Current as of 2024-07-25T04:00:00Z
SECTION I. CITATION
…1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army Act”.
SECTION II. GENERAL PROVISIONS
…2.1. Upon enactment of this Act, The Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army shall be considered the sole legitimate military of the government of The East Pacific.
…2.2. Upon enactment of this Act, the Overseeing Officer shall be admitted into the Cabinet of The East Pacific, as defined by the Executive Act.
…2.3. The Delegate, the Overseeing Officer, and any executive appointee thereto, shall be able to organize the East Pacific Sovereign Army as they see fit, subject to the provisions of this Act.
…2.3.1. The Delegate retains the power to overrule the Overseeing Officer or any executive appointee’s decisions.
…2.4. The Overseeing Officer can be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of the Magisterium for inactivity, high crimes, treason, or inability to perform their duties.
SECTION III. OPERATIONS
…3.1. The Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army (EPSA) is permitted to execute defensive and/or offensive operations sanctioned by the Delegate, the Overseeing Officer, or any executive appointee thereto, subject to the provisions of this Act.
…3.2. It is forbidden for the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army to grief any region.
…3.2.2. “Griefing” shall be defined as intentional acts to destroy a region and/or its community through the following irreversible or hardly reversible actions: bans or ejections of native nations, passwording a region, refounding a region, or transitioning the region between frontier and stronghold status.
…3.2.3. The griefing prohibition set out herein shall not apply to regions with a history of griefing other regions, regions at war with The East Pacific or an ally of it, regions that have or attempted to overthrow legitimate government of The East Pacific or damage its community, Warzones which do not hold official relations with the East Pacific, inactive Frontiers who are not providing a community to newly spawned nations, regions being liberated from raider control, or regions approved by a member of the Regional Administrative Office who does not hold Command within the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army.
…3.3. Should the East Pacific be required to fulfill a treaty obligation, the Army shall mobilize to fulfill the obligations. This mission shall take priority over any other on-going mission.
…3.4. Should the Magisterium of The East Pacific pass a declaration of war, the Delegate may order mobilization to fulfill the obligations of the Declaration.
SECTION IV. OFFICERS
…4.1. The highest rank in the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army will be reserved for the Delegate, who will choose their own title. The Delegate will appoint a member to be the Overseeing Officer of the EPSA, title chosen by the appointee. The Overseeing Officer shall be the second in command at all times.
…4.2. Officers will be appointed by the Overseeing Officer and confirmed by the Delegate, title chosen by the Delegate or the Overseeing Officer. They shall lead specific operations.
…4.3.The Overseeing Officer or any executive appointee thereto shall be responsible for enlisting new members of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army. The Delegate can always veto new enlistments.
…4.4. Officers must establish an official emblem for the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army which, should the Army occupy a hostile region or a warzone, can be used to replace/establish the occupied region’s flag, at the prerogative of the Overseeing Officer or an executive appointee thereto.
SECTION V. SOLDIERS
…5.1. To hold a rank in the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army, a nation must be a Resident of The East Pacific and must pledge to uphold the traditions and honor of The East Pacific. If a nation cannot meet these obligations, they can not hold a rank in the East Pacific Sovereign Army.
…5.1.1. If the nation is currently serving simultaneously and actively in another military organization, the Delegate or the Overseeing Officer reserves the right to remove the rank from the nation.
…5.2 No member of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army will actively participate in foreign missions while participating in a mission with the EPSA, without first seeking permission from a commanding officer. Any member found doing so may be punished at the discretion of the Delegate or Overseeing Officer.
…5.2.1. Members serving in a foreign mission opposing the EPSA must alert a commanding officer and may not disclose confidential information that had been gained through EPSA access.
…5.3. If members of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army are found to be incapable of conducting themselves appropriately within the Army, they are subject to demotion, suspension, and/or expulsion from the Army by the Delegate or the Overseeing Officer and subject to prosecution where appropriate.
…5.4. Positions held within the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army will not conflict with any positions held within The East Pacific’s government, and involvement in the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army will not bar its members from participation in other regions and organizations (excluding the participation described in sections 4.1 and 4.2 and unless by law of these foreign regions and organizations).
…5.5. Residents of The East Pacific will not lose their Citizenship if their registered Resident nation leaves The East Pacific or their World Assembly nation changes on the orders of the EPSA. Residents shall not lose their Residency if they leave the region for the same reason.