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A Bill to consolidate the powers of the judiciary, amending for the purpose A-4 and A-18.

Maintaining that the present court system reintroduces several flaws previously amended by past government reforms, believing that the quantitative nature of the IM system fails to account for the subjective nature of regional jurisprudence, and adamant that these various codes and systems may be cohesively unified through a single, eclectic judiciary code to better serve the interests of the region, BE IT ENACTED BY THE KING'S MAJESTY AND THE REGION THAT:

SECTION 1. This bill, upon approval as law, shall be known as the "Judiciary Code of 2024”

SECTION 2. Let it be defined for the purposes of this legislation:

1. "regional warning" as a written, RMB-based sanction for the violation of any rule.

2. "regional loom" as a written, RMB-based sanction for the violation of any rule which does not result in a warning.

3. "short ban" as a ban with a predetermined length upon incurring, lasting between two (2) to seven (7) days.

4. "long ban" as a ban with an indefinite length, of which a minimum of one (1) to five (5) months must be served as ordered by the Supreme Court.

SECTION 3. The current warning system is hereby abolished and all previous laws and terminologies heretofore are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4. Pursuant to the provisions and intentions of the previous IM system, a revised Code of Conduct is hereby established to formalize the protocols necessary for the orderly sanction of regional violations, ordered according to Level I, II, III, and IV violations as defined in that document.

SECTION 5. The sentences of all nations subject to LTBMs as defined by A-18 are to be automatically given long bans without mandated service time. Accordingly, the records of these nations are to be altered to accurately follow the terminology used by the Code of Conduct.

SECTION 6. Short bans shall be immediately sanctioned upon the commission of a Level II violation, subject to the discretion of any RO active at the time of the commission of that violation.

1. The intervening RO does not require the permission of the Supreme Court to neither sanction a short ban nor determine the duration thereof.

2. The duration of a short ban may not be appealed.

SECTION 7. Long bans shall be sanctioned upon the commission of a Level III or IV violation, subject to the discretion of the Supreme Court within a week of the initial incurrence of that violation.

1. Before the sanction of a long ban, the Chief Justice or any associate justice is mandated to justify the duration of the long ban in the Supreme Court for the purposes of transparency, but shall not be subject to scrutiny by any other body.

2. Once the duration of a long ban is set by the Supreme Court, it may no longer be modified, and the offending nation must serve the mandated month/s in full, after which they may undergo a process of appeals. Those convicted of a Level IV violation require the permission of all incumbent ROs before pursuing their appeal.

3. Should the Supreme Court fail in issuing a long ban within one (1) week of the initial incurrence, disciplinary actions may be undertaken by the executive government against those offending members of the court.

SECTION 8. Nations that are issued long bans automatically lose their citizenship. Upon reentry, they may return to the region but only as a probationary citizen, during which time any violation of the rules of the region shall be immediately punished through the sanction of another long ban.

1. A probationary citizen may be restored normal citizenship at the careful discretion of the Supreme Court and the executive government.

2. A probationary citizen may not run for political office.

SECTION 9. Zarbik is to be established as the owner of the Warning Tracker Dispatch. All regional warnings must ping both the offending user and Zarbik in order for that warning to be considered valid.

SECTION 10. In the event of inactivity or CTE, the duty of the Warning Tracker Dispatch automatically transfers to the Official Dispatches account.

Level I Violations are defined as acts which run contrary to the etiquette of the RMB, the RP, or otherwise do not result in harm to any player but which nevertheless remains disruptive in nature. Actions that constituted Level I Violations include:

• uncensored profanity;

• notification spam;

• RMB spam;

• jokes about self-harm;

• quote editing;

• untranslated, out-of-context, non-English posting;

• recruiting;

• refusal to follow RO sanctions;

• unauthorized RP map creation;

• godmodding;

• involving site moderation; and

• any other violations that are either similar or analogous to those listed above.

The ROs of the region are empowered one or a combination of any of the following sanctions when a nation commits a Level I violation:

1. regional loom

2. regional warning (three strikes)

3. post suppression

If a Level I violation is determined, the relevant sanctions must be implemented immediately by any active RO. The commission of three (3) Level I offenses—that are either contextually related or otherwise indicative of a willful disregard of regional rules—will automatically be treated as a Level II violation.

Level II Violations

Level II Violations are defined as any action that willfully disregards the rules of the region and which may result in harm being brought upon any players, the region, or any of its respective bodies. Actions that constituted Level II Violations include:

• flaming;

• flamebaiting;

• arguing with ROs;

• inciting arguments;

• trolling;

• fearmongering;

• monetary transactions;

• malicious impersonation (1st violation);

• misuse of government services;

• blackmail; and

• any other violations that are either similar or analogous to those listed above.

The ROs of the region are empowered one or a combination of any of the following sanctions when a nation commits a Level II violation:

1. short ban

2. regional warning

3. post suppression

If a Level II violation is determined, the relevant sanctions must be implemented immediately by any active RO. The commission of three (3) Level II offenses—that are either contextually related or otherwise indicative of a willful disregard of regional rules—will automatically be treated as a Level III violation.

Level III Violations

Level III Violations are defined as any action that flagrantly and willfully disregards the rules of the region and which may result in serious harm being brought upon any players, the region, or any of its respective bodies. Actions that constituted Level II Violations include:

• adult content;

• doxxing;

• malicious impersonation (2nd violation);

• ban evasion;

• threats of violence;

• election rigging;

• treason; and

• any other violations that are either similar or analogous to those listed above.

The ROs of the region are empowered one or a combination of any of the following sanctions when a nation commits a Level II violation:

1. long ban

2. short ban

3. post suppression

If a Level III violation is determined, a preliminary short ban must be implemented immediately by any active RO. Then, the case of the offending nation must be referred to the Supreme Court, which will sanction a formal punishment.

Level IV Violations

Level IV Violations are defined as the willful commission of a real crime while operating within the region.

Though punishment of these actions may no longer be within the region’s jurisdiction, and may instead be transferred to the oversight of sitewide moderation, any RO within the region active at the time of the commission of a Level IV Violation may automatically sanction a long ban of the maximum possible duration for the offending nation without requiring the authority or permission of the Supreme Court.

Appeals

All long bans have a mandated amount of time that must be served, ranging from one (1) to five (5) months, after which it becomes an indefinite ban. It is only when a long ban becomes indefinite, ergo when a nation has served the mandated amount of time, that they may appeal for their return to the region. Those punished for Level IV violations may only appeal if all ROs apart from the Chief Justice approve of the motion.

Appeals are to be reviewed by the Supreme Court and scrutinized by the ROs and past witnesses. All appeals must be written, and must be posted on the RMB of the IOC’s Supreme Court region with the following details:

1. an account of events leading up to their banning;

2. a formal apology for their behavior;

3. proof of rehabilitation; and

4. commitment to avoiding further violations

Those scrutinizing the appeal may write a formal challenge against it, and must be posted on the RMB of the IOC’s Supreme Court. The challenge may include counter-arguments against the appellant’s rehabilitation, proof of having committed similar offenses in other regions, and questions concerning the case which the appellant may answer.

Once all arguments have been exhausted, the Supreme Court may decide to either accept or reject the appeal. The decision to accept the appeal must be unanimous, else it is automatically rejected. If rejected, the appellant must wait a month until they may attempt another appeal.