Criminal Code

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BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of The East Pacific:

SECTION I. TITLE
…1.1- This act shall be known and cited as the "Criminal Code”.
…1.2- This act repeals and replaces the Dictum de hoc Malefactum.

SECTION II. JURISDICTION
…2.1- All regional authorities under the Concordat shall have jurisdiction over, and the law shall apply to, any service used by at least two Citizens of The East Pacific related to The East Pacific as a region of NationStates (“Regional Service”).
…2.2- The Delegate shall mark official Regional Services as such. The World Factbook Entry shall list all official Regional Services.
…2.3- “forum.theeastpacific.com” shall be the only official forum service used by The East Pacific.
…2.4- Every Citizen shall report evidence of criminal acts to the relevant regional authorities.

SECTION III. ENTRY AND RESIDENCE
…3.1- Viziers and the Delegate can deny entry or residence to any nation it has deemed a significant risk to the Region.
…3.2- Viziers may override Delegate’s decision.
…3.3- Nations banned or ejected from The East Pacific without having been sentenced by the Conclave to ejection or banishment have the right to seek appeal before Conclave.

SECTION IV. CONCLAVE PROCEDURE
…4.1- The Conclave shall apply statutory law over precedent.
…4.2- The Conclave shall be able to recognize and consider convictions or similar decisions by other regions in its decisions.
…4.3- The Conclave can consider any verifiable evidence presented.
…4.4- The Conclave may not apply a law to any situation that occurred before the law was passed.
…4.5- By default, Conclave verdicts and orders shall be enforced against all nations currently and hereafter owned by the affected individual (not just the nation name used to reference the individual), unless the Conclave explicitly states otherwise within a verdict or order.

SECTION V. PUBLIC ORDER
…5.1- The Delegate shall uphold public order in all NationStates on-site regional affairs.
…5.2- Any on-site violation of the rules set out in the the East Pacific forum community rules (the-east-pacific-community-rules-t7977.html), as applicable to the RMB, shall be punishable by post suppression, ejection, or a ban for a duration of one (1) day up to indefinite.
…5.3- The Delegate can publish, by Executive Order, any additional rules of RMB conduct, which shall be punishable by suppression of the offending post.
…5.4- The Delegate shall execute any on-site ban as requested by the Administration.

SECTION VI. LAWFUL CONDUCT
…6.1- Not respecting any provision of this Criminal Code or any other statutory obligation imposed by law shall be an indictable offense, punishable by up to a permanent ban, insofar no other punishments have been determined by law.

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The Magisterium passed the original Criminal Code on 23 July 2014. (http://theeastpacific.com/topic/5192526/1/?x=90#new)

The Delegate approved the law on 23 July 2014. (http://theeastpacific.com/single/?p=8035675&t=5170092)

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BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of The East Pacific:

SECTION I. TITLE

…1.1- This act shall be known as the “Dictum de hoc Malefactum” and cited as ‘The Dictum’.

SECTION II. FINDINGS

…2.1- The Magisterium finds that:
…2.1.1- The legal system does not allow for the proper or consistent application of justice,
…2.1.2- The laws of the East Pacific require a frame in which to be applied and understood, and
…2.1.3- A Dictum would be beneficial to the legal and justice systems of The East Pacific.

SECTION III. DEFINITIONS

…3.1- For the purposes of this act, the following terms are defined as:
…3.1.1- Criminal- “a person or nation which have been dutifully and lawfully convicted of a criminal act”
…3.1.2- Criminal Act- “an act or an omission of an act which is in contravention of a justly applied criminal law”
…3.1.3- Criminal Law- “a law dutifully enacted to define an act -or an omission of an act- as against public interest and generally supplies a punishment for committing such an act”
…3.1.4- Equivalent Law- “a law which demonstrates substantive similarities with a law of The East Pacific”
…3.1.5- Judicial System- “the whole of the court and justice system of a region, including judges, juries, court officers, prosecutors and other barristers, and other actors which influence judicial decisions”
…3.1.6- Conviction- “a judicial decision which deems a party guilty or generally responsible for the accused criminal act”
…3.1.7- Sentence- “the punishment, penalty, or sanction which has been enacted as prescribed by law; as a result of conviction”
…3.1.8- Jurisdiction- “the legal authority to enforce laws and pronounce legal judgements”

SECTION IV. PROVISIONS

…4.1- The East Pacific shall, as a Region, recognize the Dictum as the primary frame through which to view East Pacific laws and justice.

