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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).
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 ==
== Treatment Of Prisoners ==
* 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.
Prisoners still have certain rights that must be upheld by law enforcement:
* 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.
* Prisoners must be granted adequate medical care. They should also be provided psychiatric and spiritual counselling if requested.
* Any punishments below the maximum punishment can be applied and the minimum punishment must at least be applied.
* Prisoners must be allowed access to communications equipment (Radios) so long as they are not abused.
* 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.
* Prisoners must be granted clothing, food, water, shelter and safety. If the brig is no longer safe, confinement must be established in another location.
* 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.
* Prisoners must be given access to legal counsel during an interrogation if requested and available.
* 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.
* Prisoners must be given their shift mandated PDA after confinement has finished.
* 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.
 
== Searches and Warrants ==
A personnel search is a seizure of the objects in a person's backpack, hands, coat, belt and pockets. If any contraband is found during a search the officer may choose to further the search into a detainment or simply confiscate the restricted items. After the search is conducted all legal items are to be returned to the person. A crewmate may legally decline any search conducted without a warrant while the alert level is green. Should be noted that if the alert level is blue or above all personnel searches are legal and no longer require a warrant.


== Sentencing Modifiers ==
A departmental search is the sweep of an entire area/department for contraband. It is recommended the officers are extremely thorough, checking all lockers, crates and doors. These can only be done with a warrant signed by the according department head or highest standing command staff (the captain in most cases).


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.
A warrant is a signed document stating security may search a specific person or place. A warrant regarding a personnel requested by a normal officer may be approved by the captain, HoS or the department head of the person being search, however a warrant requested by the HoS can not be approved by themselves. Warrants for department sweeps may be signed off by the department's head or the highest ranking command staff. The process of writing a document may be disregarded IF the appropriate command member accompanies the officers throughout their search.


* Solicitation: Encouraging, bribing, requesting, or instructing someone to commit a crime, with the intent that the person being solicited commit the crime.
== Sentencing ==
* 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.
All sentencing is to be handled by the Warden, if no Warden is available the HoS is to take over that duty, if there's no HoS it falls onto the highest ranking command member.
* 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.


== Punishment ==
All major punishments can be fought against by the accused in a court case. While court isn't necessary to follow through with the punishment, every prisoner being subject to a major punishment MUST be told their right to a trial. The prisoner may request their case be heard in court at any point during their sentence and it must be fulfilled (as long as there is an able lawyer present on the crew). If the trial does not end in their favor, security may proceed with their punishment and the prisoner can not request a second court hearing.
=== 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 ===
=== 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 ==
* '''Warning''': For minor crimes, fix the issue then warn the person to not attempt the crime again, if they still proceed to do it at a later date, a brig time may be better.
Prisoners still have certain rights that must be upheld by law enforcement:
* '''Confinement''': The typical punishment, being confined in a cell for a temporary amount of time according to the crimes, not exceeding 20 minutes.
* '''Demotion''': Entails removing all departmental gear they have on their person and revoking the involved department access off their ID. This requires the captain's or involved department head's approval.
 
=== Major Punishments ===


* Prisoners must be granted adequate medical care. They should also be provided psychiatric and spiritual counselling if requested.
* '''Extended Confinement''': Being confined in a cell for a temporary amount of time according to the crimes, exceeding 20 minutes.
* Prisoners must be allowed access to communications equipment (Radios) so long as they are not abused.
* '''Permanent Confinement''': Being held in the permanent brig for the entire duration of the shift. Any persons subject to this punishment are required to be transported in cuffs to CentCom at the end of the shift. A permanent prisoner can not be deprived of anything covered by the section "Treatment Of Prisoners".
* Prisoners must be granted clothing, food, water, shelter and safety. If the brig is no longer safe, confinement must be established in another location.
* '''Execution''': A humane way of dealing with extremely unruly crewmates. A prisoner who has been given the death sentence may pick how they wish to be killed, common methods are firing line, lethal injection, and high voltage electrocution. The remains are to be properly stored and transported to CentCom at the end of the shift. Execution can only be issued with the captain/acting captain's approval, if the HoS is acting captain or there is no acting captain, all heads of staff are to hold a vote on the matter.
* 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 ==
== Quick Crime Guide ==
* All maximum punishments marked with an asterisk (*) are special circumstance only punishments (such as a syndicate who has murdered several people).


