Title 10, Local Laws

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…

Short Title. This chapter provides for and may be cited as the Rota Casino Act of 2007. Source: Rota Local Initiative 1 (2007), § 1, modified. Commission Comment: The Commission modified this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d). The Commission substituted “chapter” for “act.” Rot…

Definitions. As used in this chapter, the term – (a) “Casino” means a place, area, structure, subject to license under 10 CMC § 12131 for the conduct and playing of one or more games, including associated activities, such as money counting, surveillance, accounting, and storage, …

Local Appropriations. (a) All license fees and gambling revenue taxes derived under this chapter shall be local revenues to be expended for local public purposes, as specified herein. The Mayor of Rota shall submit a budget for consideration and approval of the Rota Municipal Cou…

Amendment. This chapter may be amended, by the First Senatorial Delegation, acting pursuant to the Local Law Act of 1983 [1 CMC §§ 1401-1408], as that Local Law Act is presently constituted or hereafter amended. Source: Rota Local Initiative 1 (2007), § 17, modified; RLL 22-07, §…

Establishment of Commission. (a) The Rota Casino Gaming Commission is hereby established and shall consist of five members appointed by the Mayor of Rota with the advice and consent of the Rota Municipal Council. Each member shall serve a term of four years, except that of the me…

Eligibility Requirements for Appointment as a Commission Member. Eligibility requirements for appointment as a Commission member: (a) A registered voter in the Municipality of Rota, First Senatorial District and a domiciliary in Rota not less than five years preceding appointment…

Removal of Commission Members. (a) A Commission member may be removed from office by the Mayor for cause, subject to appeal to the confirming authority, which may overrule the Mayor, provided, that, pending any such appeal, the Mayor may suspend the members, if the Mayor finds th…

Commission Member Compensation. Members of the Commission shall each be compensated pursuant to 1 CMC § 8247 and shall be reimbursed for their actual, necessary, and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Source: Rota Local Initiative 1 (2007), § 3(g), m…

Chairman of Commission and Meetings on Rota. The members of the Commission shall select one of their members to be chairman for terms of two years each reckoned successively from the effective date of appointments of the first members. A chairman may serve successive or other sub…

Majority of Commission Members Required for Action. (a) A majority decision of the five Commissioners being present shall determine any action of the Rota Casino Gaming Commission, provided however, that no casino or interim casino authorization may be issued without the approval…

Powers and Duties. (a) The Commission shall have all rightful powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The Commission may, among its other powers – (1) Issue rules and regulations as provided in 10 CMC § 12118; (2) Issue licenses as provided in 10 CMC §§ 12…

Rules and Regulations. (a) The Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The Commission may, in addition to any other purpose, use such rules and regulations to interpret, enlarge upon, define, further define, or refine any provi…

Casino Licenses. (a) The Commission shall, by regulation, set forth licensing criteria for the ownership and operation of casinos on Rota, provided that such licensing criteria shall not be designed to give any casino a competitive advantage over any other casino. (b) There shall…

Casino Service Providers. The Commission shall, by regulation, determine which types of casino service providers shall require licensing under this chapter and shall, subject to 10 CMC §§ 12131-12136, provide for such licensing. Source: Rota Local Initiative 1 (2007), § 6(b), mod…

Individual Licenses. (a) The Commission may, consistent with and in addition to other applicable Commonwealth laws and regulations, license or otherwise regulate the employment of individuals by or in casinos. (b) The Commission may provide for the licensing of such types of empl…

Term of Licenses. (a) Once granted, a license shall remain in force until it is revoked or surrendered under conditions specified in regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, except during any period during which it is suspended as provided in such regulations. (b) No pro…

Inspection and Monitoring. The Commission shall provide by regulation, as a condition of a casino or casino service provider license, that the Commission or its authorized representatives may inspect and monitor at any time and with or without notice of any part of a licensed cas…

Change of Licensee. No license may be sold, assigned, pledged, transferred, or otherwise alienated or encumbered without the express written permission of the Commission or as the Commission may by regulation provide. A change in the ownership or control of a license shall be con…

Casino License Fees. (a) The Commission may impose a casino license application fee not to exceed $100,000. Such fee shall not be refundable, except under the circumstances which the Commission may set forth by regulation, and shall be charged only in connection with any casino l…

