Title 1 — Government
110 chapters · 1,290 sections in this title.
1 CMC § 2584 Surplus Property Agency: Assistance to Applicants
0.9K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2584. Surplus Property Agency: Assistance to Applicants. The Director of Finance may disseminate information and assist potential applicants concerning the availability of federal surplus real property, assist in processing appli…
1 CMC § 2585 Surplus Property Agency: Clearing House
0.7K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2585. Surplus Property Agency: Clearing House. The Director of Finance may act as a clearing house for information for the entities and institutions eligible to acquire federal surplus property, and assist, as necessary, those en…
1 CMC § 2586 Surplus Property Agency: Certifications, Actions and Reports
0.7K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2586. Surplus Property Agency: Certifications, Actions and Reports. The Director of Finance may make the necessary certifications, undertake such action, and make reports required by federal laws or regulations or which may other…
1 CMC § 2587 Surplus Property Agency: Contract and Cooperative Agreements
0.9K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2587. Surplus Property Agency: Contract and Cooperative Agreements. The Director of Finance may enter into contracts and other agreements for and on behalf of the Commonwealth, including the cooperative agreements within the purv…
1 CMC § 2588 Surplus Property Agency: Cooperation with Federal Government
0.8K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2588. Surplus Property Agency: Cooperation with Federal Government. The Director of Finance shall, consistent with the provisions of this article, cooperate with the departments or agencies of the United States of America, file a…
1 CMC § 2589 Surplus Property Agency: Transfer Charges
1.1K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2589. Surplus Property Agency: Transfer Charges. Within limits established by federal law, the Director of Finance may assess a service and handling charge or fee for the acquisition, warehousing, distribution, or transfer of any…
1 CMC § 2590 Surplus Property Agency: Special Surplus Property Fund
1.4K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2590. Surplus Property Agency: Special Surplus Property Fund. (a) There is hereby established a fund to be known as the “Special Surplus Property Fund” to be maintained separate and apart from any other funds from the Commonwealt…
1 CMC § 2591 Surplus Property Agency: Rules and Regulations
0.7K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2591. Surplus Property Agency: Rules and Regulations. Subject to applicable law, the Director of Finance may prescribe rules and regulations as necessary for the efficient administration of this article or as may be required by f…
1 CMC § 2592 Surplus Property Agency: Personnel
0.3K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2592. Surplus Property Agency: Personnel. The Director of Finance may appoint advisory boards or committees, and may employ, subject to civil service procedures, other personnel deemed necessary and suitable for the administratio…
1 CMC § 2593 Surplus Property Agency: Power to Delegate Authority
0.7K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2593. Surplus Property Agency: Power to Delegate Authority. The Director of Finance may delegate to any employee of the Department of Finance the power and authority deemed reasonable and proper for the effective administration o…
1 CMC § 2594 Short Title
1.2K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2594. Short Title. This article may be cited as the Taxicab Regulation Act of 1991. Source: PL 7-33, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 7-33 took effect July 31, 1991. According to PL 7-33, § 2: Section 2. Findings. The Legislature find…
1 CMC § 2595 Taxicab Bureau: Established; Chief
1.1K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2595. Taxicab Bureau: Established; Chief. There is hereby established a Taxicab Bureau within the Department of Finance. The Taxicab Bureau shall be headed by a chief, who shall be designated by the Director of the Department of …
1 CMC § 2596 Duties and Responsibilities of the Taxicab Bureau Chief
6.0K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2596. Duties and Responsibilities of the Taxicab Bureau Chief. The duties and responsibilities of the chief shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the …
1 CMC § 8481 Government Participation in the Social Security System
1.0K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8481. Government Participation in the Social Security System. (a) Statement of Intent. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands desires to have the insurance system established by Title II of the Social Security Act exte…
1 CMC § 8482 Social Security
0.6K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8482. Social Security. (a) Unless specifically exempted by applicable federal law, every Commonwealth official or employee shall become a mandatory member of the federal insurance system commonly referred to as “Social Security”…
1 CMC § 8483 Defined Benefit Plan, Right to Terminate Membership
1.5K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8483. Defined Benefit Plan, Right to Terminate Membership. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Class I or Class II members of the Defined Benefit Plan, active or inactive and not retired from government service, may elec…
1 CMC § 8484 Termination of Membership and Withdrawal of Contributions
