Vetoed Crime Reform Act

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Reform criminal procedures.

The Parliament of Stratham enacts:

Section 1. Short Title

(1) This Act is the Crime Reform Act.

Section 2. Commencement

(1) All provisions shall come into effect upon passage.

Section 3. Reasoning

(1) In line with the reform of the Department of Justice it seems fitting that the laws they enforce should be refreshed and renewed as well.

Section 4. Rescinded Bills

(1) Rescind the Crime Reformation Act
(2) Rescind The Punishments In Court Act
(3) Rescind Firearms Protection Act
(4) Rescind Restraining Order Act
(5) Rescind The DoJ Evidence Act
(6) Rescind The DoJ Evidence Act Amendment Bill
(7) Rescind Home Defense Act
(8) Rescind Community Service
(9) Rescind Community Service Edit
(10) Rescind Interruption of Community Service
(11) Rescind Failure to Comply with Community Service
(12) Rescind Killing Community Service Supervisor



Section 5. Definitions

(1) Define Murder as “The purposeful act of killing another player without the victimized party giving consent to the murder”
(a) Outlaw Murder
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(2) Define Assault as “The purposeful act of inflicting over 1 heart of damage to another player”
(a) Outlaw Assault.
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act

(3) Define Evading Arrest as “The act of knowingly disconnecting to avoid arrest, the use of teleports to avoid arrest, running to avoid arrest, and the use of warp.”
(a) Outlaw Evading Arrest.
(b) Evading Arrest is to be charged per crime committed.
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act

(4) Define Trespassing as “The act of knowingly entering another person’s property without permission. Without permission refers to signs or verbal warnings to leave another person's property.”
(a) Outlaw Trespassing.
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(5) Define Trespassing on Government Property as “The act of knowingly accessing areas of a government building marked off as Restricted.”
(a) Outlaw Trespassing on Government Property
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(6) Define Obstruction of Justice as “The act of withholding evidence, lying to the Authorities, and/or interfering with an investigation or arrest.”
(a) Outlaw Obstruction of Justice.
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(7) Define Attempted Murder as “The act of inflicting 3 hearts of damage or more to an individual.”
(a) Outlaw Attempted Murder
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.


(8) Define Bank Robbery as “The act or attempted act of stealing from a bank”
(a) Outlaw Bank Robbery
(b) The Department Of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(9) Define Obstructing the execution of a warrant as “The act of refusing to leave a property after being presented proof of a warrant.”
(a) Outlaw Obstructing the execution of a warrant
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(10) Define Disruption of a government sanctioned event as “Disrupting an event hosted by any executive department by acting in a poor manner or acting violently during the event. ”
(a) Outlaw Disruption of a government sanctioned event
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(11) Define Carrying a concealed lethal weapon without a permit as “The act of carrying a gun that can cause lethal damage without having a weapons permit.”
(a) Outlaw Carrying a concealed lethal weapon without a permit.
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(12) Define Trafficking of lethal weapons without permit as “The act of distributing guns that can cause lethal damage without a permit.”
(a) Outlaw Trafficking of lethal weapons without permit.
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.

(13) Define Scamming as “The act of intentionally deceiving an individual through dishonest means in order to deprive them of their money or belongings.”
(a) Outlaw Scamming
(b) The Department of Justice shall be the authority of enforcement of this illegal act.
(c) Any citizen may bring a civil charge of scamming in court against another person or company. If found guilty they will be required to pay back all damages and face a punishment from the Department of Justice.

(14) Define Assault of a Senior Government Official as “The act of inflicting over 1 heart of damage to any individual who is a Member of Parliament, Judge, Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, or Prime Minister.”

(15) Define Attempted Murder of a Senior Government Official as “The act of inflicting 3 hearts of damage to any individual who is a Member of Parliament, Judge, Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, or Prime Minister. ”

(16) Define Murder of a Senior Government Official as “The purposeful act of killing an individual who is the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Member of Parliament, or Judge.”

(17) Define Abandonment of Vehicles as “The act of abandoning your vehicle and leaving it unattended anywhere in a city.”
(a) Define abandoning as “Leaving your vehicle unattended in an unsanctioned parking spot.”