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption text
|-
|-
! Offense !! Description !! Minimum Punishment !! Maximum Punishment !! Notes
! [[#FirstDegree|I]] !! [[#SecondDegree|II]] !! [[#ThirdDegree|III]] !! [[#FourthDegree|IV]] !! [[#FifthDegree|V]]
|-
|  || style="background-color:#593a4e;" | [[#Failure to Comply|Failure to Comply]] || style="background-color:#593a4e;" | [[#Breach of Arrest|Breach of Arrest]] || style="background-color:#593a4e;" | [[#Breach of Custody|Breach of Custody]] ||
|-
| style="background-color:#2f3832;" | [[#Possession IS|Possession: Substances]] || style="background-color:#2f3832;" | [[#Possession RG|Possession: Gear]] || style="background-color:#2f3832;" | [[#Possession RW|Possession: Weaponry]] ||  ||
|-
| style="background-color:#2e422e;" | [[#Petty Theft|Petty Theft]] || [[#Animal Cruelty|Animal Cruelty]] || style="background-color:#2e422e;" | [[#Grand Theft|Grand Theft]] || [[#Kidnapping|Kidnapping]] ||
|-
| style="background-color:#453a59;" | [[#Vandalism|Vandalism]] || style="background-color:#453a59;" | [[#Damage of Property|Damage of Property]] ||  ||  || style="background-color:#453a59;" | [[#Terrorism|Terrorism]]
|-
|-
| Murder || To kill a sapient being with malicious intent and premeditation. || Confinement for a minimum of 10 minutes || Execution* || Premeditated and Malicious are the operative words here.
| style="background-color:#59563a;" | [[#Trespass|Trespass]] || || style="background-color:#59563a;" | [[#Secure Trespass|Secure Trespass]] ||  ||  
|-
|-
| Manslaughter || To kill a sapient being without intent, or in a manner less extreme than murder. Includes provoked manslaughter, manslaughter in self-defense, negligent manslaughter, and impassioned killing. || Confinement for a minimum of 5 minutes. || Extended Confinement || Different from murder by virtue of lack of intent. If the actions of the perpetrator clearly did not intend to result in death, manslaughter is the appropriate charge.
| || style="background-color:#473737;" | [[#Endangerment|Endangerment]] || style="background-color:#473737;" | [[#Assault|Assault]] || style="background-color:#473737;" | [[#Attempted Murder|Attempted Murder]] || style="background-color:#4d2e2e;" | [[#Prevention of Revival|Prevention of Revival]]
|-
|-
| Maiming || To inflict physical injury with the intent to disfigure, degrade appearance, or impair function. || Confinement for a minimum of 7:30 minutes. || Extended Confinement || This also includes mistreatment of bodies such as the taking of trophies, and security severely injuring prisoners to prevent escape.
| style="background-color:#3b4354;" | [[#Disturbance|Disturbance]] || style="background-color:#3b4354;" | [[#Rioting|Rioting]] || style="background-color:#4d2e2e;" | [[#Manslaughter|Manslaughter]] || style="background-color:#4d2e2e;" | [[#Murder|Murder]] || style="background-color:#4d2e2e;" | [[#Mass Murder|Mass Murder]]
|-
|-
| Destruction of a Vessel or Habitat/Terrorism || To engage in maliciously destructive actions which threaten to destroy, or successfully destroy a vessel or habitat.|| Confinement for a minimum of 10 minutes || Execution.*|| This includes arson, bombing, tampering with Power, intentional decompression, sabotaging atmospherics, or tampering with the self-destruct.
|}
 
