Deputy Provost AC has proposed to repeal the Punishment Documentation Act on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 7:45 AM UTC. This was seconded by Magister Zukchiva on Friday, March 24, 2023 1:16 AM UTC.
The act in its current form:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE EAST PACIFIC
SECTION I. CITATION
…1.1- This act shall be known and cited as the “Punishment Documentation Act”.
SECTION II. DEFINITIONS
…2.1- For the purposes of this act, “Regional Officer” is defined as any nation with the in-game power of Border Control.
SECTION III. RECORDS
…3.1- A thread titled “Bans/Ejections Records Thread” (hereinafter called the “Record Thread”) shall be created and pinned within the Plaza subforum on the East Pacific subforums, wherein all bans and ejections, starting from the passage of this Act, shall be recorded.
…3.2- Each post in the Record Thread shall be an official record of a ban or ejection, containing at least a link to the banned or ejected Nation, the name of the Regional Officer executing the ban or ejection, the reasoning for it and corroborating evidence (in the form of links or screenshots).
…3.3- Any record of a ban or ejection as per the endorsement cap regulations shall state and document how proper procedure was observed.
…3.4- Any record of a ban or ejection executed due to a request from forum/discord administration, or enactment of a Conclave Order, shall link to the relevant request or Order.
…3.5- The Regional Officer executing the ban or ejection shall post the record in the Record Thread, within 24 hours of it being executed, following the format requirements laid out in Section 3.2 of this Act.
SECTION IV. ENFORCEMENT
…4.1- Any citizen may report violations of this Act to the Viziers who, under the East Pacific Police Service, shall be tasked with the enforcement of the provisions within this Act.
…4.1.1- The East Pacific Police Service shall also be tasked with warning Regional Officers who have failed to comply with the provisions in Section III of this Act.…4.2- Any of the following shall constitute “Failure to be Accountable”:
…4.2.1- Executing a ban or ejection without record, in two or more instances within a period of 2 months (with the period starting on the day the first ban or ejection failed to be recorded).
…4.2.2- Omitting any information from a record that should have been entered in reasonable circumstances.…4.3- Failure to be Accountable shall be an indictable offense, with a maximum sentence of a six month prohibition from holding any position which grants the in-game “Border Control” regional power, including the Delegacy.
…4.4- Any of the following shall constitute “Evidence Fraud”:
…4.4.1- Falsifying evidence to falsely execute a ban.…4.5 Evidence Fraud shall be an indictable offense, with a sentence of no less than a two year prohibition from holding any Regional Officer position, including the delegacy.
Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, this proposal needs a standard majority of voting Magisters to pass. In addition, the quorum of 50% must be upheld.
Voting begins on Friday, March 24, 2023 1:30 AM UTC, with a voting period of 168 hours (1 week). It will end on Friday, March 31, 2023 1:30 AM UTC.
Choices for voting:
Vote AYE or FOR if you are in favor of the amendment.
Vote NAY or AGAINST if you are against the amendment.
Vote PRESENT or ABSTAIN if you cannot make a decision in good conscience.
List of Active Magisters - 13
- Asendavia
- AC5230
- American-Cascadia
- Cappedore
- CyberiumShadow
- Dabeez
- Dremaur
- Kyon Thomas
- McStooley
- Sammy23
- Zukchiva (EPSA)
- Kingdom_of_Napels
- The Ambis