3.0K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8484. Termination of Membership and Withdrawal of Contributions. (a) Those qualified to separate by 1 CMC § 8483 who elect to terminate membership in the defined benefit program, and if married, their spouse, must sign a form to…
1 CMC § 8485 Contributions to the Defined Benefit Plan
1.9K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8485. Contributions to the Defined Benefit Plan. (a) The obligation of the CNMI agencies and instrumentalities to withhold and remit the employee’s portion to the employee’s defined benefit account shall cease upon the Class I o…
1 CMC § 8486 Defined Contribution Plan
0.4K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8486. Defined Contribution Plan. The Defined Contribution Plan outlined in Title 1 Division 8 Part 3 Chapter Ten of the Commonwealth Code shall become voluntary. Source: PL 17-82 § 3(204) (September 11, 2012). Commission Comment…
1 CMC § 8487 Defined Contribution Plan, Contributions
0.6K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8487. Defined Contribution Plan, Contributions. The Commonwealth government's obligation to remit the employer's contribution to the Defined Contribution Plan shall continue to be paid at 4 percent unless the employee ceases to …
1 CMC § 8488 Regulations Authorized
0.4K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8488. Regulations Authorized. The Board or its successor is hereby authorized to promulgate any regulation deemed reasonably necessary for the implementation of this chapter. Source: PL 17-82 § 3(206) (September 11, 2012), modif…
1 CMC § 8489 Effect of this Chapter on Other Provisions in this Part
0.6K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT § 8489. Effect of this Chapter on Other Provisions in this Part. This chapter is remedial in nature and therefore should be interpreted and construed broadly consistent with the intent of this chapter. It is intended that this cha…
1 CMC § 26001 Health and Vital Statistics Office Established
1.9K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26001. Health and Vital Statistics Office Established. There is hereby established in the Department of Public Health a Health and Vital Statistics Office which shall install, maintain, and operate a system of vital statistics th…
1 CMC § 26002 Regulations
0.3K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26002. Regulations. The Secretary of the Department of Public Health, hereinafter referred to as the “State Agency,” is authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act…
1 CMC § 26003 Appointment of Registrar or Person in Charge of Vital Statistics
0.3K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26003. Appointment of Registrar or Person in Charge of Vital Statistics. The Secretary of the Department of Public Health shall appoint the Registrar of Vital Statistics, hereinafter referred to as “Registrar.” Source: PL 15-50, …
1 CMC § 26004 Duties of the Registrar or Person in Charge
2.2K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26004. Duties of the Registrar or Person in Charge. (a) The Registrar shall: (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Act and the regulations issued hereunder, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of t…
1 CMC § 26005 Definitions
3.2K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26005. Definitions. The following terms are hereby defined as follows: (a) “Dead body” means a human body or such parts of human body from the condition of which it reasonably may be concluded that death occurred. (b) “Fetal deat…
1 CMC § 26006 Content of Certificates and Reports
0.8K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26006. Content of Certificates and Reports. (a) In order to promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates and reports required by this Act, or by regulations adopted hereu…
1 CMC § 26007 Birth Registration
5.2K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26007. Birth Registration. (a) A certificate of birth for each live birth which occurs in the CNMI shall be filed with the Health and Vital Statistics Office, or as otherwise directed by the Registrar, within 5 days after such bi…
1 CMC § 26008 Infants of Unknown Parentage; Foundling Registration
1.1K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26008. Infants of Unknown Parentage; Foundling Registration. (a) Whoever assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Registrar within 5 days to the Healt…
1 CMC § 26009 Delayed Registration of Birth
1.4K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26009. Delayed Registration of Birth. (a) When a certificate of birth of a person born in the CNMI has not been filed within one year, a delayed certificate of birth may be filed in accordance with regulations of the State Agency…
1 CMC § 2601 Department of Public Health and Environmental Services
1.3K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2601. Department of Public Health and Environmental Services. There is in the Commonwealth government a Department of Public Health and Environmental Services, to be headed by a Director of Public Health and Environmental Service…
1 CMC § 26010 Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth
2.5K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26010. Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth. (a) If the State Agency refuses to file a certificate of birth under the provisions of Sections 26007 or 26009, a petition signed and sworn to by the petitioner may be filed …
1 CMC § 26011 Certificates of Adoption
