Title 1 — Government
110 chapters · 1,290 sections in this title.
1 CMC § 467 Annual Day of Observance
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 467. Annual Day of Observance. November 2 of each year is hereby declared “Ha’anen Naftan I Tasi.” The custodial agency shall announce and conduct a solemn nondenominational memorial service at the monument and is empowered to request such assistance…
1 CMC § 468 Funding
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 468. Funding. Funds for the design, construction and inauguration ceremonies of Naftan I Tasi monument shall be obligated upon the submittal by the custodial agency of final cost estimates. Source: PL 5-45, § 9.
1 CMC § 469 Annual Budget Request
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 469. Annual Budget Request. The custodian agency shall submit its annual request of funding for maintenance of the monument, cost of additional enshrinements and observances as a line of item of the agency’s annual request. The line item may not be r…
1 CMC § 471 Short Title
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 471. Short Title. This Article shall be known and cited as the “CNMI Cultural Masters Award Act.” Source: PL 21-21, § 3 (§ 101) (Apr. 3, 2020), modified. Commission Comment: In addition to severability and savings clause provisions, PL 21-21 included…
1 CMC § 472 Creation
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 472. Creation. There is created within the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Cultures the CNMI Cultural Masters Award, to be given to accomplished practitioners of CNMI’s folk and traditional arts who have contributed to the preservation, advancement…
1 CMC § 473 Award Frequency and Limitations
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 473. Award Frequency and Limitations. The Commonwealth Council for Arts and Cultures shall accept nominations for the CNMI Cultural Masters Award during the month of April 2020 and every four (4) years thereafter. No more than four (4) awards may be …
1 CMC § 474 Selection Criteria
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 474. Selection Criteria. Nominees for the CNMI Cultural Masters Award shall be judged based on the following criteria: (a) Exemplary and active practice of a traditional art form. (b) Expertise, consummate skill, and longevity in the promotion and pe…
1 CMC § 475 Selection Procedures
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TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 475. Selection Procedures. (a) The staff of the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture shall review nomination packets to ensure that the criteria and guidelines have been met. (b) A panel of experts, to be determined by the Commonwealth Council f…
1 CMC § 6401 Receipt of Value: To Vote or Not Vote
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6401. Receipt of Value: To Vote or Not Vote. A person shall not, directly, by himself or through any other person, receive, agree or contract for, before or during an election, any money, gift, loan or other valuable consideration, offi…
1 CMC § 6402 Payment of Value: To Vote or Aid in Securing Nomination for Another
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6402. Payment of Value: To Vote or Aid in Securing Nomination for Another. A person shall not, directly, by himself or through any other person, give or receive any money or other valuable thing, before, during or after election because…
1 CMC § 6403 Payment of Value: To Vote, Not Vote or Reward for Same
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6403. Payment of Value: To Vote, Not Vote or Reward for Same. A person shall not lend or contribute any money or other valuable consideration to or for any voter, or to or for any other person, to: (a) Induce a voter to: (1) Vote or ref…
1 CMC § 6404 Receipt of Value: To Procure Election or Vote
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6404. Receipt of Value: To Procure Election or Vote. A person shall not, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person procure, engage, promise or endeavor to procure, in consequence of any gift, loan, offer, promise, p…
1 CMC § 6405 Payment of Value to Induce Candidate to Withdraw
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6405. Payment of Value to Induce Candidate to Withdraw. A person shall not, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any money or other thing of value to or for the use of any o…
1 CMC § 6406 Penalty
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6406. Penalty. Any person who commits any of the offenses set forth in Sections 6401-6405, inclusive, is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not greater than $50,000 or not more than five (5) years imprisonment, or both. Source: PL …
1 CMC § 6407 Promising Appointment to Office
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6407. Promising Appointment to Office. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who being a nominee or candidate at any election, offers or agrees to appoint or procure the appointment of any particular person to office, as an inducement…
1 CMC § 6408 Communication of Promise
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6408. Communication of Promise. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who communicates any offer made in violation of the preceding Section 6407 to any person with intent to induce him to vote for, or to procure or aid in procuring th…
1 CMC § 6409 Publications Reflecting on Character of Candidate
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6409. Publications Reflecting on Character of Candidate. Every person is guilty of misdemeanor who intentionally writes, prints, posts or distributes, or causes to be written, printed, posted or distributed any circular, pamphlet, lette…
1 CMC § 6410 Penalty
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6410. Penalty. Any person who commits any of the offenses set forth in Sections 6407-6409, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not greater than $2,000 or not more than 60 days in prison, or both. Source: PL 12-18,…
1 CMC § 6411 Disqualification
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6411. Disqualification. A candidate convicted under the provisions of Sections 6401-6405, inclusive, of this Chapter is disqualified from holding the office for which he was a candidate or nominee at the time of violating the provisions…
1 CMC § 6412 Application
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6412. Application. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all elections. Source: Repealed and reenacted by PL 12-18, § 2 (6412).