Section 6. Punishments

(1) Murder
(a) 1st Offense: 50kr fine and 10 minutes jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 100kr fine and 10 minutes jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 225kr fine, 15 minutes jail time.

(2) Assault
(a) 1st Offense: 55kr fine and fine equal to the cost of medical treatment to any victims, and 5 minutes jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 75kr fine and fine equal to the cost of medical treatment to any victims, and 5 minutes jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 155kr fine, fine equal to the cost of medical treatment to any victims, and 5 minutes jail time.

(3) Evading Arrest
(a) 1st Offense: 50kr fine and 5 minutes jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 120kr fine and 10 minutes jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 175kr fine and 10 minutes jail time.

(4) Trespassing
(a) 1st Offense: 50kr fine and 5 minutes jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 100kr fine and 5 minutes jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 150kr fine and 5 minutes jail time.
(d) 4th Offense: 200kr fine and 10 minutes jail time.

(5) Trespassing on Government property
(a) 1st Offense: 75kr fine and 5 minutes of jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 125kr fine and 5 minutes jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 175kr fine and 10 minutes jail time.
(d) 4th Offense: 225kr fine and 15 minutes jail time.


(6) Obstruction of Justice
(a) 1st Offense: 75kr fine
(b) 2nd Offense: 100kr fine, 5 minutes jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 200kr fine and 10 minutes jail time.

(7) Attempted Murder
(a) 1st Offense: 50kr fine.
(b) 2nd Offense: 100kr fine and 5 Minutes jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 150kr fine, 10 minutes jail time.

(8) Bank Robbery
(a) 1st Offense: 750kr fine and 15 minutes of jail time.

(9) Obstructing the execution of a warrant
(a) 1st Offense: 100kr fine and 5 minutes of jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 200kr fine and 10 minutes of jail time.

(10) Disruption of a government sanctioned event
(a) 1st Offense: 250kr fine and 10 minutes of jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 500kr fine and 15 minutes of jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 750kr fine and 20 minutes of jail time.

(11) Carrying a concealed lethal weapon without a permit
(a) 1st Offense: 250kr fine, confiscation of weapons, and 1 firearm infraction point.
(b) 2nd Offense: 500kr fine, 5 minutes of jail time, confiscation of weapons, and 1 firearm infraction point.
(c) 3rd Offense: 1000kr fine, 10 minutes of jail time, confiscation of weapons, and 1 firearm infraction point

(12) Trafficking of lethal weapons without a permit
(a) 1st Offense: 500kr fine, confiscation of weapons, and 1 firearm infraction point.
(b) 2nd Offense: 1000kr fine, confiscation of weapons, 5 minutes of jail time, and 1 firearm infraction point.
(c) 3rd Offense: 1500kr fine, confiscation of weapons, 15 minutes of jail time, and 1 firearm infraction point.

(13) Scamming
(a) 1st Offense: 500kr fine and 5 minutes of jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 1000kr fine and 5 minutes of jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 2000kr fine and 10 minutes of jail time.

(14) Assault of a Senior Government Official
(a) 1st Offense: 500kr fine and 5 minutes of jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 750kr fine and 5 minutes of jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 1000kr fine and 5 minutes of jail time.

(15) Attempted Murder of a Senior Government Official
(a) 1st Offense: 750kr fine and 10 minutes of jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 1000kr fine and 10 minutes of jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 1500kr fine and 10 minutes of jail time.

(16) Murder of a Senior Government Official
(a) 1st Offense: 1000kr fine and 15 minutes of jail time.
(b) 2nd Offense: 1750kr fine and 15 minutes of jail time.
(c) 3rd Offense: 2500kr fine and 15 minutes of jail time.

(17) Abandonment of Vehicles
(a) 1st Offense: 75kr fine, 1 driver’s infraction, and impound of vehicle.
(b) 2nd Offense: 100kr, 1 driver’s infraction, and impound of vehicle.
(c) 3rd Offense: 150kr, 1 driver’s infraction, and impound of vehicle.

