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CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
A BILL TO
Increase the Maximum Fines for Financially Exploitable Crimes In the 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 ‘Maximum Fine Increase Act’
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Representative Incarnation__.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Speaker TrueDarklander.
(5) This Act amends the following acts:
(a) Criminal Code Act
2. Reasons and Intent
(1) To give courts more jurisdiction over the imposition of fines.
(2) Disincentivize players from committing crimes which may benefit them financially by increasing the risk to return ratio.
(3) Current limits prevents courts from adequately imposing fines on particularly egregious cases.
(4) Protects against inflation making the ratio of penalty units to fines obsolete.
(5) Simple, blanket, 2x increase for all relevant laws to keep things easy to calculate.
PART II — AMENDMENTS
3. Amendments to the Criminal Code Act
(1) Part II of the Criminal Code Act is to be amended as follows:
1 - Abuse of Power
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 250500 Penalty Units; Up to 2 months disqualification from public office
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) exercises any power, function, or duty vested in them by virtue of their position as members of the Executive, Legislative, or Judicial branches, or employee of a government agency, in contravention of the law; and
(b) either:
(i) knows that the exercise of power is unlawful; or
(ii) acts with reckless disregard as to whether the exercise of power is lawful.
It is a defence to a charge under this section if the person:
(c) made a good faith mistake as to the lawfulness of their conduct; or
(d) sought legal advice in good faith from a competent legal practitioner prior to exercising the power and reasonably relied on that advice.
Relevant Law:
4 - Treason
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 250500 Penalty Units; Up to 2 months disqualification from office
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) maliciously sabotages or undermines the stability, sovereignty, or national security of the Government of Redmont.
Relevant Law
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5 - Bribery
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 250500 Penalty Units; 30 minutes imprisonment; Up to 2 months disqualification from office
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) offers, gives, solicits, or receives an item or service of value to influence:
(i) an individual employed by, appointed to, or elected to serve in any capacity within the government of the Commonwealth of Redmont;
(ii) an individual serving in a legal capacity;
(iii) a public official in the exercise of their official duties; or
(iv) a law enforcement officer in the performance of their law enforcement functions.
Relevant Law: https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/commercial-standards-act.19886/
7 - False Financial Disclosure
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 300600 Penalty Units; Up to 60 minutes imprisonment; disqualification from holding a position covered in §3 of the Conflicts of Interest Standards Act, for up to 2 months.
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) knowingly provides false, incomplete, or misleading information in financial disclosures required for government service; or
(b) willfully omits material information required to be disclosed under the Conflict of Interest Standards Act; or
(c) submits fraudulent documentation in support of divestiture requirements.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Conflict of Interest Standards Act
910 - Following a Manifestly Illegal Directive
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; Up to 1 month disqualification from public office
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) acts in an official capacity; and
(b) follows a directive or order that is clearly and obviously contrary to law, such that a reasonable person in that official capacity would recognise it as unlawful.
Relevant Law:
(2) Part III of the Criminal Code Act is to be amended as follows:
1 - Perjury
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: Up to 5001000 Penalty Units; up to 60 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) knowingly provides false testimony in a court of law.
(b) knowingly provides false testimony in a congressional hearing.
Relevant Law:
2 - Contempt of Court
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: Up to 50100 Penalty Units; up to 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) disobeys a lawful order of the court; or
(b) engages in conduct that obstructs or interferes with the administration of justice.
Relevant Law:
11 - Breach of Confidence
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 200400 Penalty Units; up to 60 min imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) knowingly or recklessly discloses private information of another individual or entity to the public domain or to unauthorised third parties without lawful authority or consent; or
(b) uses private information obtained in confidence for an unauthorised purpose that causes or is likely to cause harm to the individual or entity to whom the information relates.
Exceptions:
(c) This offence shall not occur where:
(i) the disclosure is required or permitted by law or court order;
(ii) the disclosure is made as part of official Congressional or Court proceedings;
(iii) the subject has provided explicit consent to the disclosure;
(iv) the information is already in the public domain through lawful means;
(v) the information is general in nature and does not identify or could not reasonably identify any individual or entity.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Privacy Act
(3) Part V of the Criminal Code Act is to be amended as follows:
1 - Corporate Espionage
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 200400 Penalty Units; Up to 60 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) participates in gathering, infiltration, or compromise of any sensitive information related to a company that has not already been released to the public.
Relevant Law:
2 - Market Manipulation
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; Up to 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) being a person with responsibility for a public company or asset, fraudulently inflates or deflates its value; or
(b) undertakes any activity, regardless of a direct responsibility for a public company or asset, with the primary intention to artificially influence the price or trading volume of a security for personal gain.
