Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Law Library
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Code of Law.

2.01.030 Definitions

"Act of Civil Disobedience" means a deliberate, but nonviolent act of law breaking to call attention to a particular law or set of laws believed by the lawbreaker to be of questionable legitimacy or morality.

"Serious Crime" means a felony or misdemeanor, not involving an act of civil disobedience, which involves an act of moral turpitude. Crimes of moral turpitude are crimes involving conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty and good morals, such as larceny, fraud or murder, for example.