Space Law

Space Law
On Space Station 14, stations operate under abbreviated space law. All crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station are expected to know and follow these laws (they are fairly common sense, only security and the captain need to know the times).

Crime

 * Crimes are divided into Low Crimes and High Crimes. Low Crimes can be charged, investigated, and punished directly by security. High Crimes should be heard and judged in a Court.
 * Security personnel can be tried in a Court-Martial for committing any High Crime, with the maximum listed punishment being applicable by the court martial.
 * Each crime has at least three sections: Minimum Punishment, Maximum Punishment, and Special Considerations.
 * Any punishments below the maximum punishment can be applied and the minimum punishment must at least be applied.
 * If someone has committed a crime, use common sense when applying a punishment: stealing someone's hat is very different to stealing the nuke disk.
 * In the event of multiple crimes in the same vein, like an individual that has committed maiming and murder on the same victim, only the charge for the most severe crime should be applied.
 * When applying charges extenuating circumstances can apply, lifting the punishment for the crime entirely or applying a reduced sentence. In this situation whether the commission of the crime is justified should be decided by the ranking member of security or The Captain. This includes situations such as: justifiable homicide, an emergency requiring trespassing, and self defense.

Sentencing Modifiers
Solicitation, Accessory, Attempts, and Conspiracy are to be treated and charged as if the perpetrator committed the associated crime. For example: an individual who is an accessory to murder will be punished as if they are charged with murder.


 * Solicitation: Encouraging, bribing, requesting, or instructing someone to commit a crime, with the intent that the person being solicited commit the crime.
 * Accessory: Assisting in the commission of a crime, without participating in the crime itself, knowing that a crime will be, has been, or is being committed.
 * Attempts: Attempting to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out that crime.
 * Conspiracy: Planning to commit a crime, with the intent to eventually carry out that crime.

Execution:

 * Execution: Termination of life. Anyone who has been given a sentence of death may choose how they wish to die. They should also be allowed to choose to receive painkillers, anesthesia, and/or tranquilizers.

Normal Punishments

 * Extended Confinement: Confinement in the brig until the end of shift.
 * Demotion: The restriction of an individuals access to certain areas aboard a vessel or facility. Typically sleeping quarters, the mess hall, and required medical facilities. Aboard the Station, this means that an individual who's been demoted is only permitted in: public hallways, the mess hall, the infirmary for medical care, arrivals, maintenance and bunk rooms.
 * Confinement: Being held in the brig - either in a cell, solitary, or in a communal area - for some temporary period of time.

Treatment Of Prisoners
Prisoners still have certain rights that must be upheld by law enforcement:


 * Prisoners must be granted adequate medical care. They should also be provided psychiatric and spiritual counselling if requested.
 * Prisoners must be allowed access to communications equipment (Radios) so long as they are not abused.
 * Prisoners must be granted clothing, food, water, shelter and safety. If the brig is no longer safe, confinement must be established in another location.
 * Prisoners must be given access to legal counsel during an interrogation if requested and available.
 * Prisoners must be granted freedom of movement, and should not be restrained with handcuffs or other devices after incarceration unless there is an undue risk to life and limb. Similarly, any prisoners held for extended or permanent confinement should be held in the communal brig, and should not be confined to a solitary cell unless they pose a risk to life and limb.

High Crimes

 * All maximum punishments marked with an asterisk (*) are special circumstance only punishments (such as a syndicate who has murdered several people).