Statutes | Cherokee Code Part II Chapter 14 Article I ยง 14.1.1 | 2019
(a) The following criminal offenses and penalties contained herein shall apply to all members of any federally recognized Indian tribe who violate the provisions of this chapter within the territorial jurisdiction of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. That territorial jurisdiction shall include all lands held in trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee or its members and all other lands owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee.
(b) In addition to the penalties contained herein, the court may order a defendant who is found guilty to pay restitution to the victim(s) of the crime, to the Tribe, a Tribal program or a Tribal entity. An order of restitution shall be subject to enforcement as a debt to the Tribe, along with any fine imposed by the court, and the restitution shall be distributed as ordered by the court.
(c) For offenses that allow exclusion as a punishment, such punishment shall only be imposed in the discretion of the Tribal Council in accordance with chapter 2 of the Cherokee Code.
(Ord. No. 117, 3-3-2000 Ord. No. 108, 7-9-2004)