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Unified Legal Code
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Imperial Attendant	Oct 10 2015, 05:35 AM Post #1
Lazarene Posts: 22 Group: Members Member #208 Joined: Oct 9, 2015 Alignment Lawful Good	Unified Legal Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus Preamble; The Unified Legal Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus constitutes the collected Judicial, Criminal, Civil and Penal Codes of the Celestial Union of Lazarus. Taken together these documents dictate the operation of the judicial process of The Celestial Union of Lazarus. The Judicial Code is the procedural document identifying how Criminal, Civil and Legal matters are to be conducted. All such matters are handled publicly via a non-adversarial Judicial Inquiry. The purpose of a Judicial Inquiry is to establish the facts of the matter where allegations of criminal or civil wrongdoing have been lodged, or where a legal question on the constitutionality of laws, treaties, and government policies is presented. The Judicial Code also outlines the internal procedures of the Celestial Inquisitorial Court, codifying the powers and responsibilities of The Holy Prelate, who as the chief administrative officer of the Court is responsible for the direction of Judicial Inquires, the moderation of conduct within the Court and the administration of the Court. The Criminal Code identifies and defines all criminal offences within The Celestial Union of Lazarus. A criminal offence constitutes a crime against the state, and a criminal inquiry can be initiated by any citizen. The Civil Code identifies and defines all civil offences within The Celestial Union of Lazarus. A civil offence constitutes a crime against an individual, and a civil inquiry can only be initiated by the injured party. The Penal Code identifies and defines all punishments that may be assigned by the Court to those found guilty of a Criminal or Civil offence by a judicial inquiry. Judicial Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus Article I – Composition of the Court (1) The Court must consist at all times of a minimum three Prelates, and a maximum of five Prelates. Should the number of Prelates fall below the minimum number at any time the Sovereign must nominate replacements within seven days; should the Sovereign fail to do so then the Convenor will open nominations to the floor of the Cosmic Council. (2) The Cosmic Council shall conduct a confidence vote for the Prelates every three months, immediately after the conclusion of the regularly scheduled elections. Any Prelate who does not receive the confidence of a majority shall be recalled. (3) The Holy Prelate is elected by a private ballot of the Celestial Inquisitorial Court requiring clear majority support. Any Prelate may initiate an election for a Holy Prelate; in the absence of a Holy Prelate an election must occur. (4) The Holy Prelate acts as the chief administrative officer of the court, and is responsible for the management of all judicial matters; this includes the maintenance of an archive of legal decisions for reference purposes, moderation of conduct within the court and the direction of Judicial Inquires. Article II - Judicial Inquiries (1) All Criminal, Civil and Legal matters will be dealt with via Judicial Inquiry. (2) All Judicial Inquiries will be conducted by a tribunal consisting of the Holy Prelate and two Associate Prelates. (3) The purpose of a Judicial Inquiry is always to establish the facts of the matter, and then resolve the issue. All Judicial Inquiries will be conducted publicly via a non-adversarial hearing. (4) All Judicial Inquiries will run for a minimum of seven days, and may be extended beyond this at the discretion of the Holy Prelate. Article III - Criminal Inquiries (1) A Criminal Inquiry may be initiated by any citizen presenting an allegation of criminal wrongdoing to the Holy Prelate. (2) This allegation must be supported by sufficient preliminary evidence to justify an inquiry; the Holy Prelate will determine this at their discretion. (3) Should the Holy Prelate choose to conduct an inquiry, they shall immediately contact the individual or individuals accused of criminal wrongdoing by PM or TG to inform them of such. (4) During the inquiry the Holy Prelate will conduct an investigation into the matter, seeking to establish the facts. Any interested party may make evidentiary submissions, with the citizen presenting the allegations and the accused both encouraged to do so. (5) Once the investigation concludes the Prelates will privately discuss the matter, and issue a ruling resolving the issue by majority decision. (6) Such rulings will consist of a summary of events based upon the presented evidence, which will constitute the factual account of the matter, and a decision of guilt or innocence. If the accused is determined to be guilty a sentence will also be issued. (7) Rulings and sentences will take effect 72 hours later, if not appealed. Article IV - Civil Inquiries (1) A Civil Inquiry may be initiated by the injured party presenting an allegation of civil wrongdoing to the Holy Prelate. (2) This allegation must be supported by sufficient preliminary evidence to justify an inquiry; the Holy Prelate will determine this at their discretion. (3) Should the Holy Prelate choose to conduct an inquiry, they shall immediately contact the individual or individuals accused of civil wrongdoing by PM or TG to inform them of such. (4) During the inquiry the Holy Prelate will conduct an investigation into the matter, seeking to establish the facts. Any interested party may make evidentiary submissions, with the citizen presenting the allegations and the accused both encouraged to do so. (5) Once the investigation concludes the Prelates will privately discuss the matter, and issue a ruling resolving the issue by majority decision. (6) Such rulings will consist of a summary of events based upon the presented evidence, which will constitute the factual account of the matter, and a decision of guilt or innocence. If the accused is determined to be guilty a sentence will also be issued. (7) Rulings and sentences will take effect 72 hours later, if not appealed. Article V - Legal Inquiries (1) A Legal Inquiry may initiated by any citizen submitting a query of the constitutionality of a law, treaty or government policy. (2) This query must be accompanied by a legal argument to justify an inquiry; the Holy Prelate will determine this at their discretion. (3) During the inquiry the Holy Prelate will conduct an investigation into the matter, seeking to establish the facts. Any interested party may submit an amicus brief, presenting a legal argument to help guide the investigation and assist the Prelates in reaching a decision. (4) Once the investigation concludes the Prelates will privately discuss the matter, and issue a ruling resolving the issue by majority decision. (5) Such rulings will consist of a decision as to the constitutionality of the law, treaty or government policy in question, with recommended action for the Cosmic Council if needed, and the initiation of a Criminal Inquiry should illegal activity be determined to have occurred. (6) Rulings will take effect 72 hours later, if not appealed. Article VI - Appeals (1) Any interested party may appeal the ruling of a Judicial Inquiry in the first 72 hours after it concludes. (2) Appeals must be based upon one of two arguments; legal error or factual error. (3) Arguments of legal error must identify a specific area of the ruling where the Prelates made an error in the application of the law. (4) Arguments of factual error must identify a specific area of the ruling where the Prelates made an error in regards to the facts of the matter. (5) The Prelates will consider their ruling in light of the appeal, and then issue a final ruling. This ruling may not be appealed. Criminal Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus Article 1: In-game Offences Section 1.1: Treason (1) Treason shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Any Citizen who wages, attempts to wage, incites others to wage, or attempts to incite others to wage war against the State of Lazarus. Soliciting for endorsements with the intention of exceeding the endorsement cap. Failure to heed an official warning to reduce one's endorsement count after being sent one for exceeding the endorsement cap. Violating a World's or Core World's fundamental rights as defined in the Celestial Mandate Act (Article 3, Section 3.) (2) High Treason shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Attempting to lower the sitting Sovereign's endorsement count without the approval of the Cosmic Council. Acting, alone or with others, to change the lawfully elected government of Lazarus as recognized by the Cosmic Council, by any means other than participation in a scheduled election and the discussions and campaigning preceding said election. Violating a World's or Core World's fundamental rights as defined in The Celestial Mandate Act (Article 3, Section 3) while holding any position in Lazarus that requires confirmation or election by The Cosmic Council.^[3] Section 1.2: Espionage (1) Espionage shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Gathering private government material with the intention of using or distributing them to any entities not sanctioned by the relevant government body responsible for the material or the Court. Distributing sensitive government or military information to a foreign entity that may be used against the Celestial Union of Lazarus or the Lazarene Celestial Armada. Section 1.3: Fraud (1) Fraud shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Deliberately deceiving the residents of Lazarus for the sake of an unfair or undeserved gain or to damage an individual or entity. Deliberate omission of information with the intention of deceiving the residents of Lazarus. Knowingly abetting an individual to commit an act of fraud. (2) Electoral Fraud shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Manipulating the electoral process of Lazarus through conspiracy with an organised group of abettors to obtain citizenship in order to influence a vote for personal gain or for the gain of a foreign entity. Deliberately deceiving members of the Cosmic Council in order for them to not receive accurate information about votes, with the intention of influencing the outcome of a vote through the non-vote of members who have been deceived into doing so. Section 1.4: Perjury (1) Perjury shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Testifying falsely to the Court intentionally, through the false assertion of the truth of statements which are material to the outcome of the proceeding. Section 1.5: Vexatious Litigation (1) Vexatious litigation shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Filing unmeritable, frivolous, repetitive, and/or burdensome accusations of crimes to the Court that constitute an abuse of the judicial process. Section 1.6: Conspiracy (1) Conspiracy shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Attempting to carry out any of the offences as listed in the Unified Legal Code. Abetting another person to attempt carrying out any of the offences as listed in the Unified Legal Code. Article 2: Offences out-of-game Section 2.1: Forum-side Offences (1) Forum destruction shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Abusing administrative powers to on a forum to cause a substantial loss of information not easily recoverable. (2) Inappropriate spamming shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Pornspamming or gorespamming on the forums. (3) Phishing shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Attempting to acquire sensitive information such as email accounts and passwords, or gain access to off-site controls, by masquerading as a different person or entity. Section 2.2: Spamming (1) Spamming shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Intentionally posting the same message repeatedly in a relatively short period of time outside of a designated spam sub-forum. Intentionally posting the same message repeatedly despite being warned not to. Repeatedly posting the same message for the purpose of annoying others. (2) Adspamming shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Posting messages on the RMB or on the forums to advertise for a foreign entity repeatedly within an unreasonably short period of time. Posting recruitment messages on the RMB or on the forums with the intention of annoying others. Section 2.3: Theft (1) Theft shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Accessing another person's forum account, without the approval of the person whose forum account is used. Using another person's nation, without the approval of the person whose nation was used. Section 2.4: Illegal sharing (1) One shall be said to have committed the act of illegal sharing of forum accounts when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Allowing a person banned from the forums to use one's forum account, with the awareness that the other person is banned from accessing the forums. (2) One shall be said to have committed the act of illegal sharing of nations when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Allowing a person banned from the region to use one's nation, with the awareness that the other person is banned from the region. Article 3: Absolute Offences Section 3.1: Legal Violations (1) Legal violation shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Violating Real World laws that are considered serious crimes. Violating Real World laws that may endanger the safety of others e.g. hacking. Section 3.2: NationStates Violations (1) NationStates violations shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Being declared Delete-on-Sight. 2) The Civil Code Civil Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus Article 1: Harassment (1) Harassment shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Making unwelcome jokes or remarks about another person relating to the following: race, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, record of offence. This list is not exhaustive. Threatening or intimidating another person in an aggressive manner, with the intention of making the other person feel distress, discomfort, or fear. Annoying or bothering another person repeatedly despite being told to cease doing so. (2) Repeated Harassment shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Continues to commit the offence of Harassment despite being charged with Harassment, with Harassment being defined by Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. Article 2: Flaming and Trolling (1) Flaming shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Repeatedly posting or sending offensive, off topic, messages with the intention to insult another person, to invoke emotions and responses such as rage, sadness, humiliation, and self-doubt. (2) Trolling shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Deliberately and repeatedly making off topic comments with the intention to derail or detract from a thread or discussion. Article 3: Impersonation (1) Impersonation shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Making use of details mainly used to identify a different person/entity to pass oneself off as that person or entity. 