[DRAFT] Punishment Justification Act

DRAFT 1

SECTION I: CITATION

A. This act shall be known and cited as the “Punishment Justification Act”.

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS

A. As used in this act, “Regional Officer” or “RO” is defined as any nation with the in-game power of Border Control.

SECTION III: RECORDS

A. Any ejection or banishment of a nation from The East Pacific by a Regional Officer shall be recorded by the aforementioned RO within 24 hours of execution in a manner visible to all Citizens of The East Pacific on any of the Administration’s official services (as defined by Article G of the Concordat).

B. This record will contain a screenshot or screenshots of the offending nation which clearly includes the nation’s name and the material constituting a summary or other offense which warrants its ejection or banishment. This requirement is waived if the ejection or banishment executed was at the will of the Administration or by order of the Conclave.

SECTION IV: ENFORCEMENT

A. Anyone may report a failure to follow the procedure established by this Act to the Viziers who shall be tasked with the enforcement of this Act.

B. A Regional Officer who fails to follow the procedure established by this Act shall be committing the following:
…1. in under 5 separate instances within four months, a minor infraction subject to warning by the Viziers.
…2. in over 5 separate instances within four months, “Failure to Justify Punishment” - an indictable offense with a minimum punishment of the removal of Border Control from the Regional Officer’s powers for the remainder of the current Delegate’s term and a maximum punishment of a year of ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy.

C. A Regional Officer who deliberately falsifies evidence in order to execute an ejection or banishment of a nation from The East Pacific shall be committing “Evidence Fraud”, an indictable offense with a minimum punishment of dismissal of the Regional Officer from their RO position and permanent ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy and a maximum punishment of permanent banishment from The East Pacific.

DRAFT 2

SECTION I: CITATION

A. This act shall be known and cited as the “Punishment Justification Act”.

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS

A. As used in this act, “Regional Officer” or “RO” is defined as any nation with the in-game power of Border Control.

SECTION III: RECORDS

A. Any ejection or banishment of a nation from The East Pacific by a Regional Officer shall be recorded by the aforementioned RO within 24 hours of execution in a manner visible to all Citizens of The East Pacific on any of the Administration’s official services (as defined by Article G of the Concordat).

B. This record will contain a screenshot or screenshots of the offending nation which clearly includes the nation’s name and the material constituting a summary or other offense which warrants its ejection or banishment. This requirement is waived if the ejection or banishment executed was at the will of the Administration or by order of the Conclave.

SECTION IV: ENFORCEMENT

A. Anyone may report a failure to follow the procedure established by this Act to the Viziers who shall be tasked with the enforcement of this Act.

B. In the event that a Regional Officer violates the procedure established by this Act, they shall be deemed to have committed an offense. If the Regional Officer commits under five separate instances of violation within four months, it shall constitute a minor offense and the Viziers shall issue a warning to the Regional Officer.If the Regional Officer commits over five separate instances of violation within four months, it shall constitute “Failure to Justify Punishment,” an indictable offense. The minimum punishment shall be the removal of Border Control from the Regional Officer’s powers for the remainder of the current Delegate’s term. The maximum punishment shall be a year of ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy.

C. A Regional Officer who deliberately falsifies evidence in order to execute an ejection or banishment of a nation from The East Pacific shall be committing “Evidence Fraud”, an indictable offense with a minimum punishment of dismissal of the Regional Officer from their RO position and permanent ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy and a maximum punishment of permanent banishment from The East Pacific.

DRAFT 3

SECTION I: CITATION

…1.1. This act shall be known and cited as the “Punishment Justification Act”.

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS

…2.1. As used in this act, “Regional Officer” or “RO” is defined as any nation with the in-game power of Border Control.

SECTION III: RECORDS

…3.1. Any ejection or banishment of a nation from The East Pacific by a Regional Officer shall be recorded by the aforementioned RO within 24 hours of execution in a manner visible to all Citizens of The East Pacific on any of the Administration’s official services (as defined by Article G of the Concordat).