1 CMC § 6413 Complaints
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6413. Complaints. Any person who believes a violation of any provision of this Chapter has occurred by file a complaint with the Commission. The Commission shall expeditiously investigate the matter in accordance with Section 6105. When…
1 CMC § 6414 Winning Candidate Convicted of a Felony
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6414. Winning Candidate Convicted of a Felony. If the Commission finds that a winning candidate, who has not yet assumed his office, has been convicted of a felony under this Chapter or under any other Commonwealth law, then the manner …
1 CMC § 6421 Definition
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6421. Definition. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the definitions set forth herein shall govern the construction of this Article. (a) “Campaign Statement of Account” means an itemized statement prepared by a candidate or …
1 CMC § 6422 Duties of Candidates
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6422. Duties of Candidates. Upon becoming a candidate, an individual may designate one committee to serve as his campaign committee. The candidate shall appoint a treasurer who shall also be the treasurer of the campaign committee and i…
1 CMC § 6423 [Reserved.]
1 CMC § 6424 Campaign Statement of Account; Filing; Verification
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6424. Campaign Statement of Account; Filing; Verification. A candidate shall file a detailed financial statement of account prepared with the advice and co-signature of his treasurer or the election or reelection committee with the Offi…
1 CMC § 6425 Publication
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6425. Publication. The Election Commission shall make public all campaign statements of account within ten (10) days after their filing, by publishing them in a newspaper of general circulation in the Commonwealth or by posting the same…
1 CMC § 6426 Multi-Candidate: Apportionment
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6426. Multi-Candidate: Apportionment. Multi-candidate expenses are those spent by a person in aid of more than one candidate. Such expenses shall be treated as an expense by each candidate supported thereby and shall be apportioned equa…
1 CMC § 6427 Requirement of Authorization
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6427. Requirement of Authorization. No person other than a candidate or his campaign committee shall incur or contract for any expense in aid of such candidate’s campaign unless he applies in writing to the candidate’s treasurer at leas…
1 CMC § 6428 Penalties
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6428. Penalties. Any person violating this Article shall upon conviction be fined not more than fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisoned for not more than one year or both. Source: Repealed and reenacted by PL 12-18, § 2 (6428).
1 CMC § 6429 Extension of Deadline
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6429. Extension of Deadline. For good cause, the Commission may extend the deadline imposed on Section 6424 by not more than fifteen (15) days, upon written request by a candidate. A candidate shall be fined a non-waivable one-hundred d…
1 CMC § 6430 Non-Compliance
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6430. Non-Compliance. The Public Auditor shall refer any candidate who fails to comply with this Article to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution. Source: Repealed and reenacted by PL 12-18, § 2 (6430).