== Extended Crime Listing ==
 
{| class="wikitable" id="FirstDegree"
|+ I Degree
|-
|-
| Damage or Destruction of Property || To maliciously damage or deface public or private property or equipment, including legal evidence or recorded information. || Demotion  || Extended Confinement. || This is a step down from destruction of a vessel or habitat, and a step up from vandalism. It applies more towards spacing a person’s PDA, maliciously breaking interior windows or furniture, or damaging machinery. Note that this requires malicious intent.
! Offense !! Description !! Maximum Punishment !! Notes
|-
|-
| Kidnapping/Hostage Taking/Illegal Confinement || To unlawfully take away, transport, or confine a sapient being against that individual’s will. || Confinement of at least 7:30 minutes.|| Execution.* || More severe punishment is appropriate depending on the motivation of the kidnapper. If an individual is held for ransom, the crime is considered Hostage Taking, and at a minimum should be given extended confinement. Notably, this includes the illegal confinement of an individual by security forces.
| id="Disturbance" | Disturbance || To cause a public disturbance. || 4:00 || Sometimes referred to as hooliganism. The catch-all for obnoxious crewmates. Covers things such as public nudity, needless insults and inciting crime or violence.
|-
|-
| Sexual Assault/Harassment || To harass someone or attempt to force them into sexual situations || Extended Confinement. || Execution. || '''((ERP in any form is permabannable. Adminhelp this if it happens to you; it’s against server rules, not just the law.))''' This law is mostly included to allow people to deal with it in the event it does occur.
| id="Petty Theft" | Petty Theft || To take non-vital or inexpensive property of another individual, organization, or common property, without consent. || 4:00 || The difference between petty theft and grand theft is based on how crucial the stolen item is, things like instruments, clothing and tools fall under petty theft. In most cases all you need to do is detain the thief, return the stolen item and let them go with a warning.
|-
|-
| Rioting || To engage in a violent public disturbance which involves damage to people or property. || Demotion || Extended Confinement. || Separated from hooliganism by causing damage in a riot.
| id="Possession IS" | Possession/Use of Illegal Substances || To hold or abuse restricted drugs or chemicals. || 3:00 || This is to be followed in accordance with [[Standard Operating Procedure]]. If anything questionable is not brought up in SOP the captain or highest standing command staff may publicly restrict it.
|-
|-
| Espionage || "Espionage: The gathering or communication of confidential or secret information of the state to a foreign or unauthorized domestic recipient, or to intentionally misrepresent oneself as being an official of Nanotrasen." || Demotion and 15 minutes in the brig|| Execution.* || Note that execution only applies if they have committed other severe crimes such as multiple other high crimes.
| id="Trespass" | Trespass || To enter a non-secured area without permission. || 2:00 || It's best to just remove them from the area unless this is a repeated crime.
|-
| id="Vandalism" | Vandalism || To intentionally deface or superficially damage public or private property. || 3:00 || Painting graffiti, smashing bar glasses, and cracking internal windows is vandalism, breaking a window into space or secure areas is not.
|-
|}
* Minor crimes. Most of these a warning can suffice instead of an arrest.
 
{| class="wikitable" id="SecondDegree"
|+ II Degree
|-
! Offense !! Description !! Maximum Punishment !! Notes
|-
| id="Animal Cruelty" | Animal Cruelty || To inflict unnecessary suffering or harm on a non-sapient being with malicious intent. || 5:00 || This doesn’t include legitimate and authorized animal testing and usually doesn't extend to vermin or creatures that could pose a threat to the station.
|-
| id="Damage of Property" | Damage/Destruction of Property || To maliciously damage or deface public or private property or equipment || 6:00 || Step up from vandalism but a step down from terrorism.
|-
| id="Endangerment" | Endangerment || To recklessly put yourself or others in danger, either through direct action, or failure to act. || 6:00 || Covers industrial accidents, industrial negligence, self-experimentation, or even medical malpractice.
|-
| id="Failure to Comply" | Failure to Comply || To resist reasonable orders given by an authority. This extends to warrants and authorized searches. || 4:00 || The order has to be reasonable and the person has to receive a good amount of warning before the arrest is issued.
|-
| id="Possession RG" | Possession of Restricted Gear || To hold or use non-lethal items or objects that are restricted or illegal. || 5:00 || This is mostly for syndicate contraband; EMAGs, syndicate gas masks, bloodred hardsuits and bloodred magboots, however can sometimes extend to things the individual shouldn't possess like kevlar vests and security gear.
|-
| id="Rioting" | Rioting || To take part in a large group of personnel creating an unlawful public disturbance. || 8:00 || Crimes like damage of property or battery are expected to be thrown on top of this charge.
|-
|-
| Resistance/Breach of Arrest/Escape || To intentionally and violently resist Security Officers or other authorized personnel in the execution of an arrest; to violently flee arrest; to escape arrest, custody, or confinement. || 5 minutes extra in the brig along with whatever previous sentence they had. || Extended confinement || Notably this only includes violently resisting arrest. Just because an accused person does not run to security with open arms does not mean they are resisting. Pushing or disarming does count. Execution can be sentenced by a Field Court-Martial only if Extended Confinement isn't an option.
|}
|}
* Moderate crimes. Depending on the situation you may want to issue a warning instead of a detaining.