Other License Fees. The Commission may establish annual fees for licenses and licensing agreements issued under 10 CMC §§ 12132 or 12133. Source: Rota Local Initiative 1 (2007), § 7(b), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed a reference in this section to agree with…

Rota Casino Tax. (a) A gross revenue surtax of one percent of gross revenue as provided in 1 CMC § 1402(c)(l) shall be paid each month by each licensee. (b) A gambling revenue tax pursuant to 1 CMC § 1402(c)(4) equal to ten percent per annum of the casino gross revenues, shall be…

Rota Municipal Treasurer. There is hereby established a Rota Municipal Treasurer within the Office of the Mayor whose primary responsibility is to collect and hold all license and registration fees, any taxes levied on a casino pursuant to the initiative and the regulation issued…

Investigations. (a) Prior to issuing any license under this chapter, the Commission shall investigate the applicant for such license and any related person, as the Commission determines, either by regulation or in an individual case, is necessary to protect the public interest. I…

Detention of Violators. The operator of a casino, any employee or agent of such operator, or any person inspecting or monitoring a gaming establishment on behalf of the Commission, may, upon probable cause, detain in a suitable place in such gaming establishment (or elsewhere in …

Exclusion or Removal. A casino operator or any employee or agent of such operator may exclude or remove any undesirable person from a casino pursuant to the regulations promulgated pursuant to 10 CMC § 12118 and may use reasonable force to carry out such exclusion or removal. A c…

Immunity for Detention, Exclusion or Removal. No civil or criminal action shall lie against any person for action reasonably taken pursuant to 10 CMC §§ 12151 or 12152. Source: Rota Local Initiative 1 (2007), § 11, modified. Commission Comment: The Commission modified this sectio…

Entry by Law Enforcement Officers. A law enforcement officer may, without warrant, notice, or explanation, enter any area of a casino to which a patron of the casino or the public has access and, for such purpose, such area is public place in which the officer may exercise any po…

Employee Benefits. (a) As a condition of any casino license issued under this chapter, each employee of any casino so licensed shall be granted personal and sick leave at a rate equivalent to the grant of such leave to civil service employees of the Commonwealth. Such employee sh…

Gambling by Commission and License Prohibited. (a) No member, officer, employee, or agent of the Commission shall play any game in – (1) Any casino under the jurisdiction of the Commission; (2) Any other gaming establishment reasonably associated with any such gaming establishmen…

Administrative Penalties. The Commission may, by regulation, provide civil penalties for the violation of this chapter or of any regulation or order issued pursuant to this chapter. No penalty may exceed $50,000, and a range of lesser penalties shall be provided for minor or inte…

Article 1. Uniform Address and Street Naming. § 20301. Short Title. This Article shall be known as the “Tinian Uniform Address and Street Naming Act of 2007.” Source: Tinian LL 15-11, § 2 (2901), modified. Commission Comment: Tinian LL 15-11 became law on August 31, 2007, and con…

Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to provide a uniform address system and street naming system as follows: (a) Establish the locations and names of all streets and roads; (b) Establish a uniform method of numbering primary buildings on streets and roads; (c) Promote efficie…

Definitions. For the purpose of this Article the following definitions will apply: (a) “Alley” means a narrow lane between or behind a row of buildings; (b) “Avenue” means a thoroughfare that runs generally north-south; (c) “Boulevard” means an arterial road or major collector ca…

Tinian Island Street Naming Committee. There shall be established a Tinian Island Street Naming Committee (hereafter referred to as “Committee”) that shall be empowered to exercise the powers delegated to them by this Article. The Committee shall consist of at least three members…

Parties Affected. All primary buildings, streets, and roads within the boundaries of the islands of Tinian and Aguiguan shall hereafter be identified according to the uniform street naming and numbering system as herein contained as adopted or amended by the Legislative Delegatio…

Approval Required. (a) Before any street or road is named, approval shall be obtained from the Committee for the street or private road name. Official street and private road names shall be maintained on an Official Street and Private Road Name Map and on an Official Street and P…

Designation of Street and Private Road Names. (a) It is hereby established that the following rules and regulations for the naming of streets or private roads shall apply. The Tinian Legislative Delegation shall, by resolution, adopt the Official Street and Private Road Name List…