Title 4 — Economic Resources
115 chapters · 1,861 sections in this title.
4 CMC § 51558 Release of Lien upon Payment; Demand by Owner that Hospital File Suit to Foreclose; Penalty for Failure to Release Lien
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51558. Release of Lien upon Payment; Demand by Owner that Hospital File Suit to Foreclose; Penalty for Failure to Release Lien. (a) A hospital shall release its lien upon payment of the charges. (b) If the amount or th…
4 CMC § 51559 Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51559. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in this article shall have the following meanings: (a) Department. “Department” means the Department of Public Health. (b) Medicaid…
4 CMC § 51560 Imposition and Release of Lien on Property of Recipient of Medicaid
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51560. Imposition and Release of Lien on Property of Recipient of Medicaid. (a) The Department of Public Health may, to the extent not prohibited by federal law, petition for the imposition of a lien pursuant to the pr…
4 CMC § 51561 Petition for Lien
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51561. Petition for Lien. (a) A petition to the CNMI Superior Court for the imposition of a lien as described and limited in 4 CMC § 51560 to recover money owed to the Department of Public Health as a result of payment…
4 CMC § 51562 Signing and Filing Petition; Notice; Hearing; Duty of Secretary of Department of Public Health to File Notice of Pendency of Action and to Serve Notice of Lien; Contents of Notice of Lien; Amendment of Notice of Lien
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51562. Signing and Filing Petition; Notice; Hearing; Duty of Secretary of Department of Public Health to File Notice of Pendency of Action and to Serve Notice of Lien; Contents of Notice of Lien; Amendment of Notice of…
4 CMC § 51563 Foreclosure of Lien
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51563. Foreclosure of Lien. The Secretary may, to the extent not prohibited by 42 U.S.C. § 1396b, foreclose upon a lien for money owed to the Department of Public Health as a result of the payment of benefits for Medic…
4 CMC § 51564 Liens on Casino Gaming Machines
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51564. Liens on Casino Gaming Machines. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person may obtain a lien or security interest of any kind on any machine or part thereof which is regulated by the Commonwealth …
4 CMC § 51901 Short Title
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51901. Short Title. This Act shall be known as “Betel Nut Control Act of 2015.” Source: PL 19-66 § 2 (Sept. 23, 2016). Commission Comment: The Commission numbered this chapter and sections pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). …
4 CMC § 51902 Definitions
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§ 51902 TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51902. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Areca nut” is the seed of the areca palm that is commonly referred to as betel nut. (b) “Betel nut product” refers to any packaged item intended for in…
4 CMC § 51903 Prohibit the Offer or Sale of Betel Nut to Minors
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51903. Prohibit the Offer or Sale of Betel Nut to Minors. (a) No person or business entity shall offer, give, sell or permit his/her employee or agent to sell, offer, or give betel nut to any person who is under the ag…
4 CMC § 51904 License Required
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51904. License Required. Any person or business entity engaged in the importation or the sale of areca nut (betel nut) shall be required to obtain a license issued by the Department of Commerce, ABTC Division; provided…
4 CMC § 51905 License Fee
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51905. License Fee. The license specified in 4 CMC § 51904 shall be issued by the Department of Commerce, Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Control Division, upon application therefore, the license fee shall be $75 for a pe…
4 CMC § 51906 Fees
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51906. Fees. No reduction. The license fee set forth in 4 CMC § 51905 shall apply to all applicants regardless of when during the calendar year the person or business entity applies. Source: PL 19-66 § 2 (Sept. 23, 201…
4 CMC § 51907 Power to Prescribe License Forms
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51907. Power to Prescribe License Forms. The Department of Commerce, ABTC Division, shall prescribe the form for application for new license or renewal of license and other papers it shall require including verificatio…
4 CMC § 51908 Payment of Fees: Revocation
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51908. Payment of Fees: Revocation. The applicable license fee shall be payable on the day of the application for first time applicants, and on the renewal date for all others. Each license issued by the Department of …
4 CMC § 51909 Appropriation of License and Application Filing Fees
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51909. Appropriation of License and Application Filing Fees. All license and application filing fees collected by the Department of Commerce, ABTC Division, shall be allocated to that Division for the purpose of the ad…
4 CMC § 51910 Privileges: Limitations
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51910. Privileges: Limitations. A license is limited to the privileges conferred therein, and a licensee may not exercise any other privileges. Source: PL 19-66 § 2 (Sept. 23, 2016).
