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Space Law

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Minor Crimes

Crime	Description	Sentencing
Indecent Exposure	To be intentionally nude in a public area without due cause.	1 warning prior to arrest. 1-minute sentence after receiving a warning. + Sentencing to be increased by 1 minute without warning, if committed again.
Harassment	Following a crew member around with the intent to annoy, verbal harassment over the radio, the act of sending repeated unwanted PDA messages. Applies to any and all crew (including the captain).	2 minutes. + Confiscation of PDA, if used in the harassment.
Narcotics Possession	The possession of space drugs or other narcotics by crewmembers who are not of the Medical/Science departments. • Botanists are not exempt from this law; they are to turn over all narcotics to the Medical/Science departments immediately upon harvest.	2 minutes. + Confiscation of narcotics in their possession, to be moved to evidence lockers.

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Standard Crimes

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Crime	Description	Sentencing
Impeding the Workforce	This crime includes, but is not limited to: blocking people from their place of work failure to use wet floor signs while moping refusal to produce goods required by other crew failure to provide services required by other crew.	2 minutes. + Doubled on the second offense. + Temporary demotion on the third offense. + Permanent demotion on the fourth offense.
Theft	To take items from areas one does not have access to; to take items belonging to others; to take items belonging to the station as a whole. The items must not be considered high-risk or a prerequisite to standard station operation.	2 minutes for every item stolen. + Demotion after five cases of theft.
Pick-Pocketing	To steal items from the direct possession of another.	2 minutes for every item stolen. + Demotion after five cases of pick-pocketing.
Narcotics Distribution	The act of distributing narcotics and other controlled substances.	2 minutes for every 10-units distributed. + Demotion if 50-units or more.
Vandalism	The act of damaging or defacing the station without the intent to cause harm to the crew. Examples include: breaking windows, tables, chairs, etc. graffiti and/or simply making a large mess of the station.	3 minutes.
Break and Entry	The act of forcibly gaining entry to an area that you do not have access to and is not classified as a secure or command zone.	3 minutes.
Criminal Negligence (Creating a Workplace Hazard)	To endanger the crew or station through negligent or irresponsible, but not deliberately malicious, actions. Examples: accidentally releasing gasses, breaking windows to space, damaging door wiring during maintenance, neglecting the singularity.	3 minutes.

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Major Crimes

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Crime	Description	Sentencing
Major Theft	Major Trespass The act of trespassing in a secure, restricted (but not command) location of the station without prior authorization. These areas include: all Security areas/offices, Toxins Research, Xenobiology, Virology, and Engineering.	3 minutes for every item stolen. + Demotion at four objects.
Major Trespass	The act of trespassing in a secure, restricted (but not command) location of the station without prior authorization. These areas include: all Security areas/offices, Toxins Research, Xenobiology, Virology, and Engineering.	4 minutes.
Assault	To use physical force against someone without the apparent intent to kill them.	4 minutes. + Demotion at three cases.
Sabotage	The act of damaging the station or impeding the crew with the intent to cause harm or loss of revenue. This includes all crimes described under the ‘Impeding the Workforce’ law. This also includes all crimes described under the ‘Criminal Negligence/Creating a Workplace Hazard’ law, if done maliciously.	4 minutes. + Demotion at four cases.
Failure to Provide Essential Services	The act of failing to provide services such as (but not limited to): medical care, cloning, food substances if possible, or a fair trial.	5 minutes. + Demotion after the second offense.

High Crimes

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Crime	Description	Sentencing
Assault of an Officer	The assault of a security officer, warden, or Head of Staff, with or without a weapon, without the apparent intent to kill.	7 minutes. + Demotion on the second offense.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon	The act of assaulting a crew member with an object that could be described as a weapon, without the apparent intent to kill.	7 minutes. + Demotion on the second offense.
Break and Entry of a Command Area	The act of breaking into an area secured by a command door or the office of a Head of Staff.	5 minutes.
Manslaughter	The act of causing the death of another through Criminal Negligence/Creating a Workplace Hazard.	6 minutes per death. + Demotion on the third offense.
Impeding Essential Services	The act of impeding essential services, defined under the ‘Failure to Provide Essential Services’ law, with the intent to cause harm to the crew. Examples of essential services include, but are not limited to: medical care, cloning, food substances if possible, or a fair trial.	7 minutes. + Mandatory demotion.

Acts of Treason

Crime	Description	Sentencing
Grand Sabotage	The act of damaging or destroying large sections of the station with the intent to kill or maim the crew, as well as cause massive loss of revenue. Examples include: setting off bombs disabling/overloading the engine damaging/destroying the station AI, or its attending cyborg(s) damaging or destroying essential medical equipment.	Mandatory permanent imprisonment.
Murder/Attempted Murder	The act of a killing, or attempting to kill, another crew member who is not a Head of Staff.	10 minutes. + Mandatory demotion. + Mandatory imprisonment on the second offense.
Attempted Murder of an Officer	The same as the ‘Murder/Attempted Murder’ law, but attempted on a security officer or Head of Staff.	Mandatory imprisonment.
Collaboration with the Enemy	The act of working for an enemy organization, such as the Syndicate.	Mandatory imprisonment.
Providing Aid or Comfort to the Enemy	The act of harboring or otherwise aiding those convicted of Collaboration with the Enemy.	10 minutes. + Mandatory demotion.
Impeding an Officer in an Emergency Situation	The act of impeding an officer in any way during Code Red or Code Delta situations.	10 minutes or until the situation is resolved (whichever comes first).
Jail-Breaking	The act of escaping, or aiding the escape of another, from imprisonment.	* 10 minutes for anyone aiding the escape + double the imprisonment of those escaping. Permanent imprisonment for those already sentenced to 10 minutes. Possible execution for those already sentenced to permanent imprisonment.

Crime	Description	Sentencing Modifiers and Special Situations
Resisting Arrest	Attempting to resist a lawful arrest.	1 minute added to sentencing.
Evading Arrest	The same described under ‘Resisting Arrest,’ but causing the arrest to require more than 2 minutes of time.	2 minutes added to sentencing.
Self-Defense	The act of killing or injuring another in the defense of yourself.	Sentence-reduction by 50%. + Removes any mandatory demotions.
Reeducation	The act of being converted back to a loyal member of the crew, from cultist.	Immediate release if under 5 minutes. Sentence-reduction by 50%, if over 5 minutes. Sentence-reduction to 5 minutes, if a permanent imprisonment. Sentence-reduction to permanent imprisonment, if set for execution.
Cooperation with Security	The act of providing information on fellow Syndicate agents or revolutionaries.	Same rules as defined under ‘Reeducation.’
Applying for Exile	Those who are sentenced to permanent imprisonment may apply to be exiled to the mines, where they may work off their debt to the company.	Breach of exile results in summary execution.
Emergency Situations	Code Red or Code Delta situations.	*All sentences are doubled. Any right to trial is waved.