Bill: Draft Investigative Warrants Act

[asexualdinosaur]

A
BILL
To

<Amend the Constitution and the Judicial Standards Act>​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Investigative Warrants Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by AsexualDinosaur.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Senator Vernicia & Representative Yeetglazer.

2 - Reasons

1. Detectives may be unable to reach clues on personal property, requiring the property owner to exercise explicit permission to enter the property.
2. This will grant them an avenue to seek access to the property legally.

3 - Amendment

1. Section 17 - Warrants of the Amend the Judicial Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

17 - Warrants
(1) The court may issue warrants - court orders that allow actions that would otherwise be unlawful - for the following:
a. Search - Expresses permission for a Police Officer, accompanied or unaccompanied, to enter private property in order to search for evidence or contraband. Staff will be required to assist with searching chests, however the Officer will not have direct access.
b. Asset Seizure - to seize assets when an individual does not have sufficient monetary funds to pay a court order or unsettled fines. The unpaid fines must have been standing for at least 2 months and can be seen in the DoJ #fines channel. A DoJ employee must also /mail the person about their fines at least three days prior to requesting an asset seizure warrant.
c. Arrest Warrant - for entering private property to arrest a wanted individual.
d. Investigative - Expresses permission for a Detective, accompanied or unaccompanied, to enter private property in order to search for clues relating to an active case.