Act of Congress Standardized Criminal Code Act

Lord_Donuticus · Dec 16, 2022

A
BILL
To

Establish a Criminal Code

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 ‘Standardized Criminal Code Act'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: The_Donuticus
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: VanillaChai79

2 - Reasons
Our criminal system has become woefully chaotic and burdened. This act would seek to establish a master Criminal Code by which all crimes can be sorted and made uniform. Furthermore other things, such as the Public Indecency Act or the Anti-Graffiti Act, are actually Rules so have no place being an Act of Congress. Even furthermore some acts just state ‘this is illegal’ but provide no basis for punishment. Evenmore furthermore many laws are redundant.

This Act will in no way be a comprehensive list at the time of its filling, it will form the basis on which a further system can be built.

3 - Repeals the follow acts:

4 - Legal Principles
(1) Civil Damages
(a) In civil lawsuits, crimes may be used to seek damages, although damages are not presumed.
(b) Conviction is not a requirement for a crime to be regarded as a fact in a civil lawsuit; the default standard of proof for civil cases shall be used.
(c) Law regarding legal damages shall also apply to damages caused by crimes.

(2) Criminal Jurisdiction (Original: 218218Consumer - Jan 11, 2021)
(a) The standard of proof for criminal cases is beyond reasonable doubt.
(b) The Court shall have jurisdiction over all indictable offenses, alongside all DOC offenses.
(c) If an individual is found to be not guilty of a crime after punishment has been imposed, they shall be compensated $50 per minute spent in jail for offenses found unproven, alongside a reimbursement of any fine paid for unproven offences.
(d) The prosecuting authority must be represented by a Prosecutor. The defendant must have representation or have declared they are representing themselves.

(3) Criminal Offense Classification (Original: hugebob23456 - Dec 15, 2020)
(a) All criminal offenses must carry the classification of either: Indictable or Summary.
(b) Punishments for a Summary Criminal Offense can be carried out by the relevant Government Department without a trial, subject to Criminal Jurisdiction rules.
(c) Punishments for an Indictable Criminal Offense must be proven in a trial.
(d) If a criminal offense fails to be specified as an Indictable or Summary Offense, then its classification shall be decided by the following:
(i) If a crime has a first offense fine of over $2,000 and/or a first offense jail time of over 30 minutes, then it shall be classified as an Indictable Criminal Offense.
(ii) If a crime does not meet the requirements to be an Indictable Criminal Offense as outlined above, then it shall be classified as a Summary Criminal Offense.
(iii) Classification shall not be changed by the cumulation of the same and/or other charges.
(iv) Classification shall not be changed by clauses, such as 5(1)(a) of this Act, that change the punishment of a crime under special circumstances.

(4) Ex-Post Facto (Original: Pacman - May 26, 2020)
(a) Individuals cannot be subject to punishments for criminal actions if it was not illegal at the time it was committed.
(b) Any legislation that has passed after a lawsuit has been filed, will not be considered in that lawsuit, nor in the appeal of that lawsuit and the case that takes place if the appeal for that lawsuit has been accepted. Congress may override Ex-Post Facto, however such a bill will require supermajority in both chambers.

(5) Expungement (Original: Westray - Mar 22, 2021)
(a) Expungement is defined as the process in which a good behavior citizen may request to have a criminal record removed.
(b) Any citizen may file for their criminal records to be removed via expungement, provided it has been at least 2 months since they have been charged with a crime.
(c) Any citizen who qualifies may bring their request to the courts, following such process:
(i) The citizen will file an Expungement Request to the Federal Court, to be presided over by a Judge or Justice.
(ii) The Attorney General, or State’s legal equivalency, will then be called to answer as to whether they meet the criteria or not.
(iii) The Judge or Justice will then determine a verdict on such a request with the State’s consent.
(d) If the respective Judge or Justice agrees with the request of the citizen, and has the consent of the State, they may order the Department of Homeland Security to delete such criminal record(s).

(6) Statute of Limitations (Original: Pacman - May 24, 2020)
(a) All legal action must be commenced within four months of the date of the alleged offense OR within 2 months of becoming aware of the offence, if outside the Statute of Limitations 4 Month timeframe.
(b) High Crimes excepted from the time constraints of the Statute of Limitations include:
(i) Corruption
(ii) Violating a Whistleblower's Anonymity
(iii) Electoral Fraud
(iv) Treason
(v) Political Espionage
(vi) Breach of Integrity
(vii) Bribery

5 - Legal Processes
(1) Government Disruption (Original: LilDigiVert - Feb 27, 2021)
(a) Punishments to those who commit crimes shall be doubled if they are at an official session or event.
(b) Proof must be provided for the punishment to be doubled, otherwise standard punishment procedures will be enacted.

(2) Proceeds of Crime (Original: xEndeavour - Jun 2, 2021)
(a) The funds or assets acquired from criminal acts can be sized by the Government in court proceedings:
(i) Fine or civil recovery of an amount up to and equal to the total proceeds of the offense committed.

Derpy_Bird · Jan 1, 2023

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

Intercepticon · Jul 21, 2023

A BILL To
Amend the Standardised Criminal Code Act [I

]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:[/I]

1 - Short Title and Enactment (1) This Act may be cited as the 'Accountability Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Senator xEndeavour
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Speaker of the House Intercepticon

2 - Reasons
(1) The statute of limitations is used to bury crimes and allow people to get away with breaking the law.
(2) The statute of limitations was amended in December to include high crimes which were previously exempt from the statute of limitations such as Corruption. It is suspected that this may have been done for nefarious reasons as it was not made clear that these changes were occurring.
(3) The statute of limitations has strong support to remain, however not to the current extent that it applies. With this in mind, consultations with the community and members of Congress have come up with a compromise to the system.

3 - Amendments
The following changes will be amended:

(6) Statute of Limitations (Original: Pacman - May 24, 2020) (i) Prosecution for a criminal offense must be commenced within two months of the date of the alleged offense. (ii) Purely civil action must be commenced within two months of the date of the alleged dispute, Civil Damages as a result of a Criminal Offense can be commenced as per the relevant rules listed above. (iii) Evidence can be used in a case from more than two months before the opening of a case, however, said evidence will not be used to charge someone, only as an exhibit of repeated criminal behavior.

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(6) Statute of Limitations (Original: Pacman - May 24, 2020) (i) All legal action must be commenced within four months of the date of the alleged offense OR within 2 months of becoming aware of the offence, if outside the Statute of Limitations 4 Month timeframe.
(ii) High Crimes excepted from the time constraints of the Statute of Limitations include:

Corruption
Violating a Whistleblower's Anonymity
Electoral Fraud
Treason
Political Espionage

LilDigiVert · Sep 6, 2023

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

zLost · Jun 23, 2024

House Vote: 6-0-0
Senate Vote: 4-1-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Standardized Criminal Code 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 'Ex Post Facto Clarification Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep zLost.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep lcn.

2 - Reasons
(1) The current definition for Ex-Post Facto doesn't cover what the widely accepted definition of Ex-Post Facto would cover.
(2) Right now, congress can just rush to pass a law during a case to interfere with it, this bill aims to fix that.

3 - Amendment
Under Section 4, Legal Principles, the following will be amended from:
(4) Ex-Post Facto (Original: Pacman - May 26, 2020)
(i) Individuals cannot be subject to punishments for criminal actions if it was not illegal at the time it was committed.

To:
(4) Ex-Post Facto (Original: Pacman - May 26, 2020)
(i) Individuals cannot be subject to punishments for criminal actions if it was not illegal at the time it was committed.
(ii) Any legislation that has passed after a lawsuit has been filed, will not be considered in that lawsuit, nor in the appeal of that lawsuit and the case that takes place if the appeal for that lawsuit has been accepted. Congress may override Ex-Post Facto, however such a bill will require supermajority in both chambers.

lcn · Jun 25, 2024

House: 7-0-0
Senate: 4-0-0

A
BILL
To
Amend the Standardized Criminal Code 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 ‘High Crimes Update Act'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Representative lcn.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Representative zLost.

2 - Reasons
(1) To update the law regarding high crimes.

3- Amendments
(1) The Standardized Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

Under (6) Statute of Limitations, add:

(ii) High Crimes excepted from the time constraints of the Statute of Limitations include:

Corruption
Violating a Whistleblower's Anonymity
Electoral Fraud
Treason
Political Espionage
Breach of Integrity
Bribery

CaseyLeFaye · Jul 1, 2024

House Vote: 6-0-0
Senate Vote: 4-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Standardized Criminal Code 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 'SCCA Jurisdiction and Classification Amendment Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. CaseyLeFaye.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. lcn.

2 - Reasons
(1) The Civil Damages section of this Act is outdated due to the more recently passed Legal Damages Act. Even by itself, the section does not make sense, since even in real life conviction is not a requirement for there to be civil cases based on damages caused by crimes.
(2) Sub-subsection 4(2)(b) leaves a loophole which allows people to force the DOJ to prosecute them if they have committed many summary offenses consecutively.
(3) We should not impose punishment for indictable offenses before a trial. This is not some authoritarian dystopia.
(4) Some crimes fail to be classified as summary or indictable offenses. Although these laws should be changed in the future, we should also have a safety net in case a future Congress fails to classify crimes.
(5) Subsection 4(3) is mostly unused, and when it is used, it is used to target certain individuals unfairly. Also, many crimes already have higher punishments for subsequent offenses. And, it would be ridiculous for this to apply to most small crimes (such as murder), even if they don’t have higher punishment for subsequent offenses.
(6) Since we are amending the Standardized Criminal Code Act, we may as well modernize its formatting and wording while we are at it.

3 - Terms
(1) The Standardized Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

“4 - Legal Principles

(1) Civil Damages

(a) In civil lawsuits, crimes may be used to seek damages, although damages are not presumed.

(b) Conviction is not a requirement for a crime to be regarded as a fact in a civil lawsuit; the default standard of proof for civil cases shall be used.

