The Fellowship Articles of Incorporation: Amendment 006 (Criminal Law)

##ARTICLES of INCORPORATION for the STATE of FELLOWSHIP

Table of Contents

Article 1. Government Structure and its Duties

 1.1 Diarchs
    1.1.1 Sovereign
    1.1.2 Representative
 1.2 Ministers of Fellowship
     1.2.1 Minister of Foreign of Affairs
     1.2.2 Minister of Defense
     1.2.3 Minister of Infrastructure
     1.2.4 Minister of Economics
  1.3 Territorial Representation
     1.3.1 Current Fellowship territories
        1.3.1a Fellowship Proper
             1.3.1b Light Barrow Co-Op
             1.3.1c Agricultural District
             1.3.1d Fellow Camp
             1.3.1e Arx Republicus

Article 2. Criminal Law

 2.1 Laws
      2.1.1 Personal Crimes
      2.1.2 Property Crimes
      2.1.3 State Crimes
 2.2 Sentencing
      2.2.1 Types of Sentences
      2.2.2 Minimum Sentences
      2.2.3 Passing of Sentences

All individuals are bound by and protected by the laws and regulations of Fellowship while within her territories.

Article 2. Criminal Law

2.0.0 Criminal Law

This document sets forth the Criminal Law Code which will apply within the sovereign domain of Fellowship and all of its holdings, in order to protect the rights and prosperity of the people, and the city-state of Fellowship. Fellowship law does not protect wanted criminals.

Additional punishment can be levied by the Diarchs and the Ministry as appropriate (2/3 consensus needed). Forgiveness from the victim will excuse the crime.

Innocent: Defined as a player who has no legitimate active bounty. Legitimacy of the bounty will be determined by discretion of the Diarchs and the Minister of Defense.

2.1.0 Laws

 2.1.1 Personal Crimes

Assault: Assault is defined as combat tagging another innocent or throwing eggs/snowballs at another player without their consent.
Murder: Directly causing the death of an innocent. This includes but is not limited to attack with or without a weapon, redstone, fall, and other traps.
Pearling: Binding an innocent player to a prison pearl. This includes possession of an innocent’s prison pearl without intent of imminent release.
Slavery: Pearling an innocent and compelling them into an individual’s service in return for the prospect of release. Does not include approved gathering of reparations for a crime pursuant to release.
Harassment: Harassment shall be defined as behavior or speech intended to disturb or upset, and it is characteristically repetitive. In the legal sense, it is intentional behavior which is found threatening or disturbing. In Civcraft terms, harassment will be seen as acts including but not limited to: repeatedly placing blocks to inhibit the movement of the affected party, excessive and repetitive waving of a weapon in the direct vicinity of the affected party, and excessive and intentional following of an affected party. All forms of harassment will only be found unlawful once the affected party has clearly asked more than once for the accused to desist.
Inciting Hate: Inciting Hate shall be defined as inciting hatred against any identifiable group. An “identifiable group” is any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual orientation.
Threatening Language: Threats shall be defined as communicating intent to inflict harm or loss on another person. In determining whether or not an accused is guilty of uttering threats the Diarchs and Ministry must establish
1. that the accused conveyed a threat to cause death, pearling or harm to a person; or
2. that the accused conveyed a threat to burn, destroy or damage property.

In determining whether or not an accused is guilty of uttering threats the Diarchs and Ministry must consider the context of the words which were spoken or written. The meaning attributed to the words should be that which a reasonable person would give them.

 2.1.2 Property Crimes

Trespassing: Entering private property without the explicit permission of the innocent property owner.
Griefing: Using fire or lava to destroy structures or obstruct walkways, remove blocks without permission, and not replanting farms. This also includes the killing of animals which the innocent owns.
Theft: Taking another's property without explicit or implicit permission.
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  2.1.3 State Crimes
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Obstruction of Justice: Preventing the judicial/criminal process by harboring a criminal, supplying an uncaptured or escaped criminal at large, or otherwise interfering with the capture, sentencing, and imprisonment of criminals.
Embezzlement of State Funds: Stealing state funds and/or using them for purposes not approved of by the Diarchs or Ministers.
Treason: Leaking sensitive government-related information such as snitch locations/logs, locations of secret bases or bunkers, information from secure subreddits or modmail, or any other information not intended as public knowledge to unapproved third parties.
Slander Against the State: Continuously tarnishing the reputation of Fellowship by making accusations against the state without providing evidence of wrongdoing.

2.2.0 Sentencing

 2.2.1 Types of Sentences

The following are punishments that may be enacted for a crime:

Confinement to the End: Keeping a convicted criminal pearled for a period of time.
Return of Stolen Items: Return of any and all stolen items to a victim by a criminal.
Reparations: Payment of funds/goods to a victim of a crime either in addition to or as compensation for damages caused by the perpetrator.
Exile: Banishment from Fellowship territory, including all territories and unincorporated territory, for a period of time. Depending on the terms of the sentence the criminal may or may not be allowed to pass through Fellowship territory by rails, roads, boat, etc. in order to reach another destination. Exile can only be part of a sentence if approved unanimously by all Diarchs and Ministers.
Fine: A sum of funds/goods to be paid to the state.
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  2.2.2 Minimum Sentences
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The minimum sentence for all those pearled for a crime is 1 day in the End. Further minimum sentences for specific crimes are as follows:

Murder: 2 days in the End.
Theft: 1 week in the End, return of all stolen items. Reparations in equivalent diamond cost if stolen items cannot be returned.
Pearling: 1 week in the End.
Slavery: 2 weeks in the End.
Griefing: 3 weeks in the End, reparations for all damages.
State Crimes: 4 weeks the End + 4 weeks of exile + return of any stolen funds. This does not include the crime of Slander Against The State.

Sentences for separate crimes may stack with one another, excepting Assault and/or Murder and/or Pearling.

    2.2.3 Passing of Sentences

All persons who are accused with reasonable evidence of any crime listed above excluding Harassment, Inciting Hate, and Threatening Language shall be considered pearl-on-sight. Formal determination of guilt and sentencing must be done within 24 hours of pearling.

Passed

ReformedCreeper1 (/u/ReformedCreeper1)
Mulificus (/u/Mulificus)
OLivay (/u/OLivayK9)
Thymos_ (/u/Thymos1)
Live4MCraft (/u/Live4MCraft)
BlackXnt (/u/BlackXnt)
nico0078 (/u/nico0078)
Mokuno (/u/Mokuno)
ServalClaw (/u/ServalClaw)
DryPixel (/u/Dry_Pixel)

Posted Jul 23, 2014, 7:04 PM UTC · edited

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