diff --git a/src/design-proposals/nanotrasen-colonial-law-and-procedure/Article 2 - Corporate law.md b/src/design-proposals/nanotrasen-colonial-law-and-procedure/Article 2 - Corporate law.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d448c988 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/design-proposals/nanotrasen-colonial-law-and-procedure/Article 2 - Corporate law.md @@ -0,0 +1,400 @@ +# NanoTrasen Corporate Law +## Table of Contents: +Legal Definitions +Searches +Detainment & Arrests +Chain of Custody +Treatment of Arrestees +Implantion +List of Crimes +Contraband Classifications +Legal Exemptions + +--- + +## 1. Definitions: +NT: NanoTrasen +Charge: Accused Crimes. +Sentence: Officially recognized crimes by a Judge, with accompanying punishment. +Arrest: Under restraint by Security, in order to press charges before a judge. +Custody: Under restraint by Security, during or after receiving a sentence. +Detainee: Any being who is being temporarily held. +Arrestee: Any being either arrested or in custody. +Excessive Force: More than needed for the situation. (eg. gibbing) +Criminal Offense: Charges/Sentences that can result in arrests and/or brig time. +Sentient Being: A living entity capable of thought. +Sapient Being: A living entity that is capable of fully comprehending itself, its surroundings, and other sapient beings. +Privileged Individuals: Referees to Command Members and Central Command VIP’s +Death: Fully deceased. Critical condition does not count as death. +Operational Safety: The ability for the station, departments, and crew as a whole to perform work unimpeded. +Reasonable Suspicion: Enforcement personnel either directly witnessing or receiving credible information about potential illegal activity. Valid Reasonable Suspicion is more than a simple hunch or instinct, and must be based on clear facts. +Probable Cause: Enforcement personnel either directly witnessing or receiving credible information about an actual crime committed. + +--- + +## 2. Searches + +### Personnel Searches +Security personnel are allowed to search personnel under the following conditions: +1. There is reasonable suspicion of a crime +2. There is a search warrant for the being +3. The station’s alert level allows for random searches + +The search could lead to the seizure of the objects in a person's backpack, hands, coat, belt, pockets, headset, and hat. This includes any bags, boxes or other containers the person has in the immediate vicinity. + +A crewmate may legally decline any search conducted without reasonable suspicion while the alert level is green. + +If any contraband is found during a search the officer may choose to further the search into an arrest, or confiscate the restricted items and issue a fine. After the search is conducted all legal items are to be returned to the person. + +#### Invasive confiscation +Sometimes crewmembers may have contraband that requires surgery to remove. +Removal of body augmentation contraband should be done by medical personnel and not cause excessive harm or leave the person's body nonfunctional. + +### Department searches +Security personnel are allowed to search a department under the following conditions +1. There is a search warrant signed by the appropriate Department Head, Head of Personnel or Captain +2. The station’s alert level allows for the departmental search + +Security personnel should minimize the interruption of work from the department +- Personnel should be able to work +- Search time should be kept to a minimum + +Secure Areas are not be searched unless otherwise EXPLICITLY authorized by the head of that department, or higher + +Anything, excluding personnel, within the areas defined on the searched warrant can be searched. This includes but is not limited to: +- Crates +- Lockers +- Machines +- Plants + +The Head of Personnel may issue ID’s with temporary access for the purposes of fulfilling a search warrant. + +--- + +## 3. Detainment & Arrests +Security personnel are allowed to temporarily detain anyone with only a reasonable suspicion of a crime. +Detainment reasons include: +1. Performing a search +2. Investigating a crime +3. Handing out a fine + +Security Personnel are allowed to arrest only with probable cause of a crime. +Arrest reasons include: +1. Directly witnessing a crime. +2. Having suitable forensic evidence of a crime. +3. Eyewitness report from a trustworthy individual. + +Detained and arrested individuals should not be handcuffed, provided they are cooperating. +Cuffing of a detainee or arrestee should only happen if: +1. The subject poses a clear threat towards: + * Command staff + * Security officers + * Station assets +2. The subject is non-cooperative, or resisting enforcement authority. + +--- + +## 4. Chain of Custody +All enforcement personnel are held to a high standard when interacting with the public. +Proper protocol is to be followed, in order to ensure that subjects of legal enforcement are given due process, and retain any and all rights they may hold. + +Enforcement Personnel are to follow the following procedure with any arrest. +Failure to follow this procedure may result in formal Disciplinary Actions by onboard CC staff, or in extreme cases, charges of negligence and/or endangerment. + +1. Given Probable Cause, the officer must state their intent to arrest, and for what crimes, before taking any forceful action. + * Proper intent includes using a security voice mask, calling their name or job, and/or pointing at them and telling them to stop. + * This step may be waived if the target is the subject of a Red Alert, or if they are declared “Arrest on Sight” by the Head of Security. +2. If the subject fails to stop when asked, or attempts to evade lawful arrest, forceful action and restraints may be used to take them in. + * Batons, flashes, and handcuffs should be prioritized first, but if all less-lethal options are disabled, stolen, or otherwise ineffective, lethal force is authorized and encouraged. + * Heavy weaponry is only permitted to perform an arrest if the subject is the target of a Red Alert, or is a clear militarized danger to the station. +3. After successful detainment, the officer is to alert the Head of Security and Judicial Officer as soon as possible, so that all involved parties may prepare for a Hearing or Trial. +4. Recovery of the arrestee’s bodily health is to be ensured before any other enforcement actions. + * Any further legal actions taken before the arrestee is stabilized are to be considered invalid. +5. The arrestee may optionally be brought to security to remove and confiscate any immediately dangerous contraband, before moving on to the Hearing or Trial. +6. In the case of a Formal Hearing or Trial, the arrestee must be informed of their right to a lawyer, and be provided one upon request. + * For Summary Hearings, the arrestee does not have to be offered a lawyer, but still must be provided one upon request. +7. The arrestee is to be brought to court, before the Judicial Officer, where they receive their official sentence via Hearing or Trial. +8. Should their sentence result in brig time, the officer is to transport and hand the prisoner off to the Warden. +9. The Warden performs a thorough search of the prisoner’s belongings, and ensures they are properly stored in their locker before handing them their prisoner ID and transporting them to the brig. + +At any point during a prisoner’s arrest or confinement, the Detective is permitted to bring them into interrogation and question them. +* The prisoner may ask for consultation with a Lawyer, during which their sentence is to be paused. +* The prisoner’s sentence is not to be paused during interrogation. + +--- + +## 5. Treatment of Arrestees and Prisoners +Personnel in custody are to be ensured the following rights: + +### Arrestees +Arrestees must be provided with: +1. Adequate medical care +2. Access to communications equipment so long as they are not abused +3. Access to a lawyer, should they request it + * This includes during interrogations and the subsequent hearing + +### Prisoners +On top of the arrestee’s protections, prisoners must be provided with: +1. Clothing, food, water, shelter and safety + * Should the Brig be rendered unsafe, confinement must be established in another location +2. Psychiatric and spiritual counselling if requested +3. Access to their shift mandated PDA after confinement has finished + * Unless there is solid proof of PDA tampering, in which case the PDA is to be secured and replaced with a fresh one before confinement ends +4. Freedom of movement. +5. Prisoners should not be restrained with handcuffs or other devices after incarceration unless there is an undue risk to life and limb + +--- + +## 6. Implantation +Any crewmate can be implanted if they give their clear permission. + +Any prisoner in custody can be subjected to implantation or implant removal procedures, so long as it's within reason. The process of adding an implant should not prolong the detainees sentence, or prevent them from leaving the brig to administer the implantation procedure. + +### Implantation +MindShields: MindShields can be administered to any inmate who has had their free will suppressed. Unlike standard implantation, you may hold a prisoner until they are issued a MindShield, so long as it's done in a timely fashion. If a suspect refuses to cooperate or the implant fails to function they can be charged with Refusal of Mental Shielding. + +While under normal circumstances a crewmate can refuse a Mind Shield if they are not imprisoned, when there is a known threat to the station that utilizes mass brainwashing or mind control, crewmates must submit to a MindShield if ordered by Security. Failure to comply is to be treated as Refusal of Lawful Implantation. + +### Removal +A suspect can be forced to receive implant removal if there is probable cause that they have an illegal implant, such as an officer witnessing them use an implantation device or their biological information being found on a discarded injector. + +Unlike the implantation procedure a prisoner can have their sentence entirely delayed or extended until they comply with the removal, as long as security are actively making attempts to perform it. Akin to implanting, if an inmate gives their clear permission, implant removal can proceed without proof. + +--- + +## 7. List of Crimes + +### Crime Tiers: +* **Infraction** + * Minor, non-criminal offenses, especially if they are easily reversible. + * Possible Punishments: + * Tickets/Fines, Pay Docking, Formal Warnings. + * Explicitly do not result in brig time. + * Punishments for Infractions aren’t supposed to majorly interrupt the offender’s productivity. + +* **Misdemeanor** + * Crimes that cause harm to others or asset loss, and aren’t as easily reversible. + * Possible Punishments: + * 10-15 Minute Brig Time. + * Demotion within the department. + +* **Felony** + * Crimes that cause major harm, major asset loss, and/or are a major threat to operational safety. + * Possible Punishments: + * 20+ Minute Brig Time. + * Demotion out of department. + +* **Capital Offense** + * Crimes that cause irreversible harm or asset loss, and/or majorly disrupt the operational safety. + * Possible Punishments: + * Permanent Brig Sentence. + * Contract Termination. + * Execution + + +### NanoTrasen defines the following Infractions and Criminal Offenses: +| Infractions | Misdemeanors | Felonies | Capital Offenses | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Loitering (A) | Trespass (A) | Secure Trespass (A) | | +| Possession of Minor Contraband (C) | Possession of Moderate Contraband (C) | Possession of Major Contraband (C) | | +| Substance Abuse (C) | | | | +| Vandalism (D) | Destruction of Property (D) | Mass Destruction (D) | Sabotage (D) | +| Refusal to Identify (F) | Impersonation (F) | | Impersonation of Central Command (F) | +| Mail Fraud (F) | | Fraud (F) | | +| | Contempt of Court (J) | Perjury (J) | Subversion of Court (J) | +| Harassment (M) | | Extortion (M) | Terrorism (M) | +| Negligence (N) | Endangerment (N) | Manslaughter (N) | Capital Negligence (N) | +| Operation without Permit (O) | | Black Marketeering (O) | | +| Disturbance (R) | | Rioting (R) | | +| Failure to Comply (S) | Breach of Detainment (S) | Breach of Arrest (S) | Breach of Custody (S) | +| Petty Theft (T) | Theft (T) | Grand Theft (T) | | +| Slander (U) | | Libel (U) | Sedition (U) | +| Insubordination (U) | | | | +| | Battery (V) | Incapacitation (V) | Murder (V) | +| | Assault (V) | Mutilation (V) | Prevention of Revival (V) | +| | | Kidnapping (W) | Suppression of Free Will (W) | +| Cannibalism | Animal Cruelty | Bribery | Refusal of Lawful Implantation | +| | Failure to Pay a Fine | Tax Evasion | Breach of NT Contract | + +### Crime Specifications: +| A | Access | Existing where you are not allowed. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Loitering | Existing near a restricted area for an extended time, with no reasonable purpose. | +| Misdemeanor | Trespass | Entering a restricted area without express permission. | +| Felony | Secure Trespass | Entering a station-critical restricted area without express permission. | + +| C | Contraband | Possession or use of controlled, restricted, or illegal contraband. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Substance Abuse | Consumption or usage of contraband substances. | +| Infraction | Possession of Minor Contraband | See Contraband Classifications. | +| Misdemeanor | Possession of Moderate Contraband | See Contraband Classifications. | +| Felony | Possession of Major Contraband | See Contraband Classifications. | + +| D | Destruction | Causing intentional damage to station functions. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Vandalism | Superficially damaging or defacing station property. | +| Misdemeanor | Destruction of Property | Causing substantial structural damage, requiring repairs. | +| Felony | Mass Destruction | Causing substantial structural damage to a large area of the station. | +| Capital Offense | Sabotage | Intentionally rendering critical station infrastructure inoperable. | + +| F | Fraud | Lying about yourself or your actions for personal gain. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Refusal to Identify | Not wearing your shift-assigned ID, and/or hiding your identity with facial coverings, and refusing to present your identity when asked by an authority. | +| Infraction | Mail Fraud | The unauthorized opening or tampering of mail intended for another individual. | +| Misdemeanor | Impersonation | Hiding your true identity and posing as someone you are not for personal gain. | +| Felony | Fraud | Intentionally lying about promised actions for personal gain, or not following through with non-NT contracts. | +| Capital Offense | Impersonation of Central Command | Hiding your true identity and posing as Central Command, including CCVIP staff. | + +| J | Obstruction of Legal Justice | Impeding or abusing the legal justice system. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Misdemeanor | Contempt of Court | Needlessly interrupting or delaying official court proceedings. | +| Felony | Perjury | Lying under oath of court, or delivering false reports to Security. | +| Capital Offense | Subversion of Court | Obstructing court to the point where official court proceedings have to pause or stop altogether. | + +| M | Manipulation | Manipulating a sapient being through tactics of fear and/or aggression. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Harassment | Unwelcome, knowing, and repeated negative conduct toward a sapient being, causing them to feel seriously uncomfortable, annoyed, or afraid. | +| Felony | Extortion | Forcing another sapient being to do something unwillingly, by means of threats, force or aggression. | +| Capital Offense | Terrorism | Causing mass station panic, or completely disrupting station operations by means of fear and/or lethal force. | + +| N | Negligence | Causing harm to the station or its crew through vocational incompetence. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Negligence | Unintentionally performing your assigned job’s duties in a way that creates unnecessary risk or harm. | +| Misdemeanor | Endangerment | Willfully performing your assigned job’s duties in a way that creates unnecessary risk or harm. | +| Felony | Manslaughter | Killing another sapient being without intent. | +| Capital Offense | Capital Negligence | Performing a Command position’s duties in a way that causes unnecessary risk or harm, to the point of causing mass station-destruction, or rendering a department mostly inoperable, even temporarily. | + +| O | Operation | Performing works or transactions not sanctioned by NanoTrasen. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Operation without Permit | Performing another department’s duties, or some other business venture without a legal permit of operation. | +| Felony | Black Marketeering | Engaging in the buying and/or selling of contraband. | + +| R | Rowdiness | Causing public disturbances and unrest. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Disturbance | Catch-all for public disruptive or obnoxious behavior. | +| Felony | Rioting | Participating in unlawful protests, especially in the cases where damages are incurred. | + +| S | Obstruction of Security | Going against or obstructing lawful Security actions. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Failure to Comply | Refusing to comply with lawful demands of Security personnel. | +| Misdemeanor | Breach of Detainment | Escaping from custody while not being free to go. | +| Felony | Breach of Arrest | Breaking free of restraints during an arrest. | +| Capital Offense | Breach of Custody | Escaping from custody during or after receiving a legal sentence. | + +| T | Theft | Taking that which belongs to others. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Petty Theft | Taking something that is mostly worthless or easily replaceable. | +| Misdemeanor | Theft | Taking something of meaningful value. | +| Felony | Grand Theft | Taking something that is critical to the person’s job or role. | + +| U | Undermining NanoTrasen Authority | Spreading dissent about or disrespecting NanoTrasen authority. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Slander | Speaking false and harmful statements about Command or NanoTrasen. | +| Infraction | Insubordination | Disobeying Command’s orders without reasonable justification. | +| Felony | Libel | Publishing false and harmful written statements about Command or NanoTrasen. | +| Capital Offense | Sedition | Conspiring to overthrow or otherwise dismantle NanoTrasen public trust and authority. | + +| V | Intentional Violence | Causing intentional bodily harm to another sapient being. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Misdemeanor | Assault | Threatening or attempting to cause bodily harm to another sapient being. | +| Misdemeanor | Battery | Causing superficial bodily harm to another sapient being. | +| Felony | Incapacitation | Inflicting bodily harm or administering a chemical agent upon another sapient being, resulting in critical condition or unconsciousness, but not death. | +| Felony | Mutilation | Causing permanent or otherwise long-lasting damage to another sapient being’s body parts, organs, or appendages. | +| Capital Offense | Murder | Intentionally killing another sapient being. | +| Capital Offense | Prevention of Revival | Rendering a dead body unrevivable by common medical practice. | + +| W | Free Will | Depriving another sapient being of their free will and autonomy. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Felony | Kidnapping | To unlawfully restrain or transport another sapient being against their will. | +| Capital Offense | Suppression of Free Will | Permanently depriving another sapient being of their free will and autonomy. | + +| \- | Other | Independent crimes with no classification. | +| :---- | :---- | :---- | +| Infraction | Cannibalism | To consume a portion of another sapient being, without express consent. | +| Misdemeanor | Animal Cruelty | Inflicting excessive harm on a living being, except when required for medical treatment, scientific research, or the preparation of food. | +| Misdemeanor | Failure to Pay a Fine | Failure to pay a legally imposed fine within the required timeframe. | +| Felony | Bribery | Offering or giving gifts, money, or favors to influence Command to act outside of their allowed duties. | +| Felony | Tax Evasion | Not paying NanoTrasen-mandated scrip taxes, or using non-scrip currencies to avoid paying taxes. | +| Capital Offense | Refusal of Lawful Implantation | Refusing to accept a lawful implant from Security personnel while in custody. | +| Capital Offense | Breach of NT Contract | Violating the terms of an NT-issued, signed contract. | + +--- + +## 8. Contraband Classifications + +### Contraband Confiscation Procedures +Contraband Classifications follow broad categorizations based on object purpose, rather than a strict, specific list. Higher ranking personnel can override or specify contraband with the following chain of authority: +* Central Command Officials +* Captain +* Head of Personnel +* Judicial Officer + +Enforcement personnel are to avoid unreasonable confiscation of items in order to maintain positive public relations between crew, security, and command. + +### Contraband Classifications +A single item may have more than one contraband classification, but only the highest charge is applied per item. + +**Weapon** +Objects with a heightened effectiveness for violence or killing. +Minor: Improvised item used as a weapon. +Moderate: Items that are purpose-made to be a weapon. +Major: Highly lethal weapon. + +**Unsanctioned Equipment** +Equipment that is restricted to a certain department or job. +Minor: Common, departmental equipment. +Moderate: Equipment that is critical to the department’s function. +Major: Command-Exclusive, unique equipment. + +**Operational Hazards** +Objects that pose a heightened threat to the operational safety of the station, that are not explicitly issued by a department to do one’s job. +Minor: Common, mostly harmless equipment. +Moderate: Local scale threat to operational safety. +Major: Large scale threat to operational safety. + +**Chemical** +Substances capable of influencing the mind or harming the body when metabolized or used in a reaction. +Minor: Restricted Recreational Drugs & Medicines with Low-Risk ODs. +Moderate: Exploitable Stimulants, Medicines with High-Risk ODs, & Minorly Dangerous Reactive Substances. +Major: Lethal Poisons, Highly Inhibiting Chemicals, & Highly Dangerous Reactive Substances. + +**Propaganda** +Objects that support non-NT entities, or paints NT and its subsidiaries in a false light. +Minor: Items that carry branding from Non-NT organizations, with low-risk of exposure to other crew. +Moderate: Items that carry branding from enemies of NT, paint NT as an organization in a false light, or lesser items with wide exposure to other crew. +Major: Items that carry branding from terrorist organizations, paint NT Command in a false light, or lesser items with station-wide exposure to other crew. + +**Classified Media** +Media containing information from above the carrier’s clearance level. +Any classified media is Major Contraband. + +--- + +## 9. Legal Exemptions + +### Security Exemptions +Security personnel are explicitly exempt from the following crime categories, so long as the action is following standard protocol and taken to perform enforcement duties: +Access: For the case of legal, necessary searches of a department. +Contraband: For their standard-issue service weapons and security equipment. +Theft: For legal confiscations of contraband. +Violence: For necessary force to carry out arrests. +Free Will: For restraining detainees and holding prisoners