(c) Law regarding legal damages shall also apply to damages caused by crimes.

(i) Civil Damages may apply to the victim when some crimes are committed. They must always be proven in court, with the amount in damages being based on court precedent and providing some form of justice to the victim.

(ii) Civil Damages are not presumed and may only apply where the victim has a perceivable loss. There are four elements for the court to consider when establishing the entitlement and magnitude awarded in Civil Damages: the existence of a wrong, reasonable foreseeability, failure to mitigate the impact on the victim, and the chain of causation.

(iii) A lawsuit for Civil Damages for a crime must be filed within two months of the perpetrator being found guilty of a crime.

(2) Criminal Jurisdiction (Original: 218218Consumer - Jan 11, 2021)

(a) The standard of proof for criminal cases is beyond reasonable doubt.

(b) The Court shall have jurisdiction over all indictable offenses, alongside all DOC offenses, and all cases which result in summary offenses whereby an individual has a combined fine of over $2,000, or jail time of over 30 minutes is imposed.

(iii) Where there is a continued threat to player safety or enjoyment due to the commission of crime, the prosecuting authority can impose punishment prior to a trial.

(c) If this punishment is imposed prior to a trial, once found to be not guilty If an individual is found to be not guilty of a crime after punishment has been imposed, they shall be compensated $50 per minute spent in jail for offenses found unproven, alongside a reimbursement of any fine paid for unproven offences.

(iv) The Court may hear appeals pertaining to offenses prosecuted which fall outside the qualifying amounts stated above.

(d) The prosecuting authority must be represented by a Prosecutor. The defendant must have representation or have declared they are representing themselves.

(3) Criminal Offense Classification (Original: hugebob23456 - Dec 15, 2020)

(a) All criminal offenses must carry the classification of either: Indictable or Summary.

(b) Punishments for a Summary Criminal Offense can be carried out by the relevant Government Department without a trial, subject to Criminal Jurisdiction rules.

(c) Punishments for an Indictable Criminal Offense must be proven in a trial.

(d) If a criminal offense fails to be specified as an Indictable or Summary Offense, then its classification shall be decided by the following:

(i) If a crime has a first offense fine of over $2,000 and/or a first offense jail time of over 30 minutes, then it shall be classified as an Indictable Criminal Offense.

(ii) If a crime does not meet the requirements to be an Indictable Criminal Offense as outlined above, then it shall be classified as a Summary Criminal Offense.

(iii) Classification shall not be changed by the cumulation of the same and/or other charges.

(iv) Classification shall not be changed by clauses, such as 5(1)(a) of this Act, that change the punishment of a crime under special circumstances.

(4) Ex-Post Facto (Original: Pacman - May 26, 2020)

(a) Individuals cannot be subject to punishments for criminal actions if it was not illegal at the time it was committed.

(5) Expungement (Original: Westray - Mar 22, 2021)

(a) Expungement is defined as the process in which a good behavior citizen may request to have a criminal record removed.

(b) Any citizen may file for their criminal records to be removed via expungement, provided it has been at least 2 months since they have been charged with a crime.

(c) Any citizen who qualifies may bring their request to the courts, following such process:

(i) The citizen will file an Expungement Request to the Federal Court, to be presided over by a Judge or Justice.

(ii) The Attorney General, or State’s legal equivalency, will then be called to answer as to whether they meet the criteria or not.

(iii) The Judge or Justice will then determine a verdict on such a request with the State’s consent.

(d) If the respective Judge or Justice agrees with the request of the citizen, and has the consent of the State, they may order the Department of Justice Homeland Security to delete such criminal record(s).

(6) Statute of Limitations (Original: Pacman - May 24, 2020)

(a) All legal action must be commenced within four months of the date of the alleged offense OR within 2 months of becoming aware of the offence, if outside the Statute of Limitations 4 Month timeframe.

(b) High Crimes excepted from the time constraints of the Statute of Limitations include:

(i) Corruption

(ii) Violating a Whistleblower's Anonymity

(iii) Electoral Fraud

(iv) Treason

(v) Political Espionage

5 - Legal Processes

(1) Government Disruption (Original: LilDigiVert - Feb 27, 2021)

(a) Punishments to those who commit crimes shall be doubled if they are at an official session or event.

(b) Proof must be provided for the punishment to be doubled, otherwise standard punishment procedures will be enacted.

(2) Proceeds of Crime (Original: xEndeavour - Jun 2, 2021)

(a) The funds or assets acquired from criminal acts can be sized by the Government in court proceedings:

(i) Fine or civil recovery of an amount up to and equal to the total proceeds of the offense committed.

(3) Serial Crime

(i) Every criminal offense committed, in which the perpetrator has already committed the crime twice - according to their criminal record, will be subject to double punishments and 5 minutes Jail Time, on top of any Jail Time that may currently exist or even if the original crime is not punished by Jail Time.”

Bezzergeezer · Jul 8, 2024

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

Bezzergeezer · Jul 27, 2024

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

Bezzergeezer · Aug 3, 2024

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

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