Title 1 — Government
110 chapters · 1,290 sections in this title.
1 CMC § 1601 Establishment
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHAPTER 6. Northern Mariana Islands Youth Congress. § 1601. Establishment. There is hereby established a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Youth Congress under the administrative supervision of the Legislative Bureau o…
1 CMC § 1602 Definitions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1602. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a) Executive director means the executive director of the Commonwealth Election Commission. (b) Bureau means the Legislative Bureau of the Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature.…
1 CMC § 1603 Functions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1603. Functions. The youth congress shall act as a legislative body with the power to make its own rules, establish committees, hold hearings, pass resolutions and prepare and pass bills, which will be forwarded to the Governor…
1 CMC § 1604 Composition
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1604. Composition. The youth congress shall be composed of members to be known as senators, to be elected from private and public high schools as follows: (a) Each private and public high school, with a student population of 20…
1 CMC § 1605 Eligibility of Senators and Voters
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1605. Eligibility of Senators and Voters. (a) A United States citizen residing in the CNMI between the age of fourteen and eighteen shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for senator provided that such person is duly registe…
1 CMC § 1606 Term
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1606. Term. (a) The term of each member shall be two years. (b) Any member who graduates from high school may continue to serve the balance of his or her term. Any member who drops out of high school shall automatically forfeit…
1 CMC § 1607 Elections
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1607. Elections. (a) The general election for the youth congress shall be held on the first Monday in March, and every two years thereafter. The elections for school senators shall be conducted by the school principals at the s…
1 CMC § 1608 Petitions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1608. Petitions. Candidates for election shall be nonpartisan and all candidates must obtain at least 15 signatures by petition in their schools from individuals qualified to vote under 1 CMC § 1605. Source: PL 8-27, § 11, modi…
1 CMC § 1609 Vacancies
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1609. Vacancies. Each vacancy shall be filled by the candidate who received the next highest vote in that school, except that no person filling a vacancy shall hold office longer than the remainder of the term for which his or …
1 CMC § 1610 Sessions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 1610. Sessions. (a) Regular sessions of the youth congress may be held every two months on the third Saturday of the month, exclusive of holidays, for one day, commencing the third Saturday in April. Additional session days, but n…
1 CMC § 1611 Organization and Qualification of Members
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1611. Organization and Qualification of Members. The youth congress shall be the judge of the selection and qualification of its members. It shall elect officers, consisting of speaker, vice speaker, legislative secretary and f…
1 CMC § 1612 Quorum
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1612. Quorum. The quorum of the youth congress shall equal one-half of its members plus one. No bill or resolution shall be considered passed unless, a quorum being present, a majority of the members present and voting so indic…
1 CMC § 1613 Operations
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1613. Operations. The Legislative Bureau may provide staff services to the youth congress. The youth congress is authorized to employ on a full-time or part-time basis staff consisting of a secretary and other essential personn…
1 CMC § 1614 Expenditure Authority
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1614. Expenditure Authority. The Director of the Legislative Bureau shall be the expenditure authority of the funds appropriated to the Youth Congress in consultation with the Speaker of the Youth Congress. Source: PL 8-27, § 1…
1 CMC § 1615 Expenditure Control
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1615. Expenditure Control. Except as provided for under 1 CMC § 1616, under no circumstances shall any funds appropriated to the youth congress be expended for car rentals; hotel room and/or facility rentals; floral and/or all …
1 CMC § 1616 Compensation
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1616. Compensation. Members of the youth congress shall not be compensated for each regular session meeting they attend. Members from Rota and Tinian shall be provided air transportation and subsistence allowance at the establi…
1 CMC § 1617 Appointment as Non-Voting Honorary Members of Boards and Commissions
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH § 1617. Appointment as Non-Voting Honorary Members of Boards and Commissions. Notwithstanding the requirements of 1 CMC § 2901(a), the Speaker of the Youth Congress shall appoint individual members of the Youth Congress to serve …
