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CNMI DPS Police Division Building in Susupe, Saipan. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety (DPS; Chamorro: Dipåttamentun Sinåfu' Pupbliku; Carolinian: Bwulasiyol Alillisil Toulap) is a law enforcement agency and firefighting agency of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is one of the CNMI executive agencies ...
The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 ("CNRA"), approved by the U.S. Congress on May 8, 2008, established a CNMI delegate's seat; Democrat Gregorio Sablan was elected in November 2008 as the first CNMI delegate and took office in the 111th Congress. Like the other five delegates in the House, the CNMI delegate participates in debates ...
The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature is the territorial legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.The legislative branch of the territory is bicameral, consisting of a 20-member lower House of Representatives, and an upper house Senate with nine senators.
The District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands [2] (in case citations, D. N. Mar. I.) is a federal territorial court whose jurisdiction comprises the United States-affiliated Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). It was established by Act of Congress in 1977, pursuant to an international agreement between the United States ...
In the 2007 election cycle, the CNMI House membership was increased from 18 to 20. Representatives serve two-year terms and are elected from seven election districts: District 1: Saipan (6 seats) District 2: Saipan (2 seats) District 3: Saipan & the Northern Islands (6 seats) District 4: Saipan (2 seats) District 5: Saipan (2 seats) District 6 ...
Northern Marianas Department of Corrections is an executive agency of the Northern Mariana Islands government. As of 2015 Robert A. Guerrero is the commissioner. [1] It operates one prison, which as of April 2015 had 60 prison guards and 185 prisoners; the prison was at 66% occupancy.
The Northern Mariana Islands' at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The Commonwealth does not have a voting member of Congress, but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates with the United States House of Representatives.
The following is a list of persons who served as governor of Northern Mariana Islands.The term of office is 4 years. The longest-serving governors in CNMI history are Pedro Tenorio, who served 12 years in office from 1982 to 1990 and from 1998 to 2002, and Benigno Fitial, who served 7 years, one month, and 11 days from 2006 to 2013.