in custody. + +### Medical Exemptions +The Paramedic is explicitly exempt from the following crime categories, so long as the action is done following standard protocol and taken to perform life saving operations: +Access: For the case of medical emergency + +### Engineering Exemptions +Engineering personnel are explicitly exempt from the following crime categories, so long as the action is following standard protocol and taken to perform emergency repairs: +Access: For the case of effecting emergency repairs + +### Clown Exception +The clown gets a privilege to be able to commit Infraction or Misdemeanor level crimes for pranks, as long that: +The pranks do not cause bodily harm. +Damages caused are reversed at the end of the bit. +In case the clown gets taken to court, the presiding judge determines if the bit was funny and the clown exception holds. + +### Loss of Free Will +In the event that a sapient being is under the influence of effects that completely suppress or control the being’s free will, any charges should be dropped upon the removal of said influence. + +--- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/src/design-proposals/nanotrasen-colonial-law-and-procedure/article-2_design_doc.md b/src/design-proposals/nanotrasen-colonial-law-and-procedure/article-2_design_doc.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fbf759eb --- /dev/null +++ b/src/design-proposals/nanotrasen-colonial-law-and-procedure/article-2_design_doc.md @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +# Nanotrasen Colonial Law and Procedure: Corporate Law + +| Designers | Implemented | GitHub Links | +|---|---|---| +| SOP Workgroup, Document written by Joaco545 | :x: No | TBD | + +## Overview + +This proposal aims to revamp Space Law completely, while keeping the new theme direction in mind. + +Space law has been revised to conform to the style of a legal document. +The crime list has been expanded, and sentencing guidelines have been simplified. +Contraband has been vaguelawed. + + +## Background + +Funky Station has been changed to have a Corporation vs Crew, Class Conflict theme. This requires updating Space Law as it no longer fits the theme. +Currently, space law feels like something an external entity that is not Nanotrasen has set in place, and is forcing NT to comply with it; We aim to change that feeling completely. +We also took this opportunity to add some things to increase the RP potential, coupled with the [sentencing changes](article-5_design_doc.md). + + +## Features to be added + +To see all the new proposed changes to Corporate Law, please check out the [supporting doc](Article%202%20-%20Corporate%20law.md) with the draft (Still not up at the time of commiting this, for now, the things can be found on the [Google doc under the Article 2 tab](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HhQ9L_5KLPLiYH3W9_V8gIqyjH2lBxOt-W90n76cLtY/edit?tab=t.ushwxj8tclf6#heading=h.x3qf6opli0z2). Yes Tay, this link is temporary) + +### Space Law rename +While it may not seem like much, Space Law has been renamed to Corporate Law to better fit the theme of NT owning you, the station, and all surrounding space. You are in their house, you play under their rules. + +### Corporate Law: Searches +The way searches are conducted has been reworded with a bit more legalese, and in the case of departmental searches, they have been made clearer as to what is included, and especially what's NOT included (personnel). + +### Corporate Law: Detainment and Arrests +There is now a difference between being detained and being arrested: +Detained means the person is not free to go. It is here mostly for the investigation part, not letting suspects go free until you have the evidence you need. +Arested means that the person will be guided to security for search and a subsequent trial. +In both cases, the detainees or arrestees should not be cuffed if they are complying. + +### Corporate Law: Chain of Custody +This specifies how Security is expected to play out each of the steps from arrest to the brig. This is mostly a supporting change for [Sentencing, Trials, and Hearings](article-5_design_doc.md). +This ups the standards Security personnel are held toin-character, while giving good lawyers more tools to finagle their clients out of a sentence, or at least enter a reduced one. + +### Corporate Law: Treatment of Arrestees and Prisoners +This section is kept mostly the same as the old treatment of prisoners. + +### Corporate Law: Implantation +This section is kept mostly the same as before, with a bit more legalese. + +### Corporate Law: List of Crimes +This area has been majorly reworked and expanded. NT now has more ways to get employees who are not behaving. + +#### Crime Categories +The tier system has been revamped into 4 named crime