4 CMC § 51911 Licensees: Limitations
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51911. Licensees: Limitations. A license is limited to the premises for which it is issued and a licensee may not exercise the privileges conferred by the license at other premises. Applicants with more than one establ…
4 CMC § 51912 License: Issuance Restrictions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51912. Licenses: Issuance Restrictions. The Department of Commerce, ABTC Division, shall not issue a license to any applicant that falls into one of the following restrictions: (a) Real Party in Interest. The applicant…
4 CMC § 51913 Disapproval of License Application
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51913. Disapproval of License Application. The Secretary of Commerce may disapprove an applicant for a license upon findings, through adequate investigation, that such refusal is in the public interest. Where an applic…
4 CMC § 51914 Required Signs
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51914. Required Signs. Any person or business entity which sells or permits to be sold on its premises areca nut (betel nut) shall clearly, continuously and conspicuously post signs reading "BETEL NUT SALE IS PROHIBITE…
4 CMC § 51915 Condition of Premises: Areca Nut (Betel Nut) Display
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES § 51915 DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51915. Conditions of Premises: Areca Nut (Betel Nut) Display; Labeling. (a) Display and Access Requirements. A person or business entity shall ensure that any areca nut (betel nut) are displayed in accordance w…
4 CMC § 51916 Enforcement Powers
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51916. Enforcement Powers. The Department of Commerce, ABTC Division and the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation, Community Guidance Center, shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter, and may enter into…
4 CMC § 51917 Inspection Authority
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51917. Inspection Authority. (a) The Department of Commerce, ABTC Division and the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation, Community Guidance Center, shall have the right to conduct inspections of business establishments…
4 CMC § 51918 Fines and Penalties
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51918. Fines and Penalties. (a) Suspension or Revocation of License. The Secretary of Commerce shall have the power to suspend or revoke the license of any person or business entity that violates this chapter, as set f…
4 CMC § 51919 Appropriation of Fines and Penalties
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51919. Appropriation of Fines and Penalties. All civil fines collected by the Department of Commerce, ABTC Division and the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation, Community Guidance Center, as a result of violations of …
4 CMC § 51920 Adoption of Regulation
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51920. Adoption of Regulation. The Department of Commerce shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and enforce this Chapter. These regulations may include, but are not limited to, reaso…
4 CMC § 51921 Effective Date
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§ 51921 TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51921. Public-Private Cooperation; Nonprofit Assistance. (a) The Department of Commerce is authorized to enter into agreements with nonprofit organizations for the purpose of receiving financial assistance or i…
4 CMC § 51922 Retailer Reporting and Tracking Requirements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES § 51922 DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 51922. Retailer Reporting and Tracking Requirements. (a) Retailers of betel nut products are required to both track the number of betel nut products sold on a monthly basis and provide that information to the D…
4 CMC § 52001 Short Title
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52001. Short Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Rental Industry Act.” Source: PL 20-65 § 2 (Sept. 21, 2018), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed the capitalizatio…
4 CMC § 52002 Scope
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52002. Scope. This chapter shall apply to all persons in the business of renting or leasing rental or U-drive motor vehicles in the CNMI. Source: PL 20-65 § 2 (Sept. 21, 2018), modified.