3) The Penal Code Penal Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus Article 1: Preliminary Section 1.1: Title and Effective Date (1) This Act shall be called the Penal Code and may be cited as P.C. It shall become effective on the date of its adoption. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3) of this Section, the Code does not apply to offenses committed prior to its effective date and prosecutions for such offenses shall be based on the prior law, that is the PRL Penal Code, which will be assumed to be still in used, as if this Code was not in force. For the purposes of this Section, an offense is considered to be committed prior to the effective date of this Code if any one of its elements took place before the effective date of this code. (3) In any case pending on or after the effective date of the Code, involving an offense committed prior to such date: procedural provisions of the Code shall govern, insofar as they are justly applicable and their application does not introduce confusion or delay; the Court, with the consent of the defendant, may impose sentence under the provisions of the Code applicable to the offense and the offender. Section 1.2: Amendments (1) Amendments may be made to this Code by only the Cosmic Council with a simple majority. (2) Should an offense be committed prior to the passage of an amendment that could affect whether the offender is guilty or the severity and/or magnitude of the punishments, the offender shall be prosecuted for the affected offense based on the Code directly prior to the passage of the amendment. Section 1.3: Punishments (1) The classes of punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Code are (with increasing severity): Forum punishment Warning Temporary Forum ban Permanent forum ban In-game punishment Suppression of RMB posts Ejecting Temporary in-game ban Permanent in-game ban (2) A Suppression is defined to be the use of the in-game mechanisms to hide the offending RMB posts. A Suppression may constitute the suppression of several RMB posts. (3) A Warning is defined as the use of the Warn System as provided on the Regional Forum. A Warning may constitute the increment of several warning levels. (4) An Ejection is defined to be the use of the in-game mechanisms to remove a nation from Lazarus, but who may return to Lazarus any time the player wishes. (5) A temporary forum ban is defined to be the use of administrative tools made available on the Regional Forums to deny a player access to the Forums for a period of time. Said player's access to the Regional Forums is to be restored upon the completion of the sentence. (6) A temporary in-game ban is defined to be the use of the in-game mechanisms to remove a nation from Lazarus, but who is not allowed by the game to return to the region for a period of time. Said nation is to be allowed to return to Lazarus upon the completion of the sentence. (7) A permanent forum ban is defined to be the use of administrative tools made available on the Regional Forums to deny a player access to the Forums permanently. Said player's access to the Regional Forums will be denied even if the Regional Forums have been changed, for as long as this Penal Code remains in effect or as the Celestial Union of Lazarus remains the official government of the in-game entity of Lazarus, up to the discretion of the Cosmic Council. (8) A permanent in-game ban is defined to be the use of the in-game mechanisms to remove a nation from Lazarus, but who is not allowed by the game to return to the region permanently. Said nation is not to be allowed to return to Lazarus for as long as this Penal Code remains in effect or as the Celestial Union of Lazarus remains the official government of the in-game entity of Lazarus, up to the discretion of the Cosmic Council. (9) Should the offender have a history of committing the same offense, the punishment meted out is to be of a greater severity of the same type of punishment if possible and if necessary. Should this be not possible, the punishment meted out may be upgraded to a more severe type of punishment under the same class, as specified under the recommended punishment for each offense. Section 1.4: Order of Punishments for Multiple Offenses (1) When the same conduct of the defendant be convicted of multiple offenses, the order in which the punishments are to be meted out is: The punishment for the offense with the highest tier is carried out first, followed by the punishment for the offense with the next highest tier, and so on until the punishment for the offense with the lowest tier is meted out. Should the offender be convicted of multiple offenses within a tier, the most severe punishment within the tier as defined in Clause 1 of Section 1.2 of Article 1 of the Penal Code is to be meted out. Upon the completion of the sentence, the next most severe punishment within the tier is meted out, and so on until the least severe punishment within the tier is meted out. An offender may serve both an in-game punishment and a forum punishment at the same time. Should the most severe forum punishment meted out to an offender be a permanent forum ban, the permanent forum ban is to be served, with all other forum punishments rescinded. Should the most severe in-game punishment meted out to an offender be a permanent in-game ban, the permanent in-game ban is to be served, with all other in-game punishments rescinded. Article 2: Tier I Offenses (1) The following offenses have been designated as Tier I offenses: Treason as defined by Clause 1 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code Vexatious Litigation as defined by Section 1.5 of the Criminal Code Spamming as defined by Clause 1 of Section 2.2 of the Criminal Code Adspamming as defined by Clause 2 of Section 2.2 of the Criminal Code Harassment as defined by point 1 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code Flaming and Trolling as defined by Article 2 of the Civil Code (2) The recommended punishments for the above offenses are as follows: A temporary forum ban and temporary in-game ban for the duration of the war if convicted of Treason, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 1 of Clause 1 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code, unless: Said offender is no longer a high-level member of the enemy entity Said offender demonstrates a high level of willingness to end the war Said offender renounced membership of the enemy entity Should one of these conditions be fulfilled, the punishment may be terminated. A temporary in-game ban for a duration of between 12 hours and 3 days if convicted of Treason, should it be fulfilled on the basis of points 2 or 3 of Clause 1 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code, unless: Said offender is no longer a member of the World Assembly Should this condition be fulfilled, the punishment may be terminated. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of an in-game ban of 3 days, the offender shall serve an in-game ban of 10 days more for the current offense than the punishment for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of the in-game ban be in excess of 60 days, a permanent in-game ban is recommended. A warning with the increment of 1 warning level if convicted of Vexatious Litigation. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 3 days and 1 week is recommended. A warning with the increment of between 1 and 2 warning levels or the suppression of the offending RMB posts if convicted of Spamming. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 3 days and 1 week is recommended. A temporary in-game ban for the duration of between 12 hours and 1 week and the suppression of the offending RMB posts if convicted of Adspamming. A warning with the increment of 2 warning levels if convicted of Harassment, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 1 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 1 week and 30 days is recommended. A warning with the increment of 2 warning levels if convicted of Flaming and Trolling. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 3 days and 1 week is recommended. Article 3: Tier II Offenses (1) The following offenses have been designated as Tier II offenses: High Treason as defined by Clause 2 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code Espionage as defined by Section 1.2 of the Criminal Code Fraud as defined by Clause 1 of Section 1.3 of the Criminal Code Electoral Fraud as defined by Clause 2 of Section 1.3 of the Criminal Code Perjury as defined by Section 1.4 of the Criminal Code Harassment as defined by points 2 and 3 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code Impersonation as defined by Article 3 of the Civil Code (2) The recommended punishments for the above offenses are as follows: A temporary in-game ban for a duration of between 3 days and 30 days if convicted of High Treason, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 1 of Clause 2 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of an in-game ban of 30 days, the offender shall serve an in-game ban of 30 days more for the current offense than the punishment for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of the in-game ban be in excess of 90 days, a permanent in-game ban is recommended. A temporary in-game ban for a duration of between 60 days and 365 days if convicted of Treason, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 3 of Clause 2 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of an in-game ban of 365 days, a permanent in-game ban is recommended. A temporary forum ban of between 7 days and 60 days if convicted of Espionage. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of a forum ban of 60 days, the offender shall serve a forum ban of 30 days more for the current offense than the punishment for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of the forum ban be in excess of 120 days, a permanent forum ban is recommended. A temporary forum ban and temporary in-game ban for a duration of between 60 days and 120 days if convicted of Fraud, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 1 of Section 1.3 of the Criminal Code, with both bans lasting the same duration. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of a forum ban and in-game ban of 120 days, the offender shall serve a forum ban and in-game ban of 30 days more for the current offense than the punishments for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of both bans each be in excess of 180 days, a permanent forum ban and in-game ban is recommended. A warning with the increment of 2 warning levels if convicted of Perjury, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Section 1.4 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 1 week and 30 days is recommended. A temporary forum ban for a duration of between 30 days and 120 days if convicted of Harassment, should it be fulfilled on the basis of points 2 and 3 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. A temporary forum ban and in-game ban for a duration of between 14 days and 60 days if convicted of Impersonation, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Article 3 of the Civil Code, with both bans lasting the same duration. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of a forum ban and in-game ban of 60 days, the offender shall serve a forum ban and in-game ban of 30 days more for the current offense than the punishments for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of both bans each be in excess of 120 days, a permanent forum ban and in-game ban is recommended. Article 4: Tier III Offenses (1) The following offenses have been designated as Tier II offenses: Forum Destruction as defined by Clause 1 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code Inappropriate Spamming as defined by Clause 2 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code Phishing as defined by Clause 3 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code Theft of Nation as defined by point 1 of Clause 1 of Section 2.3 of the Criminal Code Theft of Account as defined by point 2 of Clause 1 of Section 2.3 of the Criminal Code Illegal Sharing as defined by Section 2.4 of the Criminal Code Legal Violations as defined by Section 3.1 of the Criminal Code NationStates Violations as defined by Section 3.2 of the Criminal Code Repeated Harassment as defined by Clause 2 of Article 1 of the Civil Code (2) The recommended punishments for the above offenses are as follows: A permanent forum ban if convicted of Forum Destruction, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 1 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code. A temporary forum ban for a duration of between 90 days and 120 days if convicted of Inappropriate Spamming, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 2 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of 120 days, a permanent forum ban is recommended. A permanent forum ban and in-game ban if convicted of Phishing, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 3 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code. A permanent in-game ban if convicted of Theft of Nation, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 1 of Clause 1 of Section 2.3 of the Criminal Code. A permanent forum ban if convicted of Theft of Account, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 2 of Clause 1 of Section 2.3 of the Criminal Code. The same severity of punishments as the one received by the person whom the account/nation was shared with, with the punishment concluding upon the conclusion of the punishment received by the person whom the account/nation was shared with, if convicted of Illegal Sharing, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Section 2.4 of the Criminal Code, unless: Said offender has proven sufficiently to be unaware that the person whom the account/nation was shared with was serving a ban at the time of the offense. Should this condition be fulfilled, the punishment may be terminated. A permanent forum ban and in-game ban if convicted of Legal Violations, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Section 3.1 of the Criminal Code. A permanent forum ban if convicted of NationStates Violations, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Section 3.2 of the Criminal Code. A permanent forum ban if convicted of Repeated Harassment, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 2 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. Edited by Aumelodia, May 6 2017, 04:44 PM.