…4.2- The East Pacific shall, through the separation of powers, recognize and affirm it is the duty of:
…4.2.1- its Justice System to apply the law,
…4.2.2- its Legislative System to create the law,
…4.2.3- its Executive Bodies to enforce the law.

…4.3- The East Pacific shall enforce the principle of ‘Stare Decisis’ through the creation and maintenance of a common law legal system.
…4.3.1- In this system, precedent is applied and followed in justice and law when reasonable.

Offences and Sentencing

…4.4- Criminal offences shall be clearly typified as either a ‘summary’ or ‘indictable’ offence, and applied as such.

…4.5- Summary offences are those which the Delegate, their appointees, or service administrators are empowered and expected to enforce.
…4.5.1- The sentences for these offences should not exceed that which is mandated by the law,
…4.5.2- Citizens of The East Pacific may choose to appeal this decision to Conclave, if applicable.

…4.6- Indictable offences are those which may not be enforced by The East Pacific until it is proven before Conclave that the accused citizen is guilty.
…4.6.1- The sentences for these offences should not exceed that which is mandated by law.

…4.7- The East Pacific believes the fundamental purpose of sentencing is to contribute to a respect for the law to maintain a just and safe society by imposing just sanctions that have one or more of the following objectives:
(a) to denounce unlawful conduct;
(b) to deter the offender and other persons from committing offences;
(c) to separate offenders from society, where necessary;
(d) to provide reparations for harm done to victims or to the community; and
(e) to promote a sense of responsibility in offenders, and acknowledgement of the harm done to victims and to the community.

Regional Considerations and Rights

…4.8- The East Pacific shall assert its right as a Region to deny entry or residence to any nation it has deemed a significant risk to the Region, including but not limited to nations which have been convicted of Treason or High Treason.
…4.8.1- This shall not impede the right of Citizens to seek appeal before Conclave.

…4.9- The East Pacific shall recognize criminal histories of nations in judicial proceedings, prosecution of nations, and any other reasonable function. Criminal histories and equivalencies shall be dealt with as follows:
…4.9.1- The East Pacific shall through any police, intelligence or equivalent function, be able to investigate and present any information regarding previous convictions of any nation without hindrance,
…4.9.2- The Conclave of The East Pacific is empowered to consider a foreign conviction as equivalent and thereby factor it in to related judicial decisions,
…4.9.3- The Magisterium may retain a list of foreign criminal laws which The East Pacific shall consider as equivalent to its own,
…4.9.4- Equivalencies shall not promote or suggest the undue discrimination against nations with a criminal past, especially those who have refrained from criminal conduct,
…4.9.5- The East Pacific shall not undertake the sentencing of a conviction or criminal warrants of another region, unless provided for by a bilateral treaty agreement.

…4.10- The East Pacific shall be empowered to consider any evidence presented to it that is considered verifiable by Conclave;
…4.10.1- Evidence of a potential criminal offence should be reported by a citizen upon their knowledge,
…4.10.2- Collection of evidence shall not be constrained by the jurisdiction of The East Pacific, but shall be collected any place which a citizen is present or The East Pacific is discussed.

…4.11- The East Pacific shall be empowered to declare its jurisdiction over the various services used by its citizens, as follows:
…4.11.1- The service is used by the citizens of The East Pacific,
…4.11.2- The owner or equivalent operator of the service has consented to The East Pacific jurisdiction, and agreed to uphold the laws and legal decisions of The East Pacific,
…4.11.3- The World Factbook entry shall list the main community room per service,
…4.11.4- The name “The East Pacific” shall not be used for any unofficial services,
…4.11.5- It is the purview of the Delegate to designate which ‘NationStates’ forum threads are official,
…4.11.6- <TheEastPacific.com> shall be the forum service used by The East Pacific.

…4.12- Citizens which have been subject to banishment reserve the right to seek appeal before Conclave for either summary or indictable offences.

SECTION V

…5.1- This bill shall be enacted upon its signature by the Delegate, except if the Magisterium votes to override a veto of this bill by the Delegate.

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BE IT RESOLVED by the Magisterium of The East Pacific:

SECTION I. TITLE

…1.1- This resolution shall be titled as the “Codicis de Malefactum” and cited as the “The Codicis” or “The Code of Crimes”.

SECTION II. FINDINGS

…2.1- The Magisterium finds that:
…2.1.1- The East Pacific requires a centralized body of criminal law,
…2.1.2- Such a body would require frequent amendment, and
…2.1.3- It is within the power of the Region to fulfil this with a unique and workable solution.