Section 7. Extra Punishments

(1) Any player that commits a number of offenses of an illegal act that is not listed under the law that is included, but not limited to illegal acts under this bill, shall have an additional punishment per offense to the addition of the previous two offenses served.

(2) The Department of Justice may, at their discretion with just cause, prosecute individuals.
(a) The Government may request a sentence of no more than triple of the highest punishment listed on an illegal act per offense committed.
(3) All extra punishments are enforced completely at the discretion of the Department of Justice.

Section 8. Firearms and Driving

(1) Establish an infraction point system for the removal of firearms permits
(a) 1st Infraction point: 50kr fine.
(b) 2nd Infraction point: 75kr fine.
(c) 3rd Infraction point: 150kr fine and removal of permit with the opportunity to retake the exam.
(d) 4th Infraction point: 250kr fine and temporary permit suspension for 7 days.
(e) 5th Infraction point: 375kr fine and permanent ban of permit. Must be appealed on forums.
(f) Any further infraction points will receive a punishment at the discretion of the Department of Justice.

(2) Establish an infraction system for the removal of drivers licenses.
(a) 1st Infraction: 50kr fine.
(b) 2nd Infraction: 75kr fine and removal of license with the opportunity to retake the exam.
(c) 3rd Infraction: 150kr fine and removal of license with the opportunity to retake the exam.
(d) 4th Infraction: 250kr fine and temporary suspension of license for 7 days.
(e) 5th Infraction point: 375kr fine and permanent removal of license. Must be appealed in court.
(f) Any further infraction points will receive a punishment at the discretion of the Department of Justice

Section 9. Forgiveness Program

(1) Any player with the tag “New Player” shall not be arrested for their 1st or 2nd crime committed.
(a) However a Police Officer must warn the player that they’re breaking a law and should read the laws page.

(2) Any player that willingly turns themselves in upon request by the Department of Justice shall be given a reduced punishment of no more than half of a fine, jail time, or both.
(a) The reduced punishment shall be given completely at the discretion of the Department of Justice.

Section 10. Warrants

(1) Creation of a Search and Seizure warrant.
(a) Judges can grant the Department of Justice a search and seizure warrant.
(b) A search and seizure warrant will allow the Department of Justice to search a property and seize the contents within the property if necessary.
(c) The Department of Justice may choose not to seize a property and just search it.

(2) Creation of an Arrest Warrant.
(a) Judges can grant the Department of Justice an Arrest Warrant.
(b) An Arrest Warrant will allow the Department of Justice to enter a property and arrest individuals there with probable cause.

(3) Creation of a Virtual Chests Warrant.
(a) Judges can grant the Department of Justice a Virtual Chests Warrant.
(b) A Virtual Chests Warrant will allow the Department of Justice to search a person's virtual chests and ender chests.

(4) Judges may only grant the warrant if it meets the conditions set above or if the Department of Justice has provided proof that warrants probable cause.

(5) The Department of Justice is required to notify the property owner if their property is being seized or searched within 48 hours of execution of the warrant.

(6) All Warrants must be executed within 48 hours from being granted by a Judge.
(a) The warrant will be voided if not executed within 48 hours.
(b) Warrants will be valid for only 1 week after the time of execution.

(7) Only Sergeant’s, Captain’s, and the Minister of Justice may request a warrant.

Section 11. Self defense

(1) Any citizen may defend themselves with deadly force if an individual is actively threatening them.
(a) Define actively threatening as “Attacking an individual with a weapon, or verbally threatening to assault or murder someone.”
(b) Define attacking as “Assaulting an individual or attempting to murder.”
(c) Define weapon as "Any item used to afflict damage under the requirements for assault."
(d) Murdering someone in retribution is not an act of self defense.
(e) The citizen defending themselves must provide proof of the individual actively threatening them.
(2) Citizens may defend themselves with deadly force on their property or on another’s property if given permission by the property owner.

Authored by Ryan_88 and revised by Reppal on behalf of the Government.
 
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arwwy

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Mickichu

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VETOED

This bill has not received Prime Ministerial approval.

After consultation with my DoJ Minister, the wording in regards to the definition of murder is too vague and leading of he potential of a lot of murders going unaccounted for.
 
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