Imperial Attendant	Oct 10 2015, 05:36 AM Post #2
Lazarene Posts: 22 Group: Members Member #208 Joined: Oct 9, 2015 Alignment Lawful Good	Unified Legal Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus (including amendment history) Preamble; The Unified Legal Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus constitutes the collected Judicial, Criminal, Civil and Penal Codes of the Celestial Union of Lazarus. Taken together these documents dictate the operation of the judicial process of The Celestial Union of Lazarus. The Judicial Code is the procedural document identifying how Criminal, Civil and Legal matters are to be conducted. All such matters are handled publicly via a non-adversarial Judicial Inquiry. The purpose of a Judicial Inquiry is to establish the facts of the matter where allegations of criminal or civil wrongdoing have been lodged, or where a legal question on the constitutionality of laws, treaties, and government policies is presented. The Judicial Code also outlines the internal procedures of the Celestial Inquisitorial Court, codifying the powers and responsibilities of The Holy Prelate, who as the chief administrative officer of the Court is responsible for the direction of Judicial Inquires, the moderation of conduct within the Court and the administration of the Court. The Criminal Code identifies and defines all criminal offences within The Celestial Union of Lazarus. A criminal offence constitutes a crime against the state, and a criminal inquiry can be initiated by any citizen. The Civil Code identifies and defines all civil offences within The Celestial Union of Lazarus. A civil offence constitutes a crime against an individual, and a civil inquiry can only be initiated by the injured party. The Penal Code identifies and defines all punishments that may be assigned by the Court to those found guilty of a Criminal or Civil offence by a judicial inquiry. Judicial Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus Article I – Composition of the Court (1) The Court must consist at all times of a minimum three Prelates, and a maximum of five Prelates. Should the number of Prelates fall below the minimum number at any time the Sovereign must nominate replacements within seven days; should the Sovereign fail to do so then the Convenor will open nominations to the floor of the Cosmic Council. (2) The Cosmic Council shall conduct a confidence vote for the Prelates every three months, immediately after the conclusion of the regularly scheduled elections. Any Prelate who does not receive the confidence of a majority shall be recalled.^[1] (3) The Holy Prelate is elected by a private ballot of the Celestial Inquisitorial Court requiring clear majority support. Any Prelate may initiate an election for a Holy Prelate; in the absence of a Holy Prelate an election must occur. (4) The Holy Prelate acts as the chief administrative officer of the court, and is responsible for the management of all judicial matters; this includes the maintenance of an archive of legal decisions for reference purposes, moderation of conduct within the court and the direction of Judicial Inquires. Article II - Judicial Inquiries (1) All Criminal, Civil and Legal matters will be dealt with via Judicial Inquiry. (2) All Judicial Inquiries will be conducted by a tribunal consisting of the Holy Prelate and two Associate Prelates. (3) The purpose of a Judicial Inquiry is always to establish the facts of the matter, and then resolve the issue. All Judicial Inquiries will be conducted publicly via a non-adversarial hearing. (4) All Judicial Inquiries will run for a minimum of seven days, and may be extended beyond this at the discretion of the Holy Prelate. Article III - Criminal Inquiries (1) A Criminal Inquiry may be initiated by any citizen presenting an allegation of criminal wrongdoing to the Holy Prelate. (2) This allegation must be supported by sufficient preliminary evidence to justify an inquiry; the Holy Prelate will determine this at their discretion. (3) Should the Holy Prelate choose to conduct an inquiry, they shall immediately contact the individual or individuals accused of criminal wrongdoing by PM or TG to inform them of such. (4) During the inquiry the Holy Prelate will conduct an investigation into the matter, seeking to establish the facts. Any interested party may make evidentiary submissions, with the citizen presenting the allegations and the accused both encouraged to do so. (5) Once the investigation concludes the Prelates will privately discuss the matter, and issue a ruling resolving the issue by majority decision. (6) Such rulings will consist of a summary of events based upon the presented evidence, which will constitute the factual account of the matter, and a decision of guilt or innocence. If the accused is determined to be guilty a sentence will also be issued. (7) Rulings and sentences will take effect 72 hours later, if not appealed. Article IV - Civil Inquiries (1) A Civil Inquiry may be initiated by the injured party presenting an allegation of civil wrongdoing to the Holy Prelate. (2) This allegation must be supported by sufficient preliminary evidence to justify an inquiry; the Holy Prelate will determine this at their discretion. (3) Should the Holy Prelate choose to conduct an inquiry, they shall immediately contact the individual or individuals accused of civil wrongdoing by PM or TG to inform them of such. (4) During the inquiry the Holy Prelate will conduct an investigation into the matter, seeking to establish the facts. Any interested party may make evidentiary submissions, with the citizen presenting the allegations and the accused both encouraged to do so. (5) Once the investigation concludes the Prelates will privately discuss the matter, and issue a ruling resolving the issue by majority decision. (6) Such rulings will consist of a summary of events based upon the presented evidence, which will constitute the factual account of the matter, and a decision of guilt or innocence. If the accused is determined to be guilty a sentence will also be issued. (7) Rulings and sentences will take effect 72 hours later, if not appealed. Article V - Legal Inquiries (1) A Legal Inquiry may initiated by any citizen submitting a query of the constitutionality of a law, treaty or government policy. (2) This query must be accompanied by a legal argument to justify an inquiry; the Holy Prelate will determine this at their discretion. (3) During the inquiry the Holy Prelate will conduct an investigation into the matter, seeking to establish the facts. Any interested party may submit an amicus brief, presenting a legal argument to help guide the investigation and assist the Prelates in reaching a decision. (4) Once the investigation concludes the Prelates will privately discuss the matter, and issue a ruling resolving the issue by majority decision. (5) Such rulings will consist of a decision as to the constitutionality of the law, treaty or government policy in question, with recommended action for the Cosmic Council if needed, and the initiation of a Criminal Inquiry should illegal activity be determined to have occurred. (6) Rulings will take effect 72 hours later, if not appealed. Article VI - Appeals (1) Any interested party may appeal the ruling of a Judicial Inquiry in the first 72 hours after it concludes. (2) Appeals must be based upon one of two arguments; legal error or factual error. (3) Arguments of legal error must identify a specific area of the ruling where the Prelates made an error in the application of the law. (4) Arguments of factual error must identify a specific area of the ruling where the Prelates made an error in regards to the facts of the matter. (5) The Prelates will consider their ruling in light of the appeal, and then issue a final ruling. This ruling may not be appealed. Criminal Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus ^[2] Article 1: In-game Offences Section 1.1: Treason (1) Treason shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Any Citizen who wages, attempts to wage, incites others to wage, or attempts to incite others to wage war against the State of Lazarus. Soliciting for endorsements with the intention of exceeding the endorsement cap. Failure to heed an official warning to reduce one's endorsement count after being sent one for exceeding the endorsement cap. Violating a World's or Core World's fundamental rights as defined in the Celestial Mandate Act (Article 3, Section 3.)