35 years of age, a U.S. citizen, and a resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date on which the Attorney…
1 CMC § 6309 Person Eligible for Only One Public Office
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6309. Person Eligible for Only One Public Office. No person shall be eligible for more than one public office to be filled in the same election or different elections held at the same time. The term “election” as used in this section in…
1 CMC § 6321 Nominations: Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6321. Nominations: Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Any political party may nominate candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor by having its chairman and secretary certify to the Commission the names of the party’s team of candid…
1 CMC § 6322 Party Nominations: Failure to Comply With Act
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6322. Party Nominations: Failure to Comply With Act. The Commission may refuse to accept for filing any petition that, on its face, fails to comply with the requirements of this part. Source: PL 12-18, § 2 (6322). Commission Comment: Se…
1 CMC § 6323 Party Nominations: Duty of Commission
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6323. Party Nominations: Duty of Commission. Upon receipt of the certificate of nomination and petition by any political party, the Commission shall: (a) Determine whether all the requirements of this part have been complied with and th…
1 CMC § 6324 Party Nominations: Failure of Commission to Act
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6324. Party Nominations: Failure of Commission to Act. If the Commission does not affirmatively take action to deny certification to a political party’s candidates within forty-five (45) days, prior to the election day, the party’s nomi…