Relevant Law: https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/commercial-standards-act.19886/
3 - Insider Trading
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; up to 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) buys or sells a stock based on non-public information that would substantially impact a trader’s decision to buy or sell that stock; or
(b) uses non-public information obtained through privileged access for personal gain in the purchase or sale of a stock; or
(c) leaks non-public information, which would substantially impact a trader's decision to buy or sell a stock, for personal gain or with the knowledge it will be used for such; or
(d) partakes in insider trading by use of non-public information obtained through a leak, knowing it was obtained illicitly or through a breach of confidence.
Relevant Law: https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/commercial-standards-act.19886/
4 - Third-Party Misrepresentation
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) aids or abets a party or entity in committing market manipulation, including unknowingly participating in a pump and dump scheme.
Relevant Law: https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/commercial-standards-act.19886/
5 - Union Busting
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) takes action to disrupt or dismantle a union.
Relevant Law: https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/commercial-standards-act.19886/
6 - Embezzlement
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) fraudulently and knowingly misappropriates assets that have been entrusted to them, or have lawfully come into their possession by virtue of office, employment, or position of trust.
Relevant Law: https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/commercial-standards-act.19886/
7 - Fraud
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; up to 10 min imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) knowingly or recklessly misrepresents or omits a material fact to another, causing the other party to rely on that misrepresentation, resulting in actual, quantifiable harm.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Commercial Standards Act
8 - Concealment of Criminal Proceeds
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; up to 10 min imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) conceals, disguises, or converts funds known to be derived from criminal activity, including through business transactions or commercial deals.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Commercial Standards Act
9 - Fraudulent Gaming Conduct
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 200400 Penalty Units; up to 10 min imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) Misrepresents or manipulates the odds, outcomes, or terms of a gambling or gaming activity to deceive participants or gain unfair advantage; or
(b) Organizes or initiates illegal gambling as defined in the Gambling Regulation Act
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Gambling Regulation Act
10 - Exploitation of New Players
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 200400 Penalty Units; up to 10 min imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) exploits the inexperience, wealth, or assets of a new player for unlawful gain or advantage.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Commercial Standards Act
14 - Tax Evasion
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; Up to 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) intentionally or maliciously transfers in-game funds to one or more personal in-game balances or company in game balances without legitimate purpose, resulting in the evasion of personal tax liability.
(a) transfers property to one or more individuals without legal ownership or a legitimate purpose, with the intent to evade property tax liability.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Commercial Standards Act
15 - Market Allocation
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; Up to 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) enters into an agreement between two or more businesses to divide market territory to reduce or eliminate regional competition.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Commercial Standards Act
16 - Bid Rigging
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; Up to 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) agrees with one or more businesses or individuals not to compete in bidding to minimise losses or ensure a particular outcome.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Commercial Standards Act
17 - Price Fixing
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; Up to 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) enters into an agreement with one or more businesses to set prices at a certain level to avoid price competition.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Commercial Standards Act
18 - Monopolisation
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units; Up to 10 minutes imprisonment; forced divestiture of entities
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) engages in a business deal or merger that results in a single entity or owner-subsidiary relationship controlling a disproportionately large share of any market.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Commercial Standards Act
21 - Unrecognized Foreign Exchange
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units + Damages + up to 60 minutes Jail
A Deposit-taking Financial Institution commits an offence if it:
(a) Transfers or lends any money, real estate, company shares, financial instruments, or items, in exchange for or collateralised with foreign assets originating from an entity or state (server) unrecognized by the Commonwealth of Redmont. This is either directly or by a proxy intermediary involving other companies or players.
Relevant Law:
22 - Foreign Exchange Fraud
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units + Damages + up to 60 minutes Jail
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) Transfers or lends any money, real estate, company shares, financial instruments, or items, in exchange for or collateralised with assets originating from a foreign entity or state (server) recognised by the Commonwealth of Redmont, for a price well below its market rate (recent average exchange rate prices within bounds advised by Department of Commerce, subject to periodic review), through misrepresentation, fraudulent intent, or any other criminal intent as enumerated by law.
Relevant Law:
23 - Falsification of an Audit Report
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 200400 Penalty Units; Suspension of ability to issue audit reports.
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) Knowingly issues an audit report that presents a false or misleading impression of a company’s financial condition or its compliance with applicable financial law.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Financial Reporting Act
(4) Part VIII of the Criminal Code Act is to be amended as follows:
9 – Aggravated Theft
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units and 60 minutes imprisonment, in addition to mandatory restitution of the item(s) or their value.