SECTION III. DEFINITIONS.

…3.1- For the purposes of this resolution, the following terms are defined as:
…3.1.1- Criminal Law- “a law dutifully enacted to define an act -or an omission of an act- as against public interest and generally supplies a punishment for committing such an act”
…3.1.2- Conviction- “a judicial decision which deems a party guilty or generally responsible for the accused criminal act”
…3.1.3- Sentence- “the punishment, penalty, or sanction which has been enacted as prescribed by law; as a result of conviction”
…3.1.4- Criminal Act- “an act or an omission of an act which is in contravention of a justly applied criminal law”

SECTION IV. RESOLUTIONS.

…4.1- The Magisterium of The East Pacific shall maintain The Codicis (appendix) of any law which:
…i) prescribes a criminal sentence,
…ii) requires or merits trial before the Conclave, or
…iii) is otherwise considered as a criminal law.

…4.2- The most current Codicis shall be pinned within the ‘Laws of The East Pacific’ subforum and entitled “The Codicis; Index of Criminal Law”.

…4.3- The Codicis shall list the following clearly:
…i) The offence,
…ii) The title of the Act the offence is contained within,
…iii) The classification of the offence (summary or indictable)
…iv) The prescribed sentence(s), and
…v) A link to the Act as posted in the ‘Laws of The East Pacific’ subforum.

…4.4- The Codicis shall be actively maintained with the addition, deletion, or change of any criminal laws.

…4.5- The Magisterium may by majority vote, appoint a Foreperson to be responsible to update the Codicis.
…4.5.1- This person shall either exhibit or endeavour to gain a fair understanding of the Criminal Code.
…4.5.2- The Foreperson shall be considered the Specialist in criminal law and trial processes.
…4.5.3- In the absence of a Foreperson, the Provost shall maintain the Codicis.
…4.5.4- A vote for Foreperson occurs following the nomination and seconding of any citizen at any time.

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The Magisterium VOTE: Amendment to the Dictum - The East Pacific - Tapatalk Section 4.3 of the Dictum de hoc Malefactum of the Criminal Code on March 29th, 2020. The amendment took effect at 3:17 AM on April 8th, 2020, following 10 days without Delegate signature or veto.

[spoiler]…4.3- The East Pacific shall ensure consistent and fair justice through the creation and maintenance of a civil law legal system containing elements of a common law system.

…4.3.1- In this system, precedent is applied and followed in justice and law when reasonable and after the application and following of statutory law.
…4.3.2- Should statutory law and precedent conflict on a matter, statutory law shall be considered before precedent.
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BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of The East Pacific:

SECTION I. TITLE

…1.1- This act shall be known as the “Dictum de hoc Malefactum” and cited as ‘The Dictum’.

SECTION II. FINDINGS

…2.1- The Magisterium finds that:
…2.1.1- The legal system does not allow for the proper or consistent application of justice,
…2.1.2- The laws of the East Pacific require a frame in which to be applied and understood, and
…2.1.3- A Dictum would be beneficial to the legal and justice systems of The East Pacific.

SECTION III. DEFINITIONS

…3.1- For the purposes of this act, the following terms are defined as:
…3.1.1- Criminal- “a person or nation which have been dutifully and lawfully convicted of a criminal act”
…3.1.2- Criminal Act- “an act or an omission of an act which is in contravention of a justly applied criminal law”
…3.1.3- Criminal Law- “a law dutifully enacted to define an act -or an omission of an act- as against public interest and generally supplies a punishment for committing such an act”
…3.1.4- Equivalent Law- “a law which demonstrates substantive similarities with a law of The East Pacific”
…3.1.5- Judicial System- “the whole of the court and justice system of a region, including judges, juries, court officers, prosecutors and other barristers, and other actors which influence judicial decisions”
…3.1.6- Conviction- “a judicial decision which deems a party guilty or generally responsible for the accused criminal act”
…3.1.7- Sentence- “the punishment, penalty, or sanction which has been enacted as prescribed by law; as a result of conviction”
…3.1.8- Jurisdiction- “the legal authority to enforce laws and pronounce legal judgements”

SECTION IV. PROVISIONS

…4.1- The East Pacific shall, as a Region, recognize the Dictum as the primary frame through which to view East Pacific laws and justice.

…4.2- The East Pacific shall, through the separation of powers, recognize and affirm it is the duty of:
…4.2.1- its Justice System to apply the law,
…4.2.2- its Legislative System to create the law,
…4.2.3- its Executive Bodies to enforce the law.

