Viodoxa Code of Laws

When in Viodoxa, all people are subject to the laws ratified by the Archons. When a law is broken, the accused stands trial before an Archon or an appointed Synkletos Judge who will weigh the evidence and declare the verdict and potential punishment. Any convictions will be recorded in the Adjutant's office as a permanent record.
== Assault ==
# 1st Degree Assault- A person commits the offense of assault in the first degree if he or she attempts to kill or knowingly attempts to cause serious physical harm to another person. This is a class A Felony.
# 2nd Degree Assault- A person commits the offense of assault in the second degree if he or she:
## Attempts to cause or causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or potion.
## Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person.
## Recklessly causes physical injury to another person by means of any deadly weapon.
## This is a class B Felony.
# 3rd Degree Assault- A person commits the offense of assault in the third degree if he or she knowingly causes physical injury to another person. This is a class 1 Misdemeanor.
== Murder ==
# 1st Degree- A person commits the offense of murder in the first degree if he or she knowingly causes the death of another person after deliberation upon the matter. This is a class A Felony.
# 2nd Degree- A person commits the offense of murder in the second degree if he or she knowingly causes the death of another person while attempting to seriously injure them, or if in the course of committing another crime they cause the death of another either directly or indirectly.
## This is a class B Felony.
# 3rd Degree- A person commits the offense of murder in the third degree if he or she knowingly allows the death of another person through inaction. This is a class 1 Misdemeanor.
# Involuntary Manslaughter- A person commits the offense of involuntary manslaughter if he or she recklessly causes the death of another person. This is a class 2 Misdemeanor.
== Banditry ==
# 1st Degree- A person commits the offense of Banditry in the first degree if he or she forcibly takes items from another person directly. This is a class A Felony.
# 2nd Degree- A person commits the offense of Banditry in the second degree if he or she forcibly takes items from another person indirectly. This is a class B Felony.
# 3rd Degree- A person commits the offense of Banditry in the third degree if he or she takes items from another person without their consent, or if they assist someone else in Banditry in any fashion. This is a class 1 Misdemeanor.
== Theft ==
# 1st Degree- A person commits the offense of theft in the first degree if they:
## Knowingly and deliberately take items from a storage block not their own valuing over $20,000. 
## Knowingly and deliberately take food from and leave bare a garden or field without consent of the owner.
## Knowingly and deliberately take placed blocks from any structure in or within two (2) chunks of the claimed lands of a city that has not been allotted to them by proper authorities.
## This is a class A Felony.
# 2nd Degree- A person commits the offense of theft in the second degree if they:
## Knowingly and deliberately take items from a storage block not their own valuing over $10,000.
## This is a class B Felony.
# 3rd Degree- a person commits the offense of theft in the third degree if they:
## Take items from a storage block not their own valuing over $1,000.
## Take food from a field or garden without consent of the owner and replant it.
## This is a class 1 Misdemeanor.
# 4th Degree- a person commits the offense of theft in the fourth degree if they take items from a storage block not their own. This is a class 2 Misdemeanor.
== Tampering ==
# A person commits Griefing if they deliberately destroy any build, wall, structure, or town with the express intent of causing monetary and emotional harm to the owners of the structure. This is a class A Felony.
# A person commits Tampering if they destroy or modify any build, wall, structure or town without consent of the owner, unless that action is as a government official maintaining the building codes of that town. This is a class 1 Misdemeanor.
== Conspiracy and Heresy ==
# A person commits heresy if the worship, support the worship of, negotiate with for the purpose of personal gain, trade with, or in any way support the demon known as Entropy. This is a class A Felony.
# A person commits conspiracy if the plan the commission of a crime with at least one other person. This is a class 1 Misdemeanor.
== Treason ==
# A person commits Treason if they intentionally or unintentionally:
## Provide critical information regarding Viodoxa or its allies to the general public or to enemies of the state.
## Provide materials to an enemy of Viodoxa or its allies.
## Provide government materials or funds to non-sanctioned projects or persons.
## Assist the enemies of Viodoxa or its allies in combat or in planning.
## Disregard the lawful orders of the Archons or their appointed officers.
## Plot against Viodoxa or the Archons in