^[3] (2) High Treason shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Attempting to lower the sitting Sovereign's endorsement count without the approval of the Cosmic Council. Acting, alone or with others, to change the lawfully elected government of Lazarus as recognized by the Cosmic Council, by any means other than participation in a scheduled election and the discussions and campaigning preceding said election. Violating a World's or Core World's fundamental rights as defined in The Celestial Mandate Act (Article 3, Section 3) while holding any position in Lazarus that requires confirmation or election by The Cosmic Council.^[3] Section 1.2: Espionage (1) Espionage shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Gathering private government material with the intention of using or distributing them to any entities not sanctioned by the relevant government body responsible for the material or the Court. Distributing sensitive government or military information to a foreign entity that may be used against the Celestial Union of Lazarus or the Lazarene Celestial Armada. Section 1.3: Fraud (1) Fraud shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Deliberately deceiving the residents of Lazarus for the sake of an unfair or undeserved gain or to damage an individual or entity. Deliberate omission of information with the intention of deceiving the residents of Lazarus. Knowingly abetting an individual to commit an act of fraud. (2) Electoral Fraud shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Manipulating the electoral process of Lazarus through conspiracy with an organised group of abettors to obtain citizenship in order to influence a vote for personal gain or for the gain of a foreign entity. Deliberately deceiving members of the Cosmic Council in order for them to not receive accurate information about votes, with the intention of influencing the outcome of a vote through the non-vote of members who have been deceived into doing so. Section 1.4: Perjury (1) Perjury shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Testifying falsely to the Court intentionally, through the false assertion of the truth of statements which are material to the outcome of the proceeding. Section 1.5: Vexatious Litigation (1) Vexatious litigation shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Filing unmeritable, frivolous, repetitive, and/or burdensome accusations of crimes to the Court that constitute an abuse of the judicial process. Section 1.6: Conspiracy (1) Conspiracy shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Attempting to carry out any of the offences as listed in the Unified Legal Code. Abetting another person to attempt carrying out any of the offences as listed in the Unified Legal Code. Article 2: Offences out-of-game Section 2.1: Forum-side Offences (1) Forum destruction shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Abusing administrative powers to on a forum to cause a substantial loss of information not easily recoverable. (2) Inappropriate spamming shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Pornspamming or gorespamming on the forums. (3) Phishing shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Attempting to acquire sensitive information such as email accounts and passwords, or gain access to off-site controls, by masquerading as a different person or entity. Section 2.2: Spamming (1) Spamming shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Intentionally posting the same message repeatedly in a relatively short period of time outside of a designated spam sub-forum. Intentionally posting the same message repeatedly despite being warned not to. Repeatedly posting the same message for the purpose of annoying others. (2) Adspamming shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Posting messages on the RMB or on the forums to advertise for a foreign entity repeatedly within an unreasonably short period of time. Posting recruitment messages on the RMB or on the forums with the intention of annoying others. Section 2.3: Theft (1) Theft shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Accessing another person's forum account, without the approval of the person whose forum account is used. Using another person's nation, without the approval of the person whose nation was used. Section 2.4: Illegal sharing (1) One shall be said to have committed the act of illegal sharing of forum accounts when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Allowing a person banned from the forums to use one's forum account, with the awareness that the other person is banned from accessing the forums. (2) One shall be said to have committed the act of illegal sharing of nations when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Allowing a person banned from the region to use one's nation, with the awareness that the other person is banned from the region. Article 3: Absolute Offences Section 3.1: Legal Violations (1) Legal violation shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Violating Real World laws that are considered serious crimes. Violating Real World laws that may endanger the safety of others e.g. hacking. Section 3.2: NationStates Violations (1) NationStates violations shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Being declared Delete-on-Sight. 2) The Civil Code Civil Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus^[2] Article 1: Harassment (1) Harassment shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Making unwelcome jokes or remarks about another person relating to the following: race, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, record of offence. This list is not exhaustive. Threatening or intimidating another person in an aggressive manner, with the intention of making the other person feel distress, discomfort, or fear. Annoying or bothering another person repeatedly despite being told to cease doing so. (2) Repeated Harassment shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Continues to commit the offence of Harassment despite being charged with Harassment, with Harassment being defined by Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. Article 2: Flaming and Trolling (1) Flaming shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Repeatedly posting or sending offensive, off topic, messages with the intention to insult another person, to invoke emotions and responses such as rage, sadness, humiliation, and self-doubt. (2) Trolling shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Deliberately and repeatedly making off topic comments with the intention to derail or detract from a thread or discussion. Article 3: Impersonation (1) Impersonation shall be said to be committed when one fulfils any of the following conditions: Making use of details mainly used to identify a different person/entity to pass oneself off as that person or entity. 