4 CMC § 52003 Definitions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52003. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a)(1) “Advertisement” means any oral, written, graphic, or pictorial statement or representation, including those made through any electronic or print medium. (2) “Advertis…
4 CMC § 52004 Required Valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s License
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52004. Required Valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s License. (a) No rental company shall rent or lease a rental or U-drive motor vehicle to any person(s) unless the person has on his/her person or in his/her immediate posse…
4 CMC § 52005 Rental Agreements; Delivery to Secretary
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52005. Rental Agreements; Delivery to Secretary. No rental company shall offer a rental agreement or damage waiver unless a specimen of the rental agreement or damage waiver is delivered to the Secretary prior to its u…
4 CMC § 52006 Rental Agreements; Damage Waivers
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52006. Rental Agreements; Damage Waivers. (a) Each rental agreement that contains a damage waiver shall disclose, at a minimum, in plain language and in at least ten-point boldface type, the following information: (l) …
4 CMC § 52007 Offers or Sales of Collision Insurance by Rental Companies
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52007. Offers or Sales of Collision Insurance by Rental Companies. (a) The provisions in this chapter relating to or otherwise regulating the offer or sale of damage waivers shall apply to the offer or sale of collisio…
4 CMC § 52008 Additional Mandatory Charges Prohibited
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52008. Additional Mandatory Charges Prohibited. The daily and periodic rental cost to the renter shall include the amount of each charge which is required as a condition to the rental other than those charges provided …
4 CMC § 52009 Rate Disclosure Requirements; Advertising
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52009. Rate Disclosure Requirements; Advertising. (a) Each rental company, and each officer, employee, agency, or other representative of the rental company, who states or permits to be stated the rental cost of a rent…
4 CMC § 52010 Rate Disclosure Requirements; Oral or Written Statements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52010. Rate Disclosure Requirements; Oral or Written Statements. Each rental company, and each officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the rental company, who makes any oral statement, excluding telephonic…
4 CMC § 52011 License and Registration Fees
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52011. License and Registration Fees. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a rental company may visibly pass on to a renter: (1) The general excise tax attributable to the transaction; (2) The vehicle license a…
4 CMC § 52012 Commissions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52012. Commissions. (a) No rental company or officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the rental company shall pay or receive a commission for selling damage waivers, except as provided in subsection (b). A…
4 CMC § 52013 Damage Waiver Statistics
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52013. Damage Waiver Statistics. Rental companies shall maintain records of the sale of damage waivers in a given year and amounts expended to repair damage to rental vehicles caused while the vehicles are subject to t…
4 CMC § 52014 Posting Requirements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52014. Posting Requirements. Except as provided in 4 CMC § 52022, each rental company who offers the damage waiver shall conspicuously display at the rental area of each rental location a notice, in plain language and …
4 CMC § 52015 Pamphleting Requirements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52015. Pamphleting Requirements. Before the execution of a rental agreement, each rental company who offers a damage waiver option to a renter shall provide to the renter a pamphlet, written in plain language, that inc…
4 CMC § 52016 Acknowledgement by Renter
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52016. Acknowledgement by Renter. No rental company shall rent a motor vehicle or U-drive to a renter until the renter has acknowledged that the renter understands the information described in 4 CMC § 52006(a)(1)–(3), …
4 CMC § 52017 Deposit or Advance Charge Prohibited; Payment for Damages to Rental Motor Vehicle
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52017. Deposit or Advance Charge Prohibited; Payment for Damages to Rental Motor Vehicle. No rental company shall require a deposit or an advance charge against the credit card of a renter, in any form, for damages to …
4 CMC § 52018 Notice and Posting Required Concerning Motor Vehicle Laws
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52018. Notice and Posting Required Concerning Motor Vehicle Laws. Every rental company shall display at all times a sign or signs in a conspicuous place in the main rental area of all rental locations, written in plain…
4 CMC § 52019 Fuel Charges
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52019. Fuel Charges. (a) Except as provided in this section, refueling charges are prohibited. (b) Upon the renter’s return of the vehicle, if the amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle is less than the amount origina…
4 CMC § 52020 Unfair Trade Practices
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52020. Unfair Trade Practices. Each rental company, and each officer, employee, agent, and other representative thereof, is prohibited from engaging in any practice constituting a violation of the Consumer Protection A…
4 CMC § 52021 Application of Insurance Laws
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52021. Application of Insurance Laws. (a) None of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the issuance of collision insurance underwritten by an insurer authorized to transact property and casualty business in th…