MVSKOKE RESERVATION – A bill changing how DUI charges are to be enforced and punished on the reservation passed the Business, Finance, and Justice committee on Feb. 19. Proposed by the Attorney General’s Office and sponsored by Representative William Lowe, the bill, NCA 26-034, passed unanimously and will be voted on by the National Council during the Regular Session on Feb. 28.
As stated on the MCNNC website, the bill is “a law of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation amending MCNCA Title 14, subsection 3-1304 entitled ‘Persons under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances or combination thereof.”
According to Attorney General Geri Wisner, who spoke during committee discussion, one goal is to fix an error in the MCN criminal code: an intoxicated person in the driver’s seat and in control of the vehicle, but not driving it, can only be charged with Public Intoxication…