1 CMC § 2301 Office of the Public Auditor
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2301. Office of the Public Auditor. There is in the Commonwealth government an office of the Public Auditor to be headed by the Public Auditor. The office of the Public Auditor is established as an independent agency of the Commo…
1 CMC § 2302 Public Auditor: Appointment and Removal
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2302. Public Auditor: Appointment and Removal. (a) The Governor shall appoint the Public Auditor with the advice and consent of each house of the legislature. No person may be appointed Public Auditor unless that person is a cert…
1 CMC § 2303 Public Auditor: Duties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2303. Public Auditor: Duties. (a) Not later than June 30 of each year, the Public Auditor shall transmit to the Governor and to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature the annual report for the previous fiscal year…
1 CMC § 2304 Public Auditor: Special Duties to Prevent Fraud, Waste and Abuse of Public Funds
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2304. Public Auditor: Special Duties to Prevent Fraud, Waste and Abuse of Public Funds. (a) The office of the Public Auditor shall specially act to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse in the collection and expenditure of al…
1 CMC § 2305 Public Auditor: Staff
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2305. Public Auditor: Staff. (a) The Public Auditor may appoint and remove such employees as he or she deems necessary to perform the duties of the office. These employees may include assistant public auditors, accountants, audit…
1 CMC § 2306 Public Auditor: Power to Hire Outside Specialists
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2306. Public Auditor: Power to Hire Outside Specialists. (a) The Public Auditor may obtain the services of independent certified public accountants, qualified management consultants, or other professional persons, as the Public A…
1 CMC § 2307 Establishment of Coordinating Group
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2307. Establishment of Coordinating Group. (a) An Interagency Audit Coordinating Advisory Group (“Coordinating Group”) is established consisting of the presiding officer and minority leader of each house of the legislature, the D…
1 CMC § 2308 Annual Report
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2308. Annual Report. The Public Auditor shall report on his or her activities and findings to the legislature and the Governor at least once every calendar year, and this report shall be made public promptly. Source: PL 3-91, § 2…
1 CMC § 2309 Public Auditor Compensation
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2309. Public Auditor Compensation. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the Public Auditor shall receive an annual salary not to exceed $100,000.00. Source: PL 12-65, § 4. Commission Comment: With respect to PL 12-65, see the co…
1 CMC § 2310 Reprogramming Authority
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2310. Reprogramming Authority. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Public Auditor is authorized to reprogram funds appropriated to its office to accommodate the increase in the Public Auditor’s salary …
1 CMC § 2311 The Citizen-Centric Report
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2311. The Citizen-Centric Report. (a) The Office of the Public Auditor shall be responsible for coordinating overseeing* the Citizen-Centric Report program established by this section. (b) Timeline for Submission. No later than 3…
1 CMC § 3601 Admission to Practice: Persons Previously Admitted to Practice
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3601. Admission to Practice: Persons Previously Admitted to Practice. Persons admitted to practice before the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on or before January 9, 1978, persons admitted to practice befo…
1 CMC § 3602 Admission to Practice: Other Persons
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3602. Admission to Practice: Other Persons. Any other person may be certified for admission to practice before the Commonwealth Supreme Court upon full compliance with the Rules of Admission of the Supreme Court. Source: PL 10-26,…
1 CMC § 3603 Admission to Practice: Government and Public Practice
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3603. Admission to Practice: Government and Public Practice. (a) Any attorney who: (1) Is licensed to practice in a state, territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States; (2) Is in good standing; (3) Has graduated fro…
1 CMC § 3604 Certificates of Admission
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 3: JUDICIAL BRANCH § 3604. Certificates of Admission. The Supreme Court may impose a fee to cover the cost of printing and issuing certificates of admission to practice. Source: PL 10-26, § 5. Commission Comment: The Commission corrected the section n…
1 CMC § 601 Capital of the CNMI
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 601. Capital of the CNMI. The official capital of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be the island of Saipan. Source: PL 19-02 § 2 (July 28, 2015). Commission Comment: PL 19-02 contained the following findings and purpose section …
1 CMC § 6601 Election Contests: Recount
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6601. Election Contests: Recount. (a) Any Commonwealth voter may contest an election for any of the following reasons: (1) The person declared elected to an office will not be eligible for that office at the beginning of his term. (2) T…
1 CMC § 6602 Election Contests: Actual Prejudice Required
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6602. Election Contests: Actual Prejudice Required. (a) No irregularity or improper conduct in the proceedings of the election may void an election result, unless the irregularity or misconduct resulted in a defendant being declared eit…
1 CMC § 6603 Election Contest: Written Complaint
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6603. Election Contest: Written Complaint. (a) When a voter contests any election he shall file with the Commonwealth Superior Court a written complaint setting forth specifically: (1) The name of the contestant; (2) That he is a voter …
1 CMC § 6604 Election Contest: Answer, Summons, Subpoena
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6604. Election Contest: Answer, Summons, Subpoena. (a) Within five days after personal receipt of the complaint by the defendant, an answer or any responsive pleading or motion shall be filed with the court. The court shall thereupon se…
1 CMC § 6605 Election Contest: Court Hearing; Recount
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6605. Election Contest: Court Hearing; Recount. (a) At the hearing the ballots shall be recounted in the presence of all parties, where it appears from the complaint that actual prejudice occurred making a recount necessary for the prop…
1 CMC § 6606 Election Contest: Judgment of the Court
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6606. Election Contest: Judgment of the Court. If it is adjudged that a person other than the defendant has the largest number of legal votes cast in any election contest, the court shall declare that person elected. Source: Repealed an…
1 CMC § 6607 Election Contest: Certificate of Election
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6607. Election Contest: Certificate of Election. (a) Upon the expiration of the time for appeal, the person declared elected by the court is entitled to a certificate of election. If a certificate has not already been issued to him by t…
1 CMC § 6608 Election Contests: Costs
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6608. Election Contests: Costs. (a) If the proceedings under this section are dismissed for insufficient evidence or for want of prosecution, or the election is confirmed by the court, judgment shall be rendered against the contestant, …
1 CMC § 6609 Election Contest: Appeal
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6609. Election Contest: Appeal. Any party aggrieved by the judgment of the Commonwealth superior Court may appeal to the Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands as in other cases, except that from the day of judgment, the notice o…
1 CMC § 6610 Election Contest: Failure to Appeal from Court Judgment
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6610. Election Contest: Failure to Appeal from Court Judgment. Whenever an election is reversed by the judgment of the Commonwealth Superior Court, and no appeal is taken within three (3) days thereafter, the certification, if any has b…
1 CMC § 7601 Rescission of Budget Authority
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7601. Rescission of Budget Authority. (a) Whenever the Governor determines that all or any part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is pr…
1 CMC § 7602 Deferral of Budget Authority
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7602. Deferral of Budget Authority. (a) Whenever the Governor or any person having administrative control over any appropriation (other than an appropriation to the judicial or legislative branches) proposes a def…
1 CMC § 7603 Supplementary Messages
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7603. Supplementary Messages. If any information contained in a special message transmitted under 1 CMC §§ 7601 or 7602 is subsequently revised, the Governor shall transmit to both houses of the legislature a supp…
1 CMC § 7604 Changes in Revenue Estimate
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7604. Changes in Revenue Estimate. (a) Whenever the Director of Finance determines with reasonable certainty that the actual revenues which the Commonwealth will receive during a fiscal year will differ by more th…
1 CMC § 7605 Emergency Impoundments
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7605. Emergency Impoundments. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and pending legislative action on any message transmitted under 1 CMC §§ 7604(c) or 7403, the Governor, upon the advice of the…
1 CMC § 8281 Purpose
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8281. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for a payment of $50,000 to specified survivors of a law enforcement officer who has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of …
1 CMC § 8282 Law Enforcement Officers
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8282. Law Enforcement Officers. For purposes of this chapter, law enforcement officers shall include the following: (a) The Attorney General and assistant attorneys general; (b) Judicial officers; (c) Police officers; (d) Correc…