1 CMC § 7401 Expenditure of Appropriated Funds
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7401. Expenditure of Appropriated Funds. No expenditure of Commonwealth funds shall be made unless the funds are appropriated in currently effective annual appropriation acts or pursuant to 1 CMC § 7204(d). No Com…
1 CMC § 7402 Reprogramming Authority
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7402. Reprogramming Authority. (a) (1) Except as provided in this section, and in 1 CMC §§ 7302 and 7403, no funds may be reprogrammed, and no obligation or contract for the expenditure of Commonwealth funds shall…
1 CMC § 7403 Emergency Powers
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7403. Emergency Powers. (a) Whenever the Governor uses his authority pursuant to N.M.I. Const. art. III, § 10, the Governor shall as soon as practicable transmit to the legislature a report describing in detail th…
1 CMC § 7404 Bidding Preference
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7404. Bidding Preference. (a) The requirements of this section are in addition to any other applicable requirements provided by law. Provided however that this section shall not apply to the procurement of indepen…
1 CMC § 7405 Certification Required Before Appropriated Funds May be Used for Salary Adjustments and Reclassifications
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7405. Certification Required Before Appropriated Funds May be Used for Salary Adjustments and Reclassifications. No person, including the Civil Service Commission, may reclassify or adjust the salary of a governme…
1 CMC § 7406 Restriction Upon Use of Government Vehicles
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT § 7406 DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7406. Restriction Upon Use of Government Vehicles. (a) Definitions. (1) “Elected officials” means any person holding any elected office of the Commonwealth government; and visiting elected officials from ot…
1 CMC § 7407 Restrictions Upon Government Paid Travel Outside of the Commonwealth
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7407. Restrictions on Government Paid Travel Outside of the Commonwealth. (a) Every government travel authorization shall contain a statement under penalty of perjury that the travel is for official business purpo…
1 CMC § 7408 [Removed]
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Title 1: Government Division 7: Planning, Budgeting and Auditing § 7408. Employee Transfer to Public Corporations: Liability for Personnel Benefits. [Removed.] [Removed.] Source: PL 6-5, § 328. Commission Comment: [Historical comments removed.] The Commission removed this section…
1 CMC § 7409 Deposit of Bonus Miles.[Repealed by 10-79.]
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7409. Deposit of Bonus Miles. [Repealed.] Source: PL 9-54, § 2; repealed by PL 10-79, § 2. Commission Comment: PL 10-79 took effect January 6, 1998. According to PL 10-79, §§ 1, 2, and 3: Section 1. Findings and P…
1 CMC § 7841 Protection of Whistle-blowers
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7841. Protection of Whistle-blowers. (a) The Public Auditor may receive and investigate complaints or information of any person concerning possible existence of any activity constituting fraud, waste and abuse in …
1 CMC § 7842 Access to Agency Information
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7842. Access to Agency Information. (a) Access Required. The Public Auditor, in carrying out the provisions of this part shall have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, papers, books, documents, recomm…
1 CMC § 7843 Access to Confidential Information and Proprietary Records
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7843. Access to Confidential Information and Proprietary Records. (a) Confidential or proprietary records or information disclosed to the Public Auditor are subject to the same legal confidentiality and protective…
1 CMC § 7844 Access to Tax Data
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7844. Access to Tax Data. (a) The Public Auditor or any staff member designated by the Public Auditor may examine and audit the books and accounts of the Department of Finance, including the Division of Revenue an…
1 CMC § 7845 Access to Contracts and Grants Information
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7845. Access to Contracts and Grants Information. Any contract to which an agency is party, except a personal service or prime contract with an employee of the agency, and any grant awarded by any agency, with or …
1 CMC § 7846 Power to Summon Persons to Testify
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7846. Power to Summon Persons to Testify. (a) Whenever the Public Auditor has a reasonable basis for believing that a person has information with respect to any matter which is within the Public Auditor’s jurisdic…
1 CMC § 7847 Referrals: Criminal Action
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7847. Referrals: Criminal Action. (a) In carrying out his or her duties, the Public Auditor shall report to the Attorney General whenever the Public Auditor has reasonable grounds to believe there has been violati…
1 CMC § 7848 Referrals: Civil Action
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7848. Referrals: Civil Action. The Public Auditor may institute the civil recovery action if authorized by the Attorney General. If the Public Auditor has discovered fraudulent acts and believes that civil recover…
1 CMC § 7849 Secrecy of Records; Penalty for Violation
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TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING § 7849. Secrecy of Records; Penalty for Violation. All records of the Public Auditor shall be confidential unless it is deemed necessary for the Public Auditor to make the records public in the performance of his or…