Second Criminal Code Amendment (December 2019)
Proposed By: Zapatian Workers State
PreambleProposed By: Zapatian Workers State
This amendment of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018) criminalizes sedition against the government and military of Lazarus and retroactively renumbers Section 12 as Section 13 and Section 13 as Section 14.
Section 1. Amendment of Section 12
(1) Section 12 shall be amended to read:
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Section 12. Sedition
(1) Any person who deliberately and purposefully makes open statements with the effect of eroding the confidence of the Lazarene public in the institutions of government and military, as opposed to specific officials within said institutions, shall be guilty of sedition.
(2) Any person who deliberately and purposefully makes open statements to demean standing Lazarene civil and military officials outside of the realm of constructive criticism, or otherwise disrespects the station of these officials with aggressively uncivil conduct, shall be guilty of sedition.
[/cell][/table](1) Any person who deliberately and purposefully makes open statements with the effect of eroding the confidence of the Lazarene public in the institutions of government and military, as opposed to specific officials within said institutions, shall be guilty of sedition.
(2) Any person who deliberately and purposefully makes open statements to demean standing Lazarene civil and military officials outside of the realm of constructive criticism, or otherwise disrespects the station of these officials with aggressively uncivil conduct, shall be guilty of sedition.
Section 2. Amendment of Section 13
(1) Section 13 shall be amended to read:
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Section 13. Guilt and Sentencing
(1) No person may be found guilty of a crime not listed in this act.
(2) If found guilty of a crime, the Delegate may impose upon the person any punishment proportionate to the offence.
[/cell][/table](1) No person may be found guilty of a crime not listed in this act.
(2) If found guilty of a crime, the Delegate may impose upon the person any punishment proportionate to the offence.
Section 3. Addition of Section 14
(1) A Section 14 shall be added to the Criminal Code Act to read the following:
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Section 14. Definitions
In this Act:
‘Associated authorities’ is defined as off-site property administration including, but not limited to, the forum or Discord.
‘Banishment’ is defined as removal by the relevant authorities of a person from Lazarus.
‘Discord’ is defined as a public infrastructure located at ‘https://discord.gg/dahpMU2'.
‘Governmental duties’ is defined as an action or task required by a person’s position.
‘Material fact’ is defined as one which can reasonably and plausibly be expected to affect a person's future actions.
‘Off-site property administration’ is defined as a person or group who has the authority to administer public infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the Delegate, root administrator, administrators, global moderators, and moderators.
‘Opinion’ is defined as a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
‘Public infrastructure’ is defined as an area operated by the government or its associated authorities for use of the public, including, but not limited to, the NationStates region of Lazarus, the forum, or Discord.
‘Regional Forum’ is defined as a public infrastructure located at ‘https://nslazarus.com/index.php'.
‘Restricted area’ is defined as an area of the Regional Forum or Discord to which the general public is withheld access.
‘Root administrator’ is defined as a person who has the authority to empower and delegate administrator responsibility including, but not limited to, adding administrators, defining administrator groupings, and shutting down the public infrastructure.
‘Sitting of the Court’ is defined as an area administered by the Court.
‘Third party’ is defined as a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation.
[/cell][/table]In this Act:
‘Associated authorities’ is defined as off-site property administration including, but not limited to, the forum or Discord.
‘Banishment’ is defined as removal by the relevant authorities of a person from Lazarus.
‘Discord’ is defined as a public infrastructure located at ‘https://discord.gg/dahpMU2'.
‘Governmental duties’ is defined as an action or task required by a person’s position.
‘Material fact’ is defined as one which can reasonably and plausibly be expected to affect a person's future actions.
‘Off-site property administration’ is defined as a person or group who has the authority to administer public infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the Delegate, root administrator, administrators, global moderators, and moderators.
‘Opinion’ is defined as a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
‘Public infrastructure’ is defined as an area operated by the government or its associated authorities for use of the public, including, but not limited to, the NationStates region of Lazarus, the forum, or Discord.
‘Regional Forum’ is defined as a public infrastructure located at ‘https://nslazarus.com/index.php'.
‘Restricted area’ is defined as an area of the Regional Forum or Discord to which the general public is withheld access.
‘Root administrator’ is defined as a person who has the authority to empower and delegate administrator responsibility including, but not limited to, adding administrators, defining administrator groupings, and shutting down the public infrastructure.
‘Sitting of the Court’ is defined as an area administered by the Court.
‘Third party’ is defined as a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation.
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