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#The following will minor offenses. Any person who commits such an offense may not be arrested for it and may not be permanently banned from Taijitu and the Regional Forum if found guilty unless they have a preexisting criminal record.{{List|style type=lower-alpha|No person may impersonate any private person.|No person may distribute the private materials of any person without their permission except as provided by law. Private materials will include internet chat logs, internet protocol addresses and email addresses. Internet chat logs will belong to all involved.|No person may alter the personal information of another on the Regional Forums without their permission except as provided by law. Peronsal information will include avatars, user-names, signatures, posts and post-counts.}}
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==Preamble==
#The following will be major offenses. Persons who commits such an offense may be arrested for it and may be permanently banned from Taijitu and the Regional Forums if found guilty.{{List|style type=lower-alpha|No person may knowingly provide false information to the Government.|The Delegate may classify materials vital to regional security. The Senate may review such materials and declassify them by a majority vote. No person may distribute classified materials unless permitted to by the Delegate.|No person may seize the in-game delegacy of Taijitu unless serving as Delegate.|No person may impersonate any government official.|No person may knowingly distribute false information about the signatures, place, time, method, candidates or results of any election, petition or referendum.|No person may violate the rules of NationStates or the Regional Forums' terms of use.}}
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This act will establish certain criminal offenses and punishments for them.
#Planning, attempting, abetting or coercing another to commit any offense will be considered the same as committing it.
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==Section 1: Misdemeanors==
#No person will be held liable for any offense they were coerced to commit.
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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.}}
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==Section 2: Felonies==
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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 felony 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.}}
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==Section 3: Conspiracy==
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#Planning, attempting or abetting a criminal act or coercing another to commit one will be considered the same as committing it.
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==Section 4: Exceptions==
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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.

Latest revision as of 21:06, 4 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 felony 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 or abetting a criminal act or coercing another to commit one 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.