Law Enforcement

Colony Laws and Law Enforcement
NPC Info
Faction		Multiple: System Marshals - Dusklight Rangers Sector Security Forces - Belt Security Administration
Type		Law Enforcement
Alignment		Varied

Overview

Law Enforcement on Onia

Following the disbanding of the Dusklight Sheriff's Department (DLSD) in 2820, the White Belt Administration (WBA) took direct control of policing the Mirinmar system. This has lead to four distinct organizations operating within the policing and security role in and around Dusklight.

System Marshals - Dusklight Rangers - Sector Security Forces - Belt Security Administration

Colony Law

The following are the laws provided for the colony. These are IC laws to be applied by colony law enforcement IC'ly.

Minor Offenses

Low level infractions are, if necessary, a sentence of up to three days (2 in-game hours) in the Colony jail, including a small fine. Officers are encouraged to use their best judgment when sentencing individuals.

Code	Crime	Description
i101	Loitering	Lingering or hanging around in a public place or business where one has no particular legal purpose. Loitering may also be charged if an officer issues a warning to disperse and it is not obeyed.
i102	Trespassing	Entering another person’s property without permission of the owner or legal authority.
i103	Obstruction of Justice	Willfully interfering with the process of justice or law, especially by harming, influencing, threatening, or impeding a witness, potential witness, judicial or legal officer or by furnishing false information in or otherwise impeding an investigation or legal process.
i104	Petty Theft	Taking someone else’s property without consent and with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of that property. For theft of items or credits over 10,000 see i208 Grand Theft.
i105	Battery	To have harmful or unwanted physical contact without another person’s consent, even where that contact is not physically violent.
i106	Indecent Exposure	Intentionally exposing one’s genitalia or secondary sex characteristics in a place where such exposure is likely to be an offense against the generally accepted standards of decency.
i107	Breach of the Peace	Engaging in unruly public behavior, such as fighting, yelling or screaming in public spaces, or causing excessively loud noise.
i108	Vandalism	Deliberately damaging or defacing property without malicious consent, such as disassembling basic equipment, spraying graffiti on walls or superficial damage to colony infrastructure. For more serious and malicious attempts to damage the colony, see i213 Sabotage.
i109	Threat of Murder or Serious Injury	Threatening to murder or seriously injure an individual coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause said harm.
i110	Animal Cruelty	Inflicting physical pain, suffering, or death on an animal, usually a tame one, beyond necessity for normal discipline. It can include neglect that is so monstrous the animal has suffered, died, or been put in imminent danger of death
i111	Unregistered Citizen	Working, living, or being present on board White Belt administration facilities without proper identification paperwork.
i112	Resisting Arrest	Intentionally preventing or attempting to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting a legal, authorized arrest of himself or another person.

Medium Offenses

Medium level infractions are, if necessary, a sentence of up to fourteen days (5 in-game hours) in the colony jail, including a moderate fine. Officers are encouraged to use their best judgment when sentencing individuals.

Code	Crime	Description
i201	Assault	Inflicting offensive physical contact or bodily harm that puts the person in immediate danger of such harm or contact.
i202	Possession of Illegal Weapons	Possessing, carrying, owning or having on one’s person any one of the illegal weapons banned by colony ordinance.
i203	Fraud	Intentional misrepresentation of material existing facts for the purpose of inducing another person to act. Fake documentation, identity theft and impersonation fall under this category.
i204	Possession with Intent	Possessing, carrying, owning, or having on one’s person more than five (5) items of illegal contraband banned by colony ordinances.
i205	Manufacturing of Contraband	Creating, building, crafting, or generating any of the illegal contraband banned by colony ordinances, whether for personal use or with the intent to sell.
i206	Abduction	Taking away of a person by either persuasion, fraud, or open force or violence.
i207	Rioting	An act or acts of violence by one or more persons of an assemblage having gathered in protest or as a result of an unlawful gathering.
i208	Grand Theft	Taking someone else’s property of a value greater than 10,000 credits without consent and with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of that property.
i209	Sedition	Engaging in conduct, speech, or actions that could potentially incite a riot or attempting to rally individuals against the authority of the White Belt administration.
i210	Sparking a Manhunt	Causing the sheriff’s department to mobilize a manhunt or search party as a result of fleeing, evading arrest or hiding from arrest.
i211	Escaping from Confinement	To escape from confinement or a legally applied sentence, including fleeing from or escaping custody even before sentencing has been carried out.
i212	Infiltration	Entering secure government or colony property without permission of the government or legal authority.
i213	Sabotage	Deliberately damaging or destroying colony systems or equipment with malicious intent, such as damaging or destroying atmospherics systems, power systems, security systems, or necessary equipment for the safe and secure running of the colony.
i214	Extortion	Acquiring property, money or anything of demonstrably material value by any kind of force or threat of violence, property damage, harm to reputation or unfavorable government action.
i215	Robbery	The direct taking of property, money, or goods from a person through force, threat, or intimidation.