…4.3- The East Pacific shall ensure consistent and fair justice through the creation and maintenance of a civil law legal system containing elements of a common law system.
…4.3.1- In this system, precedent is applied and followed in justice and law when reasonable and after the application and following of statutory law.
…4.3.2- Should statutory law and precedent conflict on a matter, statutory law shall be considered before precedent.

Offences and Sentencing

…4.4- Criminal offences shall be clearly typified as either a ‘summary’ or ‘indictable’ offence, and applied as such.

…4.5- Summary offences are those which the Delegate, their appointees, or service administrators are empowered and expected to enforce.
…4.5.1- The sentences for these offences should not exceed that which is mandated by the law,
…4.5.2- Citizens of The East Pacific may choose to appeal this decision to Conclave, if applicable.

…4.6- Indictable offences are those which may not be enforced by The East Pacific until it is proven before Conclave that the accused citizen is guilty.
…4.6.1- The sentences for these offences should not exceed that which is mandated by law.

…4.7- The East Pacific believes the fundamental purpose of sentencing is to contribute to a respect for the law to maintain a just and safe society by imposing just sanctions that have one or more of the following objectives:
(a) to denounce unlawful conduct;
(b) to deter the offender and other persons from committing offences;
(c) to separate offenders from society, where necessary;
(d) to provide reparations for harm done to victims or to the community; and
(e) to promote a sense of responsibility in offenders, and acknowledgement of the harm done to victims and to the community.

Regional Considerations and Rights

…4.8- The East Pacific shall assert its right as a Region to deny entry or residence to any nation it has deemed a significant risk to the Region, including but not limited to nations which have been convicted of Treason or High Treason.
…4.8.1- This shall not impede the right of Citizens to seek appeal before Conclave.

…4.9- The East Pacific shall recognize criminal histories of nations in judicial proceedings, prosecution of nations, and any other reasonable function. Criminal histories and equivalencies shall be dealt with as follows:
…4.9.1- The East Pacific shall through any police, intelligence or equivalent function, be able to investigate and present any information regarding previous convictions of any nation without hindrance,
…4.9.2- The Conclave of The East Pacific is empowered to consider a foreign conviction as equivalent and thereby factor it in to related judicial decisions,
…4.9.3- The Magisterium may retain a list of foreign criminal laws which The East Pacific shall consider as equivalent to its own,
…4.9.4- Equivalencies shall not promote or suggest the undue discrimination against nations with a criminal past, especially those who have refrained from criminal conduct,
…4.9.5- The East Pacific shall not undertake the sentencing of a conviction or criminal warrants of another region, unless provided for by a bilateral treaty agreement.

…4.10- The East Pacific shall be empowered to consider any evidence presented to it that is considered verifiable by Conclave;
…4.10.1- Evidence of a potential criminal offence should be reported by a citizen upon their knowledge,
…4.10.2- Collection of evidence shall not be constrained by the jurisdiction of The East Pacific, but shall be collected any place which a citizen is present or The East Pacific is discussed.

…4.11- The East Pacific shall be empowered to declare its jurisdiction over the various services used by its citizens, as follows:
…4.11.1- The service is used by the citizens of The East Pacific,
…4.11.2- The owner or equivalent operator of the service has consented to The East Pacific jurisdiction, and agreed to uphold the laws and legal decisions of The East Pacific,
…4.11.3- The World Factbook entry shall list the main community room per service,
…4.11.4- The name “The East Pacific” shall not be used for any unofficial services,
…4.11.5- It is the purview of the Delegate to designate which ‘NationStates’ forum threads are official,
…4.11.6- <TheEastPacific.com> shall be the forum service used by The East Pacific.

…4.12- Citizens which have been subject to banishment reserve the right to seek appeal before Conclave for either summary or indictable offences.

SECTION V

…5.1- This bill shall be enacted upon its signature by the Delegate, except if the Magisterium votes to override a veto of this bill by the Delegate.
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The Magisterium VOTE: Amendment to (Rewrite of) the Dictum de hoc Malefactum / "Criminal Code" - Page 2 - The East Pacific - Tapatalk the Dictum de hoc Malefactum (now “Criminal Code”, again) on June 19th, 2020 (UTC). This amendment was Notice from the Magisterium - Page 13 - The East Pacific - Tapatalk by Delegate Libertanny on June 19th, 2020 (UTC).

