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==Preamble==
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This act will establish certain criminal offenses and punishments for them.
 
==Section 1: Misdemeanors==
 
==Section 1: Misdemeanors==
#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;|Altering the personal information of any person, including avatars, user-names, signatures, posts and post counts.}}
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#A misdemeanor will be any criminal act which does not immediately threaten regional security.
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#Any person who commits a misdemeanor may not be permanently banned as punishment for it unless they have a preexisting criminal record.
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#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==
 
==Section 2: Felonies==
#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;|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.}}
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#A felony will be any criminal act which immediately threatens regional security.
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#Any person who commits a misdemeanor may be permanently banned as punishment for it.
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#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.}}
  
#Planning, attempting, helping or coercing another to commit any offense will be considered the same as committing it.
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==Section 3: Conspiracy==
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#Planning, attempting, helping or coercing another to commit a criminal act will be considered the same as committing it.
  
==Section 3: Exceptions==
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==Section 4: Exceptions==
#No person will be held liable for any offense they were coerced to commit.
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#No person will be considered guilty of any criminal act they were coerced to commit.
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#No act permitted or required by law will be considered criminal.

Revision as of 17:16, 1 January 2012

Preamble

This act will establish certain criminal offenses and punishments for them.

Section 1: Misdemeanors

  1. A misdemeanor will be any criminal act which does not immediately threaten regional security.
  2. Any person who commits a misdemeanor may not be permanently banned as punishment for it unless they have a preexisting criminal record.
  3. The following will be considered misdemeanors:
    1. Impersonating any private person;
    2. Distributing the private materials of any person, including chat logs, internet protocol addresses and email addresses, without their permission;
    3. Altering the personal information of any person, including avatars, user-names, signatures, posts and post counts, without their permission.

Section 2: Felonies

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

Section 3: Conspiracy

  1. Planning, attempting, helping or coercing another to commit a criminal act will be considered the same as committing it.

Section 4: Exceptions

  1. No person will be considered guilty of any criminal act they were coerced to commit.
  2. No act permitted or required by law will be considered criminal.