Bill: Draft Better Trespass Act

[EmeraldGuuy]

CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

BETTER DEFINE TRESPASS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO KICK OTHERS OFF THEIR PROPERTY, OR SOMETHING




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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:


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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Better Trespass Act’

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.

(3) This Act has been authored by Vice President Grey Frontier.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Deputy Speaker Dogen851

(5) This Act has been sponsored by Speaker EmeraldGuuy.

(6) This Act amends the following acts:

(a) Criminal Code Act

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) Currently, a trespass offense only occurs when an individual enters an area they could never be allowed to enter in the first place. If someone is asked to leave the property by the rightful owner, they cannot. This Act seeks to amend the charge to allow this, and add more clarifications to it in general.

PART II — AMENDMENTS

4. Criminal Code Act

(1) Criminal Code Act Part VIII §1 shall be amended as follows:

1 - Trespass
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty:
(a) First offence - 3 Penalty Units
(b) Second offence - 5 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
(c) Third offence - 7 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment
(d) Subsequent offences - 10 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) enters an area that has been restricted to public access via a no trespassing sign, book, or another form of communication visible from every entrance.
(i) to have this offence be proven, a government employee must use the /inspect command to ensure no edits had occurred afterwards.
(a) enters an area that has been restricted to public access via locked doors, barriers or other obstructions;
(b) enters an area that has been restricted to public access via a no trespassing sign, written notice, or any other form of communication visible from every entrance; or
(c) fails to leave a premise or designated area within a premise when directed to do so by a person authorized to require the individual to leave, including but not limited to an owner, occupier, resident, employee, or other person having lawful authority over the premises or area.
This offense shall not occur when:
(d) a government employee is acting in their official capacity when authorized by law.