Bill: Draft Small Crimes Scaling Act

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CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

PREVENT PEOPLE FROM COMMITTING SMALL CRIMES




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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 ‘Small Crimes Scaling Act’

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

(3) This Act has been authored by Speaker _GreyMC.

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

(5) This Act amends the following acts:

(a) Criminal Code Act

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) Currently, people feel free to rob from NPCs like Vivian and rob ATMs with no to minimal jail time, and only a small fine. This leads to a loss of money for the Commonwealth and the notion that small crimes are ok.

(2) This act will introduce scaling offenses for NPC & ATM Robbery, including introducing jail time for NPC Robbery. Threats and other offenses will also have scaling introduced.

(3) To lessen this burden, this act also introduces the ability for one to turn themselves in.

PART II — AMENDMENTS

4. Criminal Code Act

(1) Part I, Section §6(12) of the Criminal Code Act shall be enumerated as follows:

(12) Voluntary Surrender
(a) A person may voluntarily surrender themselves to a police officer via going into a police station or opening up a DHS ticket when they are wanted for only summary offenses.
(b) If a person voluntarily surrenders themself, they may qualify for a reduced sentence and fine pursuant to Department of Homeland Security policy.
(i) A person's penalties may not be reduced by more than 50% if they surrender themselves.

(2) Part V, Section §4 of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

4 - Threats
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: 1 Penalty Unit
(a) First offence - 1 Penalty Unit
(b) Subsequent offences - 2 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) verbally threatens another player with communication to cause fear or force action.
Relevant Law:

(3) Part V, Section §7-8 of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

7 - Careless Operation of Vehicles
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: 1 Penalty Unit
(a) First offence - 1 Penalty Unit
(b) Subsequent offences - 2 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) operates a vehicle off-road, on sidewalks, or otherwise improperly; or
(b) blocks traffic, operates a vehicle on the wrong side, or endangers others; or
(c) while under the influence (25% BAC or higher):
(i) operates a vehicle; or
(ii) operates an aircraft.
Relevant Law:

8 - Resisting Arrest
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: 1 Penalty Unit
(a) First offence - 1 Penalty Unit
(b) Subsequent offences - 2 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) disregards or defies a directive given by a law enforcement officer while being arrested; or
(b) escapes from handcuffs; or
(c) disconnects from the server after being handcuffed.
Relevant Law:

(4) Part VIII, Section §5 of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

5 - ATM Robbery
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: 2 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
(a) First offence - 2 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
(b) Second offence - 2 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment
(c) Subsequent offence - 3 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) steals, attempts to steal, or attempts to hack money from an Automated Teller Machine (ATM).
Relevant Law:

(5) Part VIII, Section §8 of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

8 - NPC Robbery
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: 1 Penalty Unit
(a) First offence - 1 Penalty Unit
(b) Second offence - 2 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
(c) Subsequent offences - 3 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) steals or attempts to steal money from a Non-Player Character (NPC).
Relevant Law:

(6) Part X, Section §13 of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

13 - Operating Without A License
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: 1 Penalty Unit
(a) First offence - 1 Penalty Unit
(b) Subsequent offences - 2 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) drives a car without a Drivers License, or
(b) pilots a plane or helicopter without a Pilots License.
Relevant Law: