Republic Law 44 - 12 Republic Law 44 - 12 was a law passed by the Senate of the Galactic Republic which outlawed the use of Rylothian slave collar s in Republic space . It was in effect as early as the Cold War between the Republic and the Sith Empire , though laws against slavery were a part of the Republic ever since its formation after the fall of the Rakata Infinite Empire . Slave collars , and the chips that were used to make them , ensured the continued existence of slavery as they provided a means to control the individuals . Republic Law 44 - 12 sought to provide specific measures to prevent the use of the collars and chips . However , due to the continued threat of war between the Republic and the Sith Empire , the Republic did not allocate the resources to investigate incidents where Law 44 - 12 was broken . Instead , enforcement was left to local law enforcement agencies . When individuals with political clout were involved , investigation frequently stalled or the decision to press charges was given to the investigating police officer ' s superiors . In this way , Law 44 - 12 was undermined in Republic space . One specific incident involved Senator Doli - bur Barc who imported chips for the slave collars to the planet Coruscant . The chips , however , were stolen by the Migrant Merchants ' Guild crime syndicate and the investigation of the theft was given to Coruscant Security Force Captain Denal - zon . At that time , a street war broke out between the CSF and the Guild preventing Denal - zon from investigating the theft . As the chips were illegal to begin with , Denal - zon felt little sympathy for the senator and refused to invest manpower and resources into the investigation . Background . The Galactic Republic had been born from a background of slavery . Before the Republic ' s existence , the Rakata Infinite Empire controlled a majority of the known galaxy . After the Infinite Empire ' s fall , planets in the Core Worlds came together under the shared heritage of enslavement . Vowing that none of their people would ever bear the harshness of slavery , the Galactic Republic was founded with the signing of the Galactic Constitution which specifically prohibited slavery . As time went on and the Republic held to its ideals of freedom and justice , laws were passed for specific issues related to slavery . One of these laws was 44 - 12 , which targeted the use of Rylothian slave collar s . Enforcement . Republic Law 44 - 12 was passed by the Republic ' s Galactic Senate and was in effect as early as the time of the Cold War between the Republic and the Sith Empire . The law stated that slave collars from Ryloth and the chips used to make them were illegal in Republic space . Enforcement of the law was usually left to planetary law enforcement agencies as the Republic government had greater concerns and little manpower to investigate . Individuals who held a high government office or possessed substantial political clout could stall local police officers who did not have the political power to bring charges . One such incident involved Senator Doli - bur Barc on the planet Coruscant . In 3643 BBY , Senator Barc imported several chips for the slave collars . Publicly , the senator stated that the collars would help the Republic Military defeat the Sith Empire though he never offered any details . However , the shipment coming into Coruscant was hijacked and the chips stolen by members of the Migrant Merchants ' Guild criminal gang . Senator Barc requested the Coruscant Security Force ( CSF ) investigate the incident , which resulted in the case being given to Captain Denal - zon . At that time , the CSF became embroiled in a street war as they attempted to push the Merchant ' s Guild out of Coruscant ' s Old Galactic Market sector . With this , Denal - zon was unable to retrieve the collars and the investigation subsequently stalled . However , since slave collars and the chips that powered them were illegal in the Republic , Denal - zon felt little sympathy for the Senator ' s plight and refused to put any significant effort into recovering them . After Denal - zon ' s police investigation stalled , Heerimus , Senator Barc ' s representative , asked a Republic individual to try to solve the case and relocate the chips . The individual spoke with Denal - zon and was informed of the details of the case . The individual then managed to fight their way into the Old Galactic Market area controlled by the Guild . There , the individual recovered the chips and later turned them over to Denal - zon to be destroyed . The individual asked if Denal - zon would arrest the senator for the crimes but Denal - zon stated that would be decision left to his superiors . Personally though , Denal - zon believed the senator should be arrested . Legacy . In preventing slavery in the galaxy , Republic Law 44 - 12 did very little . Slave collars continued to be readily available throughout the known galaxy . The Sith Empire openly allowed slavery to exist and utilized it as the building blocks of its society . It also traded continually with the Hutt Cartel to find the best stock of slaves . Slave collars were used throughout this process , especially those from Ryloth . Their use was seen by some as a modern technology and signs of an advanced civilization . Additionally , with war a constant threat , the Republic did not assign the resources needed to actively investigate incidents of Law 44 - 12 being broken and as such the law was at times useless even in Republic space . Compounding this fact was that often those with political power were the ones involved in the selling and buying and were able to avoid or at least stall prosecution . Behind the scenes . Republic Law 44 - 12 is first mentioned by Coruscant Security Force Captain Denal - Zon in the Republic sided mission " The Senator ' s Stolen Goods " in " " , a ( MMORPG ) by BioWare released on December 20 , 2011 . After discovering the chips , the player can choose to alternatively turn them over to Senator Barc instead of Captain Denal - zon . By giving them to Barc , the player receives dark side points . As a Republic and light side mission , this article assumes them to be the canon choice .