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https://www.reddit.com/r/UFederation/wiki/criminalcode#

100. Griefing

100.1 First Degree Griefing

Willful defacement or damage to a public or private property with the intent to cause severe destruction and/or disruption of civil activity. Such damage must be severe enough that it significantly harms the usability, aesthetic value and/or structural design of the property, as well as cause major inconvenience to all affected parties.

Exacerbating factors include, but are not limited to conspiracy, premeditation, and the use of reinforcements in the act.

This is a Grand Felony.

100.2 Second Degree Griefing

Willful defacement or damage to a public or private property with the intent to cause moderate destruction and/or disruption of civil activity. Such damage must be severe enough that it is easily noticeable and causes a moderate amount of inconvenience to affected parties.

Exacerbating factors include, but are not limited to conspiracy, premeditation, and the use of reinforcements in the act.

This is a Felony.

100.3 Third Degree Griefing

Willful defacement or damage to a public or private property with the intent to cause mischief, annoyance, and/or disruption of civil activity.

Exacerbating factors include, but are not limited to conspiracy, premeditation, and the use of reinforcements in the act. Mitigating factors include being a minor (a new player unfamiliar with the general gameplay of the server)

This is a misdemeanor.

200. Theft

200.1 Petty Raiding

Petty Raiding is defined as the willful extraction and/or possession of another player's private goods by means of breaking and/or pilfering private chests, and/or breaking valuable blocks. A chest is considered "private" if it is located on private property, reinforced or not. Reinforced chests on public property not on the UF-General namelayer group are also considered private unless otherwise marked.

Mitigating factors include being a minor (a player unfamiliar with the general gameplay of the server) and reasonable doubt that the suspect did not know that the chest was private.

This is a Misdemeanor.

200.2 Larceny

Larceny is defined as the willful extraction and/or possession of another player's private goods in excess of the value of 32 diamonds by means of breaking and/or pilfering private chests, and/or breaking valuable blocks. A chest is considered "private" if it is located on private property, reinforced or not. Reinforced chests on public property not on the UF-General namelayer group are also considered private unless otherwise marked.

This is a Felony.

200.3 Grand Theft

Larceny is defined as the willful extraction and/or possession of another player's private goods in excess of the value of 100 diamonds by means of breaking and/or pilfering private chests, and/or breaking valuable blocks. A chest is considered "private" if it is located on private property, reinforced or not. Reinforced chests on public property not on the UF-General namelayer group are also considered private unless otherwise marked.

This is a Grand Felony.

200.4 Mugging

Mugging is defined as the intentional coercion of another player into giving away valuables whether by physical force or any other means.

This is a Felony.

200.5 Snatching

Snatching is defined as willfully obtaining items that do not belong to the suspect by means of running to the item and picking it up before the actual owner/intended recipient is able to.

This is a Felony.

300. Violence

300.1 Assault

Assault is defined as any action that causes reasonable distress and worry for another individual's safety, such as cornering a player in their house while holding a sword or drawing a bow while aiming it at another player. *This charge may be dropped under circumstances described in section 500.1, "Defensive Action."

This is an Infraction.

300.2 Battery

Battery is defined as any action that causes, whether directly or indirectly, the unprovoked loss of hearts from another individual's health bar. Examples include direct attack, trapping other players with mobs, and using sand to suffocate players. *This charge may be dropped under circumstances described in section 500.1, "Defensive Action."

This is an Infraction.

300.3 Murder

Murder is defined as any set of actions that causes, whether directly or indirectly, the death of another player. Examples include direct attack, trapping other players with mobs, and using sand to suffocate playes. *This charge may be dropped under circumstances described in section 500.1, "Defensive Action."

This is a Felony.

400. Fraud

400.1 Fraud

Fraud is defined as intentionally fooling players into the loss of valuables, which includes, but is not limited to false business transactions and conspiring with a snatcher.

This is a Felony.

500. Miscellaneous

500.1 Major Spam

Spam is defined as the excessive sending of worthless and/or unwarranted messages in local or United Federation group chat.

This is an Infraction.

500.2 Trespassing on Private Property

Trespassing on Private Property is defined as willfully being within the boundaries of another individual's property without said individual's permission.

This is an Infraction.

500.3 Contempt of Court

This refers to sending worthless and/or unwarranted messages in the courtroom channel on the official United Federation Discord server.

This is an Infraction.

600. Acts of Treason against the State

600.1 Perjury

Perjury is defined as the act of willfully telling an untruth in a United Federation court after having taken an oath or affirmation. This includes tampering of evidence.

This is a Felony.

600.2 Treason

Treason is defined as the act of creating, supporting, or being affiliated to any group or individual that takes action against the interests of the United Federation's government and/or nation as a whole. This includes any unauthorized actions performed on Level One Restricted Areas without proper authorization from the Senate and/or Heads of State.

This is a Grand Felony.

600.3 Espionage

Espionage is defined as the distribution of sensitive information to a party unaffiliated with the United Federation government.

This is a Grand Felony.

600.4 Bribery

Bribery refers to any actions taken to directly and unfairly influence a citizen to vote for a specific candidate in any United Federation elections.

This is a Misdemeanor.

600.5 First Degree State Trespassing

This is the act of willfully entering and staying for extended periods of time deep within Level One Restricted Areas without proper authorization from the Senate and/or Heads of State.

This is a Felony.

600.6 Second Degree State Trespassing

This is the act of willfully entering and lingering in Level One Restricted Areas without proper authorization from the Senate and/or the Heads of State.

This is a Misdemeanor.

600.7 Third Degree State Trespassing

This is the act of willfully entering Level One Restricted Areas without proper authorization from the Senate and/or the Heads of State, but only lingering for a brief enough period of time (seconds) and without entering more sensitive areas of the LORA.

This is an Infraction.

700. Mitigating Factors

700.1 Defensive Action

Defensive action is defined as any action that is done in good faith for the purpose of self-preservation or the common good of the United Federation. This can justify actions such as killing other players, such as situations of self-defense, to perform a citizen's arrest on a thief, or capturing a player with a bounty.

Sentencing Regulations

Convicts will only be freed from their pearls after reparations are paid. Unless overridden by the Senate:

-Infractions can result in maximum sentencing of 14 diamonds' reparation.

-Misdemeanors can result in maximum sentencing of 40 diamonds' reparation and one week of exile, including time served before paying reparations and before conviction.

-Felonies can result in maximum sentencing of 128 diamonds' reparation and one month of exile, including time served before paying reparations and before conviction.

-Grand Felonies have no maximum sentence.

Regarding Judge's Decisions

The judge is elected as a person the public can trust to interpret the law in a way that suits the United Federation's vision. All verdicts and sentences delivered by the Judge in court are final and can only be contested by appealing the case to the Senate.