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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 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.

Crime

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 What exactly falls under restricted is up to the captain or highest standing command staff.
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. 18:00 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.