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==Preamble==
This act will establish certain criminal offenses and punishments for them.
==Section 1: Misdemeanors==
#A misdemeanor will be any criminal act which does not immediately threaten regional security.
#Any person who commits a misdemeanor may not be permanently banned as punishment for it unless they have a preexisting criminal record.
#The following will be considered misdemeanors: {{List|style type=lower-alpha|Impersonating any private person;|Distributing the private materials of any person, including chat logs, internet protocol addresses and email addresses, without their permission;|Altering the personal information of any person, including avatars, user-names, signatures, posts and post counts, without their permission.}}

==Section 2: Felonies==
#A felony will be any criminal act which immediately threatens regional security.
#Any person who commits a felony may be permanently banned as punishment for it.
#The following will be considered felonies: {{List|style type=lower-alpha|Providing false information to the Government;|Impersonating a government official or member of the armed forces;|Distributing classified materials without the permission of the Delegate;|Seizing the in-game delegacy when not serving as Delegate;|Distributing false information about any election, petition or referendum, including times, places, methods, candidates, signatures and results;|Violating the rules of NationStates or the Regional Forums' terms of use.}}

==Section 3: Conspiracy==
#Planning, attempting or abetting a criminal act or coercing another to commit one will be considered the same as committing it.

==Section 4: Exceptions==
#No person will be considered guilty of any criminal act they were coerced to commit.
#No act permitted or required by law will be considered criminal.