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) commits Theft, Theft from Containers, or Interference with a Private Chestshop, and one or more of the following aggravating circumstances apply:
(i) the value of the property is greater than that of 50 Penalty Units; or
(ii) the theft is from government property; or
(iii) the theft is committed while trespassing or enabled by lockpicking; or
(iv) the theft targets a business inventory or causes substantial economic disruption.
Relevant Law: Theft Criminalization Act
10 - Commercial Bribery
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 100200 Penalty Units or the value of the bribe offered (whichever is greater) and up to 60 minutes imprisonment in addition to mandatory disgorgement.
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) offers, gives, solicits, or receives an item or service of value to induce an employee/agent to breach a duty to their employer, client, or anyone to whom they may owe a fiduciary duty.
Relevant Law: Theft Criminalization Act
12 – Interference with a Private Chestshop
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 50100 Penalty Units; Up to 30 minutes imprisonment; Restitution of the property or its value
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) obtains, attempts to obtain, or enables another to obtain items or money from a private chestshop without the owner’s consent by lockpicking (as defined in the Criminal Terminology Act); or
(b) accesses an employee-only chestshop or a chestshop configured with non-public pricing or access (e.g., $0 purchase price or whitelist/employee access) by:
(i) Entering through a locked door or restricted area without permission; or
(ii) Circumventing access controls and/or lockpicking; or
(c) directly obtaining items from a private chestshop’s backing container without the use of legitimate chestshop transactions and without consent of that chestshop’s owner.
This offence shall not occur where:
(d) The taker reasonably believed they had the owner’s consent, or
(e) The taking of property was otherwise authorized by law.
Relevant Law: Theft Criminalization Act
13 – Extortion
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 5001000 Penalty Units 120 minutes imprisonment; Restitution of the property or its value
A person or legal entity commits an offence if that person or legal entity (the “actor”):
(a) compels or induces another individual or entity to deliver funds or other property to the actor’s self or to a third person by means of instilling in that individual or entity a fear that, if the property is not so delivered, the actor or another will:
(i) Cause physical injury to some person in the future; or
(ii) Cause damage to property; or
(iii) Engage in other conduct constituting an offense under the Criminal Code Act; or
(iv) Accuse some person of a crime or cause criminal charges to be instituted against that person; or
(v) Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject some person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or
(vi) Cause a collective labor action, such as a strike, that is injurious to some person’s business or some government agency; except that such a threat shall not be deemed extortion when the property is demanded or received for the benefit of the group in whose interest the actor purports to act; or
(vii) Testify or provide information, or withhold testimony or information, with respect to another's legal claim or defense; or
(viii) Use or abuse actor’s position as a public servant by performing some act within or related to the actor's official duties, or by failing or refusing to perform an official duty, in such manner as to affect some person adversely; or
(ix) Perform any other act which would not in itself materially benefit the actor but which is calculated to harm another person materially with respect to such other person's health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships;
This offence shall not occur where:
(b) The funds or property sought by the actor are the lawful funds or property of the actor, and the offense would otherwise occur under clause (a)(iv-vii); or
(c) The actor is a lawyer representing an individual or legal entity seeking funds or property lawfully owed to that individual or legal entity, and the offense would otherwise occur under clause (a)(iv-vii).
Relevant Law: Theft Criminalization Act
(5) Part X of the Criminal Code Act is to be amended as follows:
3 - Involuntary Servitude
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 250500 Penalty Units; Up to 120 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) coerces another individual, organisation, or entity into performing labour or services against their will, through manipulation, threats (explicit or implicit), violence, or blackmail;
(b) the individual justifiably feels compelled to perform such services due to such coercion;
This offence shall not occur where:
(c) The labour or service is part of a lawful criminal penalty.
Relevant Law:
6 - Breaching Attorney-Client Privilege
Offence Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 200400 Penalty Units; Up to 20 minutes imprisonment; disbarment for a period of up to one month.
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) discloses attorney-client communications without written permission.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Modern Legal Reform Act
17 - Persistent Corporate Violation
Violation Type: Indictable
Penalty: Up to 1,0002,000 Penalty Units; Company dissolution under DOC receivership
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) being an Incorporated Entity, persistently violates the Legal Entity Act; and
(b) the violations demonstrate a pattern of disregard for corporate governance requirements; and
(c) has received more than three warnings from the DOC within 2 weeks.
This offence shall not occur where:
(d) The Incorporated Entity has taken substantial remedial action to address the violations; or
(e) The violations were caused by circumstances beyond the entity's reasonable control.
Relevant Law: Act of Congress - Legal Entity Act