== Low Crimes ==
{| class="wikitable" id="ThirdDegree"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ III Degree
|+ Caption text
|-
! Offense !! Description !! Maximum Punishment !! Notes
|-
| id="Assault" | Assault/Battery || To threaten to or to use physical force against someone without the intent to kill. || 8:00 || Attempted murder and battery are different, make sure you've got it right.
|-
| id="Breach of Arrest" | Breach of Arrest || To intentionally resist and flee arrest or detainment by an authorized staff. || 6:00 || This only applies if the person is actively being physically arrested. Breach of custody is a separate crime.
|-
| id="Grand Theft" | Grand Theft || To take critical or unreplaceable property of another individual or organization without consent. || 8:00 || The difference between petty theft and grand theft is based on how crucial the stolen item is, this mostly is used for the theft of command staff items, things like door remotes, hardsuits, jetpacks, and unreplaceable machine parts.
|-
| id="Manslaughter" | Manslaughter || To incidentally kill a sapient being without intent. || 12:00 || Includes manslaughter in self-defense and negligent manslaughter.
|-
| id="Possession RW" | Possession of Restricted Weaponry || To hold or use a weapon that is unlawful or contraband. || 8:00 || Everything from guns without a permit, deadly blades, explosives to syndicate firearms.
|-
| id="Secure Trespass" | Secure Trespass || To enter a secured area without permission. || 8:00 || This covers places like telecomms, head offices, security zones, command areas, the vault and armory.
|-
|-
! Offense !! Description !! Minimum Punishment !! Maximum Punishment !! Notes
|}
* Major crimes, times usually lasting around 8-14.
 
{| class="wikitable" id="FourthDegree"
|+ IV Degree
|-
|-
| Assault || To threaten to use physical force against someone without the intent to kill or maim, while also having the capability and/or intent to carry out that threat. || Confinement for a minimum of 3 minutes. || Demotion || Note that this doesn’t include “Irma kill u” over common radio, it requires intent and ability to carry out the threat of violence, like waving a knife at someone.
! Offense !! Description !! Maximum Punishment !! Notes
|-
|-
| Battery || To use physical force against a person, including any unlawful and or unwanted touching of the person by an aggressor or by a substance utilized by them, either directly or indirectly. || Confinement for a minimum of 5 minutes, 7:30 for any injury that results in a trip to the infirmary.|| Extended Confinement. || The degree of injury should come into play a lot here. If someone just punched someone else, things should probably be handled outside of the brig.
| id="Attempted Murder" | Attempted Murder || To make an attempt to use physical force against someone with the clear intent to kill. || 12:00 || Make sure you've got the proof to back up the intention claims.
|-
|-
| Theft || To take the property of another individual, organization, or common property, without consent, and with the intent to deprive the rightful owner. || Confinement for a minimum of 2 minutes, 7:30 minutes minimum for dangerous, valuable, or sensitive items, and the confiscation and return of any stolen items. || Demotion || Even if an individual had access to items, removing them for unlawful personal use - or hiding them so others can’t use them - is still theft.
| id="Breach of Custody" | Breach of Custody || To break out of a cell or custody with the intention of escaping. || Permanent || The maximum sentence of this one varies heavily on the amount of times and fashion of which they attempted to escape.
|-
|-
| Endangerment || To recklessly put yourself or others in danger, either through direct action, or failure to act. || Confinement for a minimum of 2 minutes. || Demotion. || Covers industrial accidents, industrial negligence, or even medical malpractice. Punishment can vary widely based on severity. This also includes self-experimentation with regards to the Science department.
| id="Kidnapping" | Kidnapping/Hostage Taking/Imprisonment || To unlawfully restrain, transport, or confine a sapient being against that individual’s will. || 12:00 ||  
|-
|-
| Vandalism || To intentionally deface or superficially damage public or private property. || Confinement for a minimum of 2 minutes or make them perform community service for 5 if you feel really cruel. || Demotion. || Note that this only requires intent, not necessarily the intent to sabotage or endanger people. Painting graffiti the mess hall is vandalism, breaking a window into space is not.
| id="Murder" | Murder || To kill a sapient being with malicious intent. || 16:00 || Intention is important.
|-
|-
| Trespassing || To enter an area which an individual does not have access to, whether by simple action, force, or coercion. || Removal from area and ticketing || Demotion || Once again comes down to severity; breaking into the vault and refusing to leave should be punished more severely than following an engineer into the engineering lobby. Remember to make sure a trespasser was not invited in.
|}
* Extreme crimes, punishable by long or shift lasting sentences.
 