The revised version of this law reads as follows:

[spoiler=Act as Rewritten]BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of The East Pacific:

SECTION I. TITLE
…1.1- This act shall be known and cited as the "Criminal Code”.
…1.2- This act repeals and replaces the Dictum de hoc Malefactum.

SECTION II. JURISDICTION
…2.1- All regional authorities under the Concordat shall have jurisdiction over, and the law shall apply to, any service used by at least two Citizens of The East Pacific related to The East Pacific as a region of NationStates (“Regional Service”).
…2.2- The Delegate shall mark official Regional Services as such. The World Factbook Entry shall list all official Regional Services.
…2.3- “forum.theeastpacific.com” shall be the only official forum service used by The East Pacific.
…2.4- Every Citizen shall report evidence of criminal acts to the relevant regional authorities.

SECTION III. ENTRY AND RESIDENCE
…3.1- Viziers and the Delegate can deny entry or residence to any nation it has deemed a significant risk to the Region.
…3.2- Viziers may override Delegate’s decision.
…3.3- Nations banned or ejected from The East Pacific without having been sentenced by the Conclave to ejection or banishment have the right to seek appeal before Conclave.

SECTION IV. CONCLAVE PROCEDURE
…4.1- The Conclave shall apply statutory law over precedent.
…4.2- The Conclave shall be able to recognize and consider convictions or similar decisions by other regions in its decisions.
…4.3- The Conclave can consider any verifiable evidence presented.
…4.4- The Conclave may not apply a law to any situation that occurred before the law was passed.

The Magisterium [VOTE] 2021 Security Package - Amendments to the Criminal Code - The East Pacific - Tapatalk the Criminal Code on July 3rd, 2021. This amendment was Notice from the Magisterium - Page 18 - The East Pacific - Tapatalk by Delegate The Atlae Isles on July 13th, 2021.

[spoiler]Amendment to the Criminal Code
The Magisterium hereby enacts as follows:

  1.   A new Section V shall be added to the Criminal Code:
    

“Section V. PUBLIC ORDER
…5.1- The Delegate shall uphold public order in all NationStates on-site regional affairs.
…5.2- Any on-site violation of the rules set out in the the East Pacific forum community rules (The East Pacific Community Rules - The East Pacific - Tapatalk), as applicable to the RMB, shall be punishable by post suppression, ejection, or a ban for a duration of one (1) day up to indefinite.
…5.3- The Delegate can publish, by Executive Order, any additional rules of RMB conduct, which shall be punishable by suppression of the offending post.
…5.4- The Delegate shall execute any on-site ban as requested by the Administration.”

  1.  A new Section VI shall be added to the Criminal Code:
    

“Section VI. LAWFUL CONDUCT
…6.1- Not respecting any provision of this Criminal Code or any other statutory obligation imposed by law shall be an indictable offense, punishable by removal of Citizenship or up to an indefinite ban, insofar no other punishments have been determined by law.”.

  1.  The Regional Identity Act shall be hereby repealed.
    

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[spoiler]BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of The East Pacific:

SECTION I. TITLE
…1.1- This act shall be known and cited as the "Criminal Code”.
…1.2- This act repeals and replaces the Dictum de hoc Malefactum.

SECTION II. JURISDICTION
…2.1- All regional authorities under the Concordat shall have jurisdiction over, and the law shall apply to, any service used by at least two Citizens of The East Pacific related to The East Pacific as a region of NationStates (“Regional Service”).
…2.2- The Delegate shall mark official Regional Services as such. The World Factbook Entry shall list all official Regional Services.
…2.3- “forum.theeastpacific.com” shall be the only official forum service used by The East Pacific.
…2.4- Every Citizen shall report evidence of criminal acts to the relevant regional authorities.

SECTION III. ENTRY AND RESIDENCE
…3.1- Viziers and the Delegate can deny entry or residence to any nation it has deemed a significant risk to the Region.
…3.2- Viziers may override Delegate’s decision.
…3.3- Nations banned or ejected from The East Pacific without having been sentenced by the Conclave to ejection or banishment have the right to seek appeal before Conclave.

SECTION IV. CONCLAVE PROCEDURE
…4.1- The Conclave shall apply statutory law over precedent.
…4.2- The Conclave shall be able to recognize and consider convictions or similar decisions by other regions in its decisions.
…4.3- The Conclave can consider any verifiable evidence presented.
…4.4- The Conclave may not apply a law to any situation that occurred before the law was passed.

