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Illegalization of Ex Post Facto Act
A
Bill
To
Illegalize retroactive prosecution
The Parliament of Stratham enacts:
Section 1. Short Title
(1) This Act is the Illegalization of Ex Post Facto Act.
Section 2. Commencement
(1) All provisions shall come into effect upon passage.
Section 3. Reasoning
(1) To prevent citizens of Stratham from being prosecuted retroactively with legislation that was passed after an act was committed.
Section 4. Ex Post Facto
(1) Old Cases are grandfathered into the new law and are legal.
(a) In cases of property law, Ex Post Facto protects you from any change. Any transaction of said property after a law is passed is considered a New Case and will be subject to the new law.
(b) If a bill states that Old Cases will not be grandfathered in Ex Post Facto will not protect you.
(c) If a new law makes something illegal and does not grandfather in Old Cases, you will have a one-week grace period to remedy it before you can be punished.
Section 5. Definitions
(1) Define Old Cases as “Situations of legality prior to a new law being passed.”
(2) Define New Cases as “Situations of legality after a new law has been passed.”
Authored by Topte on behalf of myself.
A
Bill
To
Illegalize retroactive prosecution
The Parliament of Stratham enacts:
Section 1. Short Title
(1) This Act is the Illegalization of Ex Post Facto Act.
Section 2. Commencement
(1) All provisions shall come into effect upon passage.
Section 3. Reasoning
(1) To prevent citizens of Stratham from being prosecuted retroactively with legislation that was passed after an act was committed.
Section 4. Ex Post Facto
(1) Old Cases are grandfathered into the new law and are legal.
(a) In cases of property law, Ex Post Facto protects you from any change. Any transaction of said property after a law is passed is considered a New Case and will be subject to the new law.
(b) If a bill states that Old Cases will not be grandfathered in Ex Post Facto will not protect you.
(c) If a new law makes something illegal and does not grandfather in Old Cases, you will have a one-week grace period to remedy it before you can be punished.
Section 5. Definitions
(1) Define Old Cases as “Situations of legality prior to a new law being passed.”
(2) Define New Cases as “Situations of legality after a new law has been passed.”
Authored by Topte on behalf of myself.