{| class="wikitable" id="FifthDegree"
|+ V Degree
|-
|-
| Animal Cruelty || To inflict unnecessary suffering or harm on a non-sapient being with malicious intent. || Confinement for a minimum of 5 minutes, psychiatric counseling.|| Demotion || This doesn’t include legitimate and authorized experiments on monkeys, or killing chickens for meat; but stuffing a dog in disposals definitely counts. setting monkeys on fire for kicks is fine provided you are science. Unauthorized experiments on animals may also be included.
! Offense !! Description !! Maximum Punishment !! Notes
|-
|-
| Controlled Substances/Equipment || To wrongfully use, possess, manufacture, or distribute any controlled substances or items. || Ticketing || Confiscation and interrogation || Yet again comes down to severity; possession of a fully automatic weapon with lethal ammunition should be punished more severely than a single syringe of space drugs. How the person in question is using the item should also be taken into account, If a salvage is using an energy sword from a traitor they killed in order to kill carp on wrecks then its fine realistically, if they are using it to kill the clown, then its an issue.
| id="Mass Murder" | Mass Murder || To kill three or more sapient beings with malicious intent. || Permanent || Only applies when there have been multiple killings with intention.
|-
|-
| Hooliganism || To intentionally engage in disruptive behavior such as indecent exposure, belligerent drunkenness, disorderly shouting, or aggressive assembly. || Confinement until they sober up. || Demotion || This is kind of a catch all for malicious disruption. Note that only aggressive drunkenness counts, drowning your sorrows in the bar quietly is only punishable by your liver and your employer.
| id="Prevention of Revival" | Prevention of Revival || To render a body unresurrectable. || Execution || This covers gibbing, spacing or other ways of preventing a  body with a soul from being resurrected.
|-
|-
| Cruelty and Maltreatment || To maltreat, be cruel to, or oppress an individual as that individual’s superior, or someone with authority over that individual. || Confinement for a minimum of 5 minutes.|| Demotion || This largely applies to security and their treatment of people, either by using excessive force in detainment, improper punishment, or mistreating prisoners, but also applies to Officers using their position abusively, like demanding favors in exchange for promotion, or intimidating others to avoid punishment.
| id="Terrorism" | Terrorism || To engage in maliciously destructive actions which threaten to destroy, or successfully destroy a vessel or habitat. || Execution || Summed up; extreme sabotage of station systems or setting off self-destruction systems.
|-
|-
| Evasion of Arrest/Failure to comply with a warrant || To non-violently resist, escape, or avoid arrest or the execution of a search warrant by a Security officer or otherwise authorized member of the Security team. || Confinement for a minimum of 2 minutes and education on the Standard operating procedures and Law. || Demotion. || This includes hiding from security, refusing to report to the brig if properly presented with charges, or locking oneself in a workplace.
|}
|}
* Capital crimes that usually lead to a death sentence or shift lasting detainment.

Revision as of 20:55, 30 May 2023

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).

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 given their shift mandated PDA after confinement has finished.
  • 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.

Searches and Warrants

A personnel search is a seizure of the objects in a person's backpack, hands, coat, belt and pockets. If any contraband is found during a search the officer may choose to further the search into a detainment or simply confiscate the restricted items. After the search is conducted all legal items are to be returned to the person. A crewmate may legally decline any search conducted without a warrant while the alert level is green. Should be noted that if the alert level is blue or above all personnel searches are legal and no longer require a warrant.

A departmental search is the sweep of an entire area/department for contraband. It is recommended the officers are extremely thorough, checking all lockers, crates and doors. These can only be done with a warrant signed by the according department head or highest standing command staff (the captain in most cases).

A warrant is a signed document stating security may search a specific person or place. A warrant regarding a personnel requested by a normal officer may be approved by the captain, HoS or the department head of the person being search, however a warrant requested by the HoS can not be approved by themselves. Warrants for department sweeps may be signed off by the department's head or the highest ranking command staff. The process of writing a document may be disregarded IF the appropriate command member accompanies the officers throughout their search.

Sentencing

All sentencing is to be handled by the Warden, if no Warden is available the HoS is to take over that duty, if there's no HoS it falls onto the highest ranking command member.

All major punishments can be fought against by the accused in a court case. While court isn't necessary to follow through with the punishment, every prisoner being subject to a major punishment MUST be told their right to a trial. The prisoner may request their case be heard in court at any point during their sentence and it must be fulfilled (as long as there is an able lawyer present on the crew). If the trial does not end in their favor, security may proceed with their punishment and the prisoner can not request a second court hearing.

Normal Punishments

  • Warning: For minor crimes, fix the issue then warn the person to not attempt the crime again, if they still proceed to do it at a later date, a brig time may be better.
  • Confinement: The typical punishment, being confined in a cell for a temporary amount of time according to the crimes, not exceeding 20 minutes.
  • Demotion: Entails removing all departmental gear they have on their person and revoking the involved department access off their ID. This requires the captain's or involved department head's approval.

Major Punishments

  • Extended Confinement: Being confined in a cell for a temporary amount of time according to the crimes, exceeding 20 minutes.
  • Permanent Confinement: Being held in the permanent brig for the entire duration of the shift. Any persons subject to this punishment are required to be transported in cuffs to CentCom at the end of the shift. A permanent prisoner can not be deprived of anything covered by the section "Treatment Of Prisoners".
  • Execution: A humane way of dealing with extremely unruly crewmates. A prisoner who has been given the death sentence may pick how they wish to be killed, common methods are firing line, lethal injection, and high voltage electrocution. The remains are to be properly stored and transported to CentCom at the end of the shift. Execution can only be issued with the captain/acting captain's approval, if the HoS is acting captain or there is no acting captain, all heads of staff are to hold a vote on the matter.

Quick Crime Guide

I II III IV V
Failure to Comply Breach of Arrest Breach of Custody
Possession: Substances Possession: Gear Possession: Weaponry
Petty Theft Animal Cruelty Grand Theft Kidnapping
Vandalism Damage of Property Terrorism
Trespass Secure Trespass
Endangerment Assault Attempted Murder Prevention of Revival
Disturbance Rioting Manslaughter Murder Mass Murder