Section V. PUBLIC ORDER
…5.1- The Delegate shall uphold public order in all NationStates on-site regional affairs.
…5.2- Any on-site violation of the rules set out in the the East Pacific forum community rules (The East Pacific Community Rules - The East Pacific - Tapatalk), as applicable to the RMB, shall be punishable by post suppression, ejection, or a ban for a duration of one (1) day up to indefinite.
…5.3- The Delegate can publish, by Executive Order, any additional rules of RMB conduct, which shall be punishable by suppression of the offending post.
…5.4- The Delegate shall execute any on-site ban as requested by the Administration.

Section VI. LAWFUL CONDUCT
…6.1- Not respecting any provision of this Criminal Code or any other statutory obligation imposed by law shall be an indictable offense, punishable by removal of Citizenship or up to an indefinite ban, insofar no other punishments have been determined by law.
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The Magisterium The East Pacific - Tapatalk - Login this Act on December 25th, 2021. The amendment was Notice from the Magisterium - Page 19 - The East Pacific - Tapatalk by Delegate Albrook on December 29th, 2021.

[spoiler]AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL CODE

Section IV of the Criminal Code shall have the following fifth clause added after Section 4.4:

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…4.5- By default, Conclave verdicts and orders shall be enforced against all nations currently and hereafter owned by the affected individual (not just the nation name used to reference the individual), unless the Conclave explicitly states otherwise within a verdict or order.

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Section 6.1 of the Criminal Code shall be amended as follows:

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…6.1- Not respecting any provision of this Criminal Code or any other statutory obligation imposed by law shall be an indictable offense, punishable by up to a permanent ban, punishable by removal of Citizenship or up to an indefinite ban, insofar no other punishments have been determined by law.

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“Section V. PUBLIC ORDER” shall be changed to “SECTION V. PUBLIC ORDER”.

“Section VI. LAWFUL CONDUCT” shall be changed to “SECTION VI. LAWFUL CONDUCT”.

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[spoiler]BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of The East Pacific:

SECTION I. TITLE
…1.1- This act shall be known and cited as the "Criminal Code”.
…1.2- This act repeals and replaces the Dictum de hoc Malefactum.

SECTION II. JURISDICTION
…2.1- All regional authorities under the Concordat shall have jurisdiction over, and the law shall apply to, any service used by at least two Citizens of The East Pacific related to The East Pacific as a region of NationStates (“Regional Service”).
…2.2- The Delegate shall mark official Regional Services as such. The World Factbook Entry shall list all official Regional Services.
…2.3- “forum.theeastpacific.com” shall be the only official forum service used by The East Pacific.
…2.4- Every Citizen shall report evidence of criminal acts to the relevant regional authorities.

SECTION III. ENTRY AND RESIDENCE
…3.1- Viziers and the Delegate can deny entry or residence to any nation it has deemed a significant risk to the Region.
…3.2- Viziers may override Delegate’s decision.
…3.3- Nations banned or ejected from The East Pacific without having been sentenced by the Conclave to ejection or banishment have the right to seek appeal before Conclave.

SECTION IV. CONCLAVE PROCEDURE
…4.1- The Conclave shall apply statutory law over precedent.
…4.2- The Conclave shall be able to recognize and consider convictions or similar decisions by other regions in its decisions.
…4.3- The Conclave can consider any verifiable evidence presented.
…4.4- The Conclave may not apply a law to any situation that occurred before the law was passed.
…4.5- By default, Conclave verdicts and orders shall be enforced against all nations currently and hereafter owned by the affected individual (not just the nation name used to reference the individual), unless the Conclave explicitly states otherwise within a verdict or order.

SECTION V. PUBLIC ORDER
…5.1- The Delegate shall uphold public order in all NationStates on-site regional affairs.
…5.2- Any on-site violation of the rules set out in the the East Pacific forum community rules (the-east-pacific-community-rules-t7977.html), as applicable to the RMB, shall be punishable by post suppression, ejection, or a ban for a duration of one (1) day up to indefinite.
…5.3- The Delegate can publish, by Executive Order, any additional rules of RMB conduct, which shall be punishable by suppression of the offending post.
…5.4- The Delegate shall execute any on-site ban as requested by the Administration.

SECTION VI. LAWFUL CONDUCT
…6.1- Not respecting any provision of this Criminal Code or any other statutory obligation imposed by law shall be an indictable offense, punishable by up to a permanent ban, insofar no other punishments have been determined by law.
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Notice of Repeal

The Criminal Code was repealed by the 56th Magisterium on 2023-02-06T00:06:00Z due to the enactment of the Regional Services and Security Act.