Contraband List

Contraband List

Major Offenses

High level infractions are, if necessary, a sentence of up to thirty days (8 in-game hours) in the colony jail, including a serious fine. Officers are encouraged to use their best judgment when sentencing individuals.

Code	Crime	Description
i301	Manslaughter	The unlawful killing of another person without premeditation, malice, or evil intent prior to the killing.
i302	Hostage Taking	Seizing or detaining an individual coupled with the threat of death, injury, or continuing to detain said individual in order to compel some third person or government organization to take action.
i303	Soliciation of Murder for Hire	Hiring or attempting to hire another individual to commit murder on your behalf or on the behalf of a third party.
i304	Arson	The malicious and intentional burning of a structure, domicile, vehicle, spacecraft or aircraft.
i305	Money Laundering	Processing of criminal proceeds to disguise their illegal origin or the ownership or control of the assets, or promoting an illegal activity with illicit or legal source funds.
i306	Armed Robbery	The direct taking of property, money, or goods from a person through force, threat, or intimidation while armed with a firearm or other weapon that causes the apprehension of serious bodily harm.
i307	Aggravated Assault	Inflicting offensive physical contact or bodily harm that puts the person in immediate danger of such harm or contact, especially while armed with a firearm or other weapon that causes grievous bodily harm.
i308	Assaulting a Government Official	Inflicting offensive physical contact or bodily harm that puts the person in immediate danger of such harm or contact, especially if the individual is a member of the White Belt administration government.
i309	Corporate Espionage	The illegal and unethical theft of White Belt administration business trade secrets, government documents, or the assisting of anti-Corporate elements to provide an unfair advantage to rival Corporations.

Capital offenses

Black level infractions carry a mandatory sentence of indefinite detention (24 in-game hours) in the colony jail, including an undisclosed fine of assets and slats. Officers are not at liberty to mitigate these sentencing conditions without express approval from Command.

Code	Crime	Description
i401	Murder	The intentional and unlawful killing of an individual with malice aforethought and with no legal excuse or authority.
i402	Terrorism	The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce the government, the civilian populace, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
i403	High Treason	Attempting to overthrow or rebel against local government administration, providing aid or succor to enemies of the Corporation, spying on government officials for anti-Corporation elements, or attempting to assault or kill high-ranking members of the local government administration.
i404	Sexual Assault	Illegal sexual contact that usually involves force upon a person without consent or is inflicted upon a person who is incapable of giving consent.
i405	Assassination	The intentional and unlawful killing of a prominent individual, usually high-ranking members of the local government administration, for the sole purpose of political, ideological or social reasons.
i406	Abduction of a Government Official	Taking away of a person, especially a high-ranking member of the local government administration, by either persuasion, fraud, or open force or violence.
i407	Grand Sabotage	Deliberately damaging or destroying colony systems or equipment with malicious intent, especially in such a way that leaves the colony or its citizens at great risk of death; such as damaging or destroying the main reactor, atmospheric storage tanks or orbital computation systems.

Modifiers

When considering what sentence to apply to an individual, officers are expected to keep in mind the necessary modifiers to their time or fine amount. Individuals who willingly cooperate or surrender themselves should be allowed more leeway while others who commit serial crimes or are uncooperative should be given harsher sentences. As always, sentencing modifiers are typically up to the arresting officer’s judgment.

Code	Crime	Description
-30%	Surrender	Willingly submitting one’s self to police custody, confessing to the crime, and taking the punishment. Not resisting while being arrested does not count as surrendering. You have to turn yourself in.
-15%	Cooperation with Law Enforcement	Being helpful to officers or ongoing investigations by providing information, details, testimony, or providing names of accomplices.
N/A	Self-Defense	Committing a crime such as assault or murder that can be justified as it was necessary to prevent the loss of life or grievous bodily harm..
-10%	Attempted [...]	This reduction is added to any crime that was attempted, but not successfully committed.
+15%	[...] of an Officer	This enhancement is added to any crime that was committed against a law enforcement officer.
+10%	Conspiracy to Commit [...]	Planning, conspiring, or taking additional steps to secure the success of a crime, such as laying out a plan for a heist or planning a murder ahead of time.
N/A	Aiding and Abetting	Assisting with, aiding, or taking part in some portion of a high level or black level offense can make you equally prosecutable for the same crimes. This includes sheltering or assisting a wanted criminal guilty of the aforementioned offenses escape custody or arrest.
+300%	Mass [...]	This enhancement is added to any crime that an individual has committed said offense multiple times, resulting in the charges stacking.