Extended Crime Listing

I Degree
Offense Description Maximum Punishment Notes
Disturbance To cause a public disturbance. 4:00 Sometimes referred to as hooliganism. The catch-all for obnoxious crewmates. Covers things such as public nudity, needless insults and inciting crime or violence.
Petty Theft To take non-vital or inexpensive property of another individual, organization, or common property, without consent. 4:00 The difference between petty theft and grand theft is based on how crucial the stolen item is, things like instruments, clothing and tools fall under petty theft. In most cases all you need to do is detain the thief, return the stolen item and let them go with a warning.
Possession/Use of Illegal Substances To hold or abuse restricted drugs or chemicals. 3:00 This is to be followed in accordance with Standard Operating Procedure. If anything questionable is not brought up in SOP the captain or highest standing command staff may publicly restrict it.
Trespass To enter a non-secured area without permission. 2:00 It's best to just remove them from the area unless this is a repeated crime.
Vandalism To intentionally deface or superficially damage public or private property. 3:00 Painting graffiti, smashing bar glasses, and cracking internal windows is vandalism, breaking a window into space or secure areas is not.
  • Minor crimes. Most of these a warning can suffice instead of an arrest.
II Degree
Offense Description Maximum Punishment Notes
Animal Cruelty To inflict unnecessary suffering or harm on a non-sapient being with malicious intent. 5:00 This doesn’t include legitimate and authorized animal testing and usually doesn't extend to vermin or creatures that could pose a threat to the station.
Damage/Destruction of Property To maliciously damage or deface public or private property or equipment 6:00 Step up from vandalism but a step down from terrorism.
Endangerment To recklessly put yourself or others in danger, either through direct action, or failure to act. 6:00 Covers industrial accidents, industrial negligence, self-experimentation, or even medical malpractice.
Failure to Comply To resist reasonable orders given by an authority. This extends to warrants and authorized searches. 4:00 The order has to be reasonable and the person has to receive a good amount of warning before the arrest is issued.
Possession of Restricted Gear To hold or use non-lethal items or objects that are restricted or illegal. 5:00 This is mostly for syndicate contraband; EMAGs, syndicate gas masks, bloodred hardsuits and bloodred magboots, however can sometimes extend to things the individual shouldn't possess like kevlar vests and security gear.
Rioting To take part in a large group of personnel creating an unlawful public disturbance. 8:00 Crimes like damage of property or battery are expected to be thrown on top of this charge.
  • Moderate crimes. Depending on the situation you may want to issue a warning instead of a detaining.
III Degree
Offense Description Maximum Punishment Notes
Assault/Battery To threaten to or to use physical force against someone without the intent to kill. 8:00 Attempted murder and battery are different, make sure you've got it right.
Breach of Arrest To intentionally resist and flee arrest or detainment by an authorized staff. 6:00 This only applies if the person is actively being physically arrested. Breach of custody is a separate crime.
Grand Theft To take critical or unreplaceable property of another individual or organization without consent. 8:00 The difference between petty theft and grand theft is based on how crucial the stolen item is, this mostly is used for the theft of command staff items, things like door remotes, hardsuits, jetpacks, and unreplaceable machine parts.
Manslaughter To incidentally kill a sapient being without intent. 12:00 Includes manslaughter in self-defense and negligent manslaughter.
Possession of Restricted Weaponry To hold or use a weapon that is unlawful or contraband. 8:00 Everything from guns without a permit, deadly blades, explosives to syndicate firearms.
Secure Trespass To enter a secured area without permission. 8:00 This covers places like telecomms, head offices, security zones, command areas, the vault and armory.
  • Major crimes, times usually lasting around 8-14.
IV Degree
Offense Description Maximum Punishment Notes
Attempted Murder To make an attempt to use physical force against someone with the clear intent to kill. 12:00 Make sure you've got the proof to back up the intention claims.
Breach of Custody To break out of a cell or custody with the intention of escaping. Permanent The maximum sentence of this one varies heavily on the amount of times and fashion of which they attempted to escape.
Kidnapping/Hostage Taking/Imprisonment To unlawfully restrain, transport, or confine a sapient being against that individual’s will. 12:00
Murder To kill a sapient being with malicious intent. 16:00 Intention is important.
  • Extreme crimes, punishable by long or shift lasting sentences.
V Degree
Offense Description Maximum Punishment Notes
Mass Murder To kill three or more sapient beings with malicious intent. Permanent Only applies when there have been multiple killings with intention.
Prevention of Revival To render a body unresurrectable. Execution This covers gibbing, spacing or other ways of preventing a body with a soul from being resurrected.
Terrorism To engage in maliciously destructive actions which threaten to destroy, or successfully destroy a vessel or habitat. Execution Summed up; extreme sabotage of station systems or setting off self-destruction systems.
  • Capital crimes that usually lead to a death sentence or shift lasting detainment.
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