3) The Penal Code Penal Code of The Celestial Union of Lazarus^[2] Article 1: Preliminary Section 1.1: Title and Effective Date (1) This Act shall be called the Penal Code and may be cited as P.C. It shall become effective on the date of its adoption. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3) of this Section, the Code does not apply to offenses committed prior to its effective date and prosecutions for such offenses shall be based on the prior law, that is the PRL Penal Code, which will be assumed to be still in used, as if this Code was not in force. For the purposes of this Section, an offense is considered to be committed prior to the effective date of this Code if any one of its elements took place before the effective date of this code. (3) In any case pending on or after the effective date of the Code, involving an offense committed prior to such date: procedural provisions of the Code shall govern, insofar as they are justly applicable and their application does not introduce confusion or delay; the Court, with the consent of the defendant, may impose sentence under the provisions of the Code applicable to the offense and the offender. Section 1.2: Amendments (1) Amendments may be made to this Code by only the Cosmic Council with a simple majority. (2) Should an offense be committed prior to the passage of an amendment that could affect whether the offender is guilty or the severity and/or magnitude of the punishments, the offender shall be prosecuted for the affected offense based on the Code directly prior to the passage of the amendment. Section 1.3: Punishments (1) The classes of punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Code are (with increasing severity): Forum punishment Warning Temporary Forum ban Permanent forum ban In-game punishment Suppression of RMB posts Ejecting Temporary in-game ban Permanent in-game ban (2) A Suppression is defined to be the use of the in-game mechanisms to hide the offending RMB posts. A Suppression may constitute the suppression of several RMB posts. (3) A Warning is defined as the use of the Warn System as provided on the Regional Forum. A Warning may constitute the increment of several warning levels. (4) An Ejection is defined to be the use of the in-game mechanisms to remove a nation from Lazarus, but who may return to Lazarus any time the player wishes. (5) A temporary forum ban is defined to be the use of administrative tools made available on the Regional Forums to deny a player access to the Forums for a period of time. Said player's access to the Regional Forums is to be restored upon the completion of the sentence. (6) A temporary in-game ban is defined to be the use of the in-game mechanisms to remove a nation from Lazarus, but who is not allowed by the game to return to the region for a period of time. Said nation is to be allowed to return to Lazarus upon the completion of the sentence. (7) A permanent forum ban is defined to be the use of administrative tools made available on the Regional Forums to deny a player access to the Forums permanently. Said player's access to the Regional Forums will be denied even if the Regional Forums have been changed, for as long as this Penal Code remains in effect or as the Celestial Union of Lazarus remains the official government of the in-game entity of Lazarus, up to the discretion of the Cosmic Council. (8) A permanent in-game ban is defined to be the use of the in-game mechanisms to remove a nation from Lazarus, but who is not allowed by the game to return to the region permanently. Said nation is not to be allowed to return to Lazarus for as long as this Penal Code remains in effect or as the Celestial Union of Lazarus remains the official government of the in-game entity of Lazarus, up to the discretion of the Cosmic Council. (9) Should the offender have a history of committing the same offense, the punishment meted out is to be of a greater severity of the same type of punishment if possible and if necessary. Should this be not possible, the punishment meted out may be upgraded to a more severe type of punishment under the same class, as specified under the recommended punishment for each offense. Section 1.4: Order of Punishments for Multiple Offenses (1) When the same conduct of the defendant be convicted of multiple offenses, the order in which the punishments are to be meted out is: The punishment for the offense with the highest tier is carried out first, followed by the punishment for the offense with the next highest tier, and so on until the punishment for the offense with the lowest tier is meted out. Should the offender be convicted of multiple offenses within a tier, the most severe punishment within the tier as defined in Clause 1 of Section 1.2 of Article 1 of the Penal Code is to be meted out. Upon the completion of the sentence, the next most severe punishment within the tier is meted out, and so on until the least severe punishment within the tier is meted out. An offender may serve both an in-game punishment and a forum punishment at the same time. Should the most severe forum punishment meted out to an offender be a permanent forum ban, the permanent forum ban is to be served, with all other forum punishments rescinded. Should the most severe in-game punishment meted out to an offender be a permanent in-game ban, the permanent in-game ban is to be served, with all other in-game punishments rescinded. Article 2: Tier I Offenses (1) The following offenses have been designated as Tier I offenses: Treason as defined by Clause 1 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code Vexatious Litigation as defined by Section 1.5 of the Criminal Code Spamming as defined by Clause 1 of Section 2.2 of the Criminal Code Adspamming as defined by Clause 2 of Section 2.2 of the Criminal Code Harassment as defined by point 1 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code Flaming and Trolling as defined by Article 2 of the Civil Code (2) The recommended punishments for the above offenses are as follows: A temporary forum ban and temporary in-game ban for the duration of the war if convicted of Treason, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 1 of Clause 1 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code, unless: Said offender is no longer a high-level member of the enemy entity Said offender demonstrates a high level of willingness to end the war Said offender renounced membership of the enemy entity Should one of these conditions be fulfilled, the punishment may be terminated. A temporary in-game ban for a duration of between 12 hours and 3 days if convicted of Treason, should it be fulfilled on the basis of points 2 or 3 of Clause 1 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code, unless: Said offender is no longer a member of the World Assembly Should this condition be fulfilled, the punishment may be terminated. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of an in-game ban of 3 days, the offender shall serve an in-game ban of 10 days more for the current offense than the punishment for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of the in-game ban be in excess of 60 days, a permanent in-game ban is recommended. A warning with the increment of 1 warning level if convicted of Vexatious Litigation. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 3 days and 1 week is recommended. A warning with the increment of between 1 and 2 warning levels or the suppression of the offending RMB posts if convicted of Spamming. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 3 days and 1 week is recommended. A temporary in-game ban for the duration of between 12 hours and 1 week and the suppression of the offending RMB posts if convicted of Adspamming. A warning with the increment of 2 warning levels if convicted of Harassment, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 1 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 1 week and 30 days is recommended. A warning with the increment of 2 warning levels if convicted of Flaming and Trolling. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 3 days and 1 week is recommended. Article 3: Tier II Offenses (1) The following offenses have been designated as Tier II offenses: High Treason as defined by Clause 2 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code Espionage as defined by Section 1.2 of the Criminal Code Fraud as defined by Clause 1 of Section 1.3 of the Criminal Code Electoral Fraud as defined by Clause 2 of Section 1.3 of the Criminal Code Perjury as defined by Section 1.4 of the Criminal Code Harassment as defined by points 2 and 3 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code Impersonation as defined by Article 3 of the Civil Code (2) The recommended punishments for the above offenses are as follows: A temporary in-game ban for a duration of between 3 days and 30 days if convicted of High Treason, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 1 of Clause 2 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of an in-game ban of 30 days, the offender shall serve an in-game ban of 30 days more for the current offense than the punishment for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of the in-game ban be in excess of 90 days, a permanent in-game ban is recommended. A temporary in-game ban for a duration of between 60 days and 365 days if convicted of Treason, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 3 of Clause 2 of Section 1.1 of the Criminal Code. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of an in-game ban of 365 days, a permanent in-game ban is recommended. A temporary forum ban of between 7 days and 60 days if convicted of Espionage. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of a forum ban of 60 days, the offender shall serve a forum ban of 30 days more for the current offense than the punishment for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of the forum ban be in excess of 120 days, a permanent forum ban is recommended. A temporary forum ban and temporary in-game ban for a duration of between 60 days and 120 days if convicted of Fraud, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 1 of Section 1.3 of the Criminal Code, with both bans lasting the same duration. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of a forum ban and in-game ban of 120 days, the offender shall serve a forum ban and in-game ban of 30 days more for the current offense than the punishments for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of both bans each be in excess of 180 days, a permanent forum ban and in-game ban is recommended. A warning with the increment of 2 warning levels if convicted of Perjury, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Section 1.4 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. However, if the offender is unable to receive the full increment of warning levels, a temporary forum ban of between 1 week and 30 days is recommended. A temporary forum ban for a duration of between 30 days and 120 days if convicted of Harassment, should it be fulfilled on the basis of points 2 and 3 of Clause 1 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. A temporary forum ban and in-game ban for a duration of between 14 days and 60 days if convicted of Impersonation, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Article 3 of the Civil Code, with both bans lasting the same duration. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of a forum ban and in-game ban of 60 days, the offender shall serve a forum ban and in-game ban of 30 days more for the current offense than the punishments for the previous commitment of this offense. Should the duration of both bans each be in excess of 120 days, a permanent forum ban and in-game ban is recommended. Article 4: Tier III Offenses (1) The following offenses have been designated as Tier II offenses: Forum Destruction as defined by Clause 1 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code Inappropriate Spamming as defined by Clause 2 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code Phishing as defined by Clause 3 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code Theft of Nation as defined by point 1 of Clause 1 of Section 2.3 of the Criminal Code Theft of Account as defined by point 2 of Clause 1 of Section 2.3 of the Criminal Code Illegal Sharing as defined by Section 2.4 of the Criminal Code Legal Violations as defined by Section 3.1 of the Criminal Code NationStates Violations as defined by Section 3.2 of the Criminal Code Repeated Harassment as defined by Clause 2 of Article 1 of the Civil Code (2) The recommended punishments for the above offenses are as follows: A permanent forum ban if convicted of Forum Destruction, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 1 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code. A temporary forum ban for a duration of between 90 days and 120 days if convicted of Inappropriate Spamming, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 2 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code. However, if the offender has previously served the maximum punishment for the offense of 120 days, a permanent forum ban is recommended. A permanent forum ban and in-game ban if convicted of Phishing, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 3 of Section 2.1 of the Criminal Code. A permanent in-game ban if convicted of Theft of Nation, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 1 of Clause 1 of Section 2.3 of the Criminal Code. A permanent forum ban if convicted of Theft of Account, should it be fulfilled on the basis of point 2 of Clause 1 of Section 2.3 of the Criminal Code. The same severity of punishments as the one received by the person whom the account/nation was shared with, with the punishment concluding upon the conclusion of the punishment received by the person whom the account/nation was shared with, if convicted of Illegal Sharing, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Section 2.4 of the Criminal Code, unless: Said offender has proven sufficiently to be unaware that the person whom the account/nation was shared with was serving a ban at the time of the offense. Should this condition be fulfilled, the punishment may be terminated. A permanent forum ban and in-game ban if convicted of Legal Violations, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Section 3.1 of the Criminal Code. A permanent forum ban if convicted of NationStates Violations, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Section 3.2 of the Criminal Code. A permanent forum ban if convicted of Repeated Harassment, should it be fulfilled on the basis of Clause 2 of Article 1 of the Civil Code. The Unified Legal Code was passed on the 1^st of August, 2015. Terminology updated per the Celestial Terminology Act May 5^th, 2017. ^[1] Amendment to the ULC 1 — Changing the term length of a Prelate and requiring a reconfirmation vote: passed on the 27^th of September, 2015. ^[2] Amendment to the ULC 2 — Adding the Civil, Penal, and Criminal codes to the ULC: passed on the 15^th of July, 2016. ^[3] Amendment to the ULC 3 — Adding the violation of a citizen's constitutional rights as a criminal offence: passed on the 17^th of April, 2017. Edited by Aumelodia, May 6 2017, 04:41 PM.



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