OKMULGEE, Okla. – The Business, Finance and Justice committee and the Health, Education and Welfare committee held a joint meeting at the Mound Building on Mar. 25.
Passed legislation is subject to full council approval during the regular session.
The committee addressed the following legislation, the interpretation of which is attributed to language in the bill:
NCA 25-033 A law of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation enacting a new MCNCA Title 14 Chapter 2, Subchapter 9, Subsection 2-911, entitled “Child Endangerment” was passed by the joint committee. The law was sponsored by Representative Leonard Gouge of the Tvlse District. It was passed with a vote of 8-0.
If adopted, this law will define the crime of Child Endangerment within the Muscogee Nation, and it will make the act of committing the crime of Child Endangerment within the Muscogee Nation a felony.
This law comes after Kaytlin Fultz, a Cherokee Nation citizen living within the Muscogee reservation, was charged with a misdemeanor for child neglect in MCN District Court. Her husband, who isn’t a member of a federally-recognized Indigenous Tribe, was charged with a felony for the same crime, as previously covered by Mvskoke Media.
To view the full agenda, visit: mcnnc.com.
