Punishment Justification Act

Notice of Amendment:
OB-2023-55 | Formatting Amendments Omnibus | Passed
( Vote | Debate )
The Punishment Justification Act was amended by the 60th Magisterium on 2024-03-14T04:20:00Z following delegate signoff

Amendment

SECTION III: RECORDS

…3.2. This record will contain a screenshot or screenshots evidence 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

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

Reformatted Act

SECTION I: CITATION

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

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS

…2.1. For the purposes of this Act, “Regional Officer” or “RO” shall be 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 Residents 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 evidence 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 dereliction of duty.

…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.