Post by Silentus on Mar 1, 2004 22:32:05 GMT
These are the rules for criminal justice in the land as voted upon and via 66% or greater consensus. All items agreed upon by Makzimia (those in red have been modified / added / or completed by Makz)
1. OFFICIAL POSITIONS[/b]
...A. Knights function as Law Enforcement, Judge, Jury, Jailer & Executioner
...B. Knights will be appointed by King Wend (number and who to be decided by Makz)
...C. Knights will attempt to have a resonable number on duty at a time (number to be decided by Makz)
...D. Knights will wear Uniform armor when on duty
...E. Knights may choose when they are on/off duty
...F. Knights will be responsible for posting all Thieving and Homicidal CONVICTIONS on the forums.
.........(or passing the info to another knight to do it for them)
2. JURISDICTION
...A. Knights may detain anyone to question them about any crime accusation (suspect or witnesses)
.........(Failure to comply with questioning will result in a charge of impeding justice)
...B. Accusations may only be made by visual witnesses to the crime (or the victim if he makes the appropriate checks)
...C. Knights may only respond to accusations of crimes occuring in the following areas:
.........All Castille City Areas
.........All Styne Populated Areas (as below)
...............West Styne......Styne Inner Castle
...............North Styne.....Inner Styne Harbor
...............Styne Harbor....Styne Harbor Point
...............Styne Village....East Styne
...D. Knights may give chase to suspects in all areas except:
.........Fredian Desert North
.........Sovereign territories (Currently all Ranestadt, Ferrus, Alvearia & Clevian Areas)
.........A reminder a guard tower related to Whillem is actually in Clevian Foothills, that is the last boundry of Whillem. North Desert would still be entered either a: incognito, or b: with a large group if ordered there by the King.
.........Private residences (if permission to enter is not recieved)
3. GUILT DETERMINATION
...A. Knights have full autonomy to Judge any accused suspect
...B. Knights can allow for Trial by Combat for difficult guilt determination:
......... All parties must agree to it
......... Champions may be used, but the champions must be named before the agreement is made.
4. CRIMES & PUNISHMENT
...When punishing guilty parties, Knights should follow these sentacing guidelines when possible
...A. Impeding Justice (running from the law or not complying with questioning)
.........Forfeiture of 1000 gold
...B. Theft...............1st Offence
.........Forfeiture of 5000 gold
.........Return of stolen item (or replacement value if no longer in possesion of item)
.........Public posting of convicted criminals & crimes (on forums)
...C. Theft...............Subsequent Offences
.........Forfeiture of all held gold
.........Public Jailing (10 Minutes Real Time)
.........Public posting of convicted criminals & crimes (on forums)
...D. Murder.............[/b]1st Offence[/b]
.........Forfeiture of 100000 gold
.........Semi-Private Jailing (20 Minutes Real Time)
.........Public posting of convicted criminals & crimes (on forums)
...E. Murder.............Subsequent Offences
.........Forfeiture of all held gold
.........Semi-Private Jailing (30 Minutes Real Time)
.........Public posting of convicted criminals & crimes (on forums)
...F. Hardened Criminals.......after serving 120 minutes prison time again for every 60 min (180, 240, 300...)
.........Same punishments as standard 2nd offence crime plus...
.........Public Execution (full penalties - no Resurrections or Raises)
............(Victim or victims family may offer slavery in lieu of exectution)
5. PRISON RULES
...A. Book of KeHaar may be used to escape the Knights
...B. Book of KeHaar cannot be used in prison[/color]
...C. Casters may only cast what they had in memory at time of arrest (sleeping is disabled in prisons)