…3.2. This record will contain a screenshot or screenshots of the offending nation which clearly includes the nation’s name and the material constituting a summary or other offense which warrants its ejection or banishment. This requirement is waived if the ejection or banishment executed was at the will of the Administration or by order of the Conclave.

SECTION IV: ENFORCEMENT

…4.1. Anyone may report a failure to follow the procedure established by this Act to the Viziers who shall be tasked with the enforcement of this Act.

…4.2. In the event that a Regional Officer violates the procedure established by this Act, they shall be deemed to have committed an offense.

…4.3. If the Regional Officer commits under five separate instances of violation within four months, it shall constitute a minor offense and the Viziers shall issue a warning to the Regional Officer.

…4.4. If the Regional Officer commits over five separate instances of violation within four months, it shall constitute “Failure to Justify Punishment,” an indictable offense. The minimum punishment shall be the removal of Border Control from the Regional Officer’s powers for the remainder of the current Delegate’s term. The maximum punishment shall be a year of ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy.

…4.5. A Regional Officer who deliberately falsifies evidence in order to execute an ejection or banishment of a nation from The East Pacific shall be committing “Evidence Fraud”, an indictable offense with a minimum punishment of dismissal of the Regional Officer from their RO position and permanent ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy and a maximum punishment of permanent banishment from The East Pacific.

Suggestion for Section IV, paragraph B:
“In the event that a Regional Officer violates the procedure established by this Act, they shall be deemed to have committed an offense. If the Regional Officer commits under five separate instances of violation within four months, it shall constitute a minor offense and the Viziers shall issue a warning to the Regional Officer.If the Regional Officer commits over five separate instances of violation within four months, it shall constitute “Failure to Justify Punishment,” an indictable offense. The minimum punishment shall be the removal of Border Control from the Regional Officer’s powers for the remainder of the current Delegate’s term. The maximum punishment shall be a year of ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy.”

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This is a great solution to the justification issue. It certainly should’ve been an amendment of the original law, so let’s get this done as quick as possible.

This looks much better compared to the now defunct Punishment Documentation Act.

I’ll be happier once we do away with specifying the punishments in the laws themselves and standardize them all.

Fully support this in its current form. I think the other one’s failure was being way too specific and way too in depth. Simply impractical. This is all we truly need. This and, of course, the bot.

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Edited post 1 to put original draft (DRAFT 1) in spoiler and add DRAFT 2, which replaces B with Bach’s suggestion.

Although I’m torn, because after looking at the two of them next to each other I concede that it does help me process the information to have it broken out on separate lines like it is in DRAFT 1. I know Zuk prefers this; curious as to what others think.

Or you could just go:

A. Anyone may report a failure to follow the procedure established by this Act to the Viziers who shall be tasked with the enforcement of this Act.

B. In the event that a Regional Officer violates the procedure established by this Act, they shall be deemed to have committed an offense.

C. If the Regional Officer commits under five separate instances of violation within four months, it shall constitute a minor offense and the Viziers shall issue a warning to the Regional Officer.

D. If the Regional Officer commits over five separate instances of violation within four months, it shall constitute “Failure to Justify Punishment,” an indictable offense. The minimum punishment shall be the removal of Border Control from the Regional Officer’s powers for the remainder of the current Delegate’s term. The maximum punishment shall be a year of ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy.

E. A Regional Officer who deliberately falsifies evidence in order to execute an ejection or banishment of a nation from The East Pacific shall be committing “Evidence Fraud”, an indictable offense with a minimum punishment of dismissal of the Regional Officer from their RO position and permanent ineligibility for Border Control powers or Delegate candidacy and a maximum punishment of permanent banishment from The East Pacific.

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I have updated the draft (see DRAFT 3) such that now no one can be happy: 2 layers, using …1.1. formatting, but including Bach’s previous suggestion. :clown_face:

Looks good to me.

I move to vote on enactment of DRAFT 3.

Seconded

Acknowledged.

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