Real42
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PARLIAMENT VOTE: 5-0-0
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Criminal Rights Act.'
(2) This Act may be numbered as P.B.00-014.
(3) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(4) This Act has been authored by Deputy Prime Minister TheReal42Person.
(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by Minister winterwolf.
2 - Reasons
(1) Criminals, although have violated the laws, still have rights and deserve to be treated as players.
(2) The Ministry of Justice should not abuse criminals both in and out of jail.
(3) Citizens need to know why they are being arrested, searched, or detained.
(4) All players are entitled to a lawyer regardless of the ability to pay for one.
(5) To define how admissions of guilt can be used as evidence.
(6) Players should not have their criminal records released to random players.
3 - Miranda Warning
(1) Immediately upon handcuffing a criminal, the arresting officer must read them their rights either by typing it out or through a command.
(a) This warning must include their rights, what they are being charged with, and where they can appeal the charge.
(b) Players suspected of misdemeanor crimes are not entitled to a lawyer until they are appealing their charge in a MoJ ticket or in court.
(3) When the Ministry of Justice detains a player for an interrogation, they must tell that player why they are there, what crimes were committed, if any, and allow them to add a lawyer.
(a) The Ministry of Justice is to not ask further questions until the detained player’s lawyer is present.
(b) The Ministry of Justice is to promptly allow the detained player’s lawyer to access the channel or location in which the interrogation is taking place.
4 - Prison Rights
(1) Police officers and non-arrested citizens shall not torture, taunt, or abuse criminals in prison.
(2) Certain chat channels may be restricted while a player is in-game, but local and global chat shall be accessible along with the /ticket command.
(3) Criminals in prison shall have access to certain amenities. The prison must include a small clinic, a jail mine, beds, and open space to walk around.
(a) The Ministry of Justice may decide to add more amenities.
5 - Prison Mine (Original: lcn, 6/10/2024)
(1) A mine shall be built in the prison consisting of 90% stone, 4% coal ore, 3% iron ore, 2% gold ore, and 1% diamond ore.
(2) Ores and blocks mined in the mine shall be traded to the government in exchange for less jail time:
1 piece of cobblestone: Takes away 1 seconds
1 piece of coal: Takes away 5 seconds
1 piece of raw iron: Takes away 12 seconds
1 piece of raw gold: Takes away 15 seconds
1 piece of diamond: Takes away 20 seconds
6 - Public Defender Program
(1) The courts shall be required to maintain a Public Defender Program.
(2) The courts shall determine the positions, requirements, protocols, and procedures relating to this program.
(a) All criminal cases in which the defendant does not have a lawyer must utilize the Public Defender Program.
(b) Civil cases in which the defendant does not have a lawyer may utilize the Public Defender Program at the discretion of the courts.
(3) This program must be accessible to players who cannot access a lawyer due to one or multiple of the following reasons:
(a) Lack of funds
(b) No access to discord or forums
(c) Not joined the server in over two months
7 - Admission of Guilt
(1) An admission of guilt may not be used as the sole evidence to arrest or prosecute an individual.
(2) An admission of guilt may accompany other pieces of evidence to arrest or prosecute an individual.
(3) An admission of guilt may be used as evidence to detain and interrogate an individual.
8 - Criminal Records
(1) A player may not be denied to see their own criminal record.
(2) The Ministry of Justice is not to release publicly or to other players a player’s criminal record without their written consent.
(a) For example, Player A may not request to view Player B’s record without Player B’s written consent.
(3) A court may compel the Ministry of Justice to release a player’s criminal record.
A
Bill
To
Guarantee rights to criminals
Bill
To
Guarantee rights to criminals
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Criminal Rights Act.'
(2) This Act may be numbered as P.B.00-014.
(3) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(4) This Act has been authored by Deputy Prime Minister TheReal42Person.
(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by Minister winterwolf.
2 - Reasons
(1) Criminals, although have violated the laws, still have rights and deserve to be treated as players.
(2) The Ministry of Justice should not abuse criminals both in and out of jail.
(3) Citizens need to know why they are being arrested, searched, or detained.
(4) All players are entitled to a lawyer regardless of the ability to pay for one.
(5) To define how admissions of guilt can be used as evidence.
(6) Players should not have their criminal records released to random players.
3 - Miranda Warning
(1) Immediately upon handcuffing a criminal, the arresting officer must read them their rights either by typing it out or through a command.
(a) This warning must include their rights, what they are being charged with, and where they can appeal the charge.
(b) Players suspected of misdemeanor crimes are not entitled to a lawyer until they are appealing their charge in a MoJ ticket or in court.
(3) When the Ministry of Justice detains a player for an interrogation, they must tell that player why they are there, what crimes were committed, if any, and allow them to add a lawyer.
(a) The Ministry of Justice is to not ask further questions until the detained player’s lawyer is present.
(b) The Ministry of Justice is to promptly allow the detained player’s lawyer to access the channel or location in which the interrogation is taking place.
4 - Prison Rights
(1) Police officers and non-arrested citizens shall not torture, taunt, or abuse criminals in prison.
(2) Certain chat channels may be restricted while a player is in-game, but local and global chat shall be accessible along with the /ticket command.
(3) Criminals in prison shall have access to certain amenities. The prison must include a small clinic, a jail mine, beds, and open space to walk around.
(a) The Ministry of Justice may decide to add more amenities.
5 - Prison Mine (Original: lcn, 6/10/2024)
(1) A mine shall be built in the prison consisting of 90% stone, 4% coal ore, 3% iron ore, 2% gold ore, and 1% diamond ore.
(2) Ores and blocks mined in the mine shall be traded to the government in exchange for less jail time:
1 piece of cobblestone: Takes away 1 seconds
1 piece of coal: Takes away 5 seconds
1 piece of raw iron: Takes away 12 seconds
1 piece of raw gold: Takes away 15 seconds
1 piece of diamond: Takes away 20 seconds
6 - Public Defender Program
(1) The courts shall be required to maintain a Public Defender Program.
(2) The courts shall determine the positions, requirements, protocols, and procedures relating to this program.
(a) All criminal cases in which the defendant does not have a lawyer must utilize the Public Defender Program.
(b) Civil cases in which the defendant does not have a lawyer may utilize the Public Defender Program at the discretion of the courts.
(3) This program must be accessible to players who cannot access a lawyer due to one or multiple of the following reasons:
(a) Lack of funds
(b) No access to discord or forums
(c) Not joined the server in over two months
7 - Admission of Guilt
(1) An admission of guilt may not be used as the sole evidence to arrest or prosecute an individual.
(2) An admission of guilt may accompany other pieces of evidence to arrest or prosecute an individual.
(3) An admission of guilt may be used as evidence to detain and interrogate an individual.
8 - Criminal Records
(1) A player may not be denied to see their own criminal record.
(2) The Ministry of Justice is not to release publicly or to other players a player’s criminal record without their written consent.
(a) For example, Player A may not request to view Player B’s record without Player B’s written consent.
(3) A court may compel the Ministry of Justice to release a player’s criminal record.
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