3.2K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26011. Certificates of Adoption. (a) For each adoption decreed by the CNMI Superior Court, the court shall require the preparation of a certificate of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the Registrar. The certificate …
1 CMC § 26012 Certification of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Court Determination of Paternity, and Paternity Acknowledgement
4.5K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26012. Certification of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Court Determination of Paternity, and Paternity Acknowledgement. (a) The Registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in the CNMI when he o…
1 CMC § 26013 Death Registration
5.4K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26013. Death Registration. (a) A certificate of death for each death which occurs in the CNMI shall be filed with the Health and Vital Statistics Office, or as otherwise directed by the Registrar, within 5 days after death or the…
1 CMC § 26014 Delayed Registration of Death
1.3K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26014. Delayed Registration of Death. (a) When a death occurring in the CNMI has not been registered within the time period prescribed by Section 26013, a certificate of death may be filed in accordance with regulations of the St…
1 CMC § 26015 Reports of Fetal Death
1.8K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26015. Reports of Fetal Death. Each fetal death of 350 grams or more, or if weight is unknown, of 20 completed weeks gestation or more, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period began to the date of delivery, whic…
1 CMC § 26016 Vital Reports
0.4K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26016. Vital Reports. The report required under Section 26015 is a statistical report to be used only for medical and health purposes. A schedule for the disposition of these reports may be provided by regulation. Source: PL 15-5…
1 CMC § 26017 Authorization for Final Disposition
2.1K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26017. Authorization for Final Disposition. (a) The funeral director or person acting as such who first assumes custody of a dead body shall, prior to final disposition of the body, obtain authorization for final disposition of t…
1 CMC § 26018 Amendment of Vital Records
2.2K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26018. Amendment of Vital Records. (a) A certificate or report registered under this Act may be amended only in accordance with this Act and regulations adopted by the State Agency to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital r…
1 CMC § 26019 Preservation of Vital Records
0.5K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26019. Preservation of Vital Records. To preserve vital records, the Registrar is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of certificates or reports in the Health and Vital Statistics O…
1 CMC § 2602 Department of Public Health and Environmental Services: Director: Appointment
0.7K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 2602. Department of Public Health and Environmental Services: Director: Appointment. The Director of Public Health and Environmental Services shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Source: P…
1 CMC § 26020 Disclosure of Information from Vital Records or Vital Reports
4.3K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26020. Disclosure of Information from Vital Records or Vital Reports. In accordance with Section 26023 of this Act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto: (a) To protect the integrity of vital records or vital reports, to e…
1 CMC § 26021 Copies from the System of Vital Statistics
4.5K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26021. Copies from the System of Vital Statistics. In accordance with Section 26022 of this Act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto: (a) The Registrar shall, upon receipt of an application, issue a certified copy of a vi…
1 CMC § 26022 Fees
0.8K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26022. Fees. (a) The State Agency shall prescribe by regulation the fee to be paid for the following services: (1) Certified copies of certificates or records, or for a search of the files or records when no copy is made, or for …
1 CMC § 26023 Persons Required to Keep Records
1.2K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26023. Persons Required to Keep Records. (a) Every person in charge of an institution shall keep a record of personal data concerning each person admitted or confined to such institution. This record shall include such informatio…
1 CMC § 26024 Matching of Birth and Death Certificates
0.6K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26024. Matching of Birth and Death Certificates. To protect the integrity of vital records and to prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the Registrar is hereby authorized to match birth and death c…
1 CMC § 26025 Penalties
2.9K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26025. Penalties. (a) A fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, shall be imposed on: (1) Any person who willfully and knowingly makes any false statement in a certificate, record, or repor…
1 CMC § 26026 Applicability
0.3K chars
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH § 26026. Applicability. The provisions of this Act shall also apply to all certificates of birth, death, and reports of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy previously received by the Health and Vital Statistics Office …