tiers: +- Infraction: They cover minor offenses, which do not lead to brig time. +- Misdomenor: They cover more serious offenses, which can lead to brig time. +- Felony: They cover serious crimes, can lead to more brig time. +- Capital Offenses: They deal with the most serious crimes against NT, can lead to permanent confinement, contract termination, or execution. + +Note: Execution requires Captain and XO (HOP) approval + +Big times have been standardized so that sentencing gets easier. They now directly depend on their category, instead of the individual crime. + +The crime list has also been expanded to give NT more power over how people and unions behave. The line between a strike and a riot is a thin one. +We expect security vs crew to increase the friction between Command and the Crew, giving more opportunities for escalation should the players choose to do so. + +#### Infraction enforment +Infractions are not meant to be something everyone needs to go to a judge for; They will be handed out by Security. +Fines can be disputed, but that requires the player to say they want to do that (See [Technical Considerations](#technical-considerations)). +As a perverse incentive, fines made by Security will go to the Security department’s budget, and the Head of Security will be able to use those funds to buy things for the team or increase the pay of Security employees. + +### Corporate Law: Contraband Classifications +Old Contraband has been replaced by Vaguelawed Contraband. To support this change, contraband markers will need to be removed from the game. +These changes were made to increase the RP potential, as now, confiscating something is a choice to be made by players, and not by a marker. +This also makes meteshielded components harder to identify, unlike the old system which made confiscation a must (Syndicate pajamas, anyone?) +It is also another way for escalation to happen is Sec confiscates too much or too little with the crew and command, respectively + +### Corporate Law: Legal Exemptions +Certain jobs may be except of certain laws under certain conditions, this includes security's monopoly on violence, or more mundane things like engi breaking into places to fix a fire. + +#### Clown Exception +The clown crime exception has been re-added for some Seriously Silly points. +It has a couple more caveats to reduce the scope of what the clown can do, while also requiring the judge to find it funny for the exemption to apply. + + +## Game Design Rationale + +A lot of these changes have been done with two pillars in mind: + +- New Theming / Authenticity + Working on an NT Space Station will now feel more oppressive for the normal workers, while unions act as a small reprieve, NT still has a lot of power inside and outside the station. It makes the story being told more coherent. + +- Escalation / Maximising roleplay potential + The features mentioned in this doc all aim to keep the same level of RP or increase it. + + +## Roundflow & Player interaction + +Corporate Law is something that will permeate each round from roundstart till evac docs on CC, and all players will have to engage with it. +Common sense will keep most players outside of Securities radar, but it will still be something present. + +Example of Non-Antag Escalation Oportunities: +As an example an assitant could get fined by security for Loitering, the assistant, not able to get the Scrip to pay the fine, gets charged with Failure to Pay a Fine. This builds up resentment, and once they are out of the brig, the look for other people wronged by sec and start a strike. +As the strike was not approved, Security tries to split up the strike. First peacefully, then by using Tear Gas. Then the thing turns violent and now there is a partial riot on the station. + +Example of Antag Shielded Contra: +A wizard appears on the station, a security officer stops them for a random search. They see some clothing and an orb, think nothing of it, and let them go. Half an hour later the wizard has killed 3 people and is captured, this time command gets involved and recognizes that the orb and clothes are used for casting the dangerous spells the wizard has been using per the CTMs info. They decide to confiscate the items saying that their combined use is like that of a major weapon + + +## Administrative & Server Rule Impact (if applicable) + +As mentioned on the main doc, with so many changes we think players will AHelp more to ask for clarification on said changes. + +## Techincal Considerations + +For infraction enfocement, two new things will need to be implemented: +- Sec will need to get a new device capable of printing fines, and; +- An ATM-like device near the courtroom that allows players to pay the fine, or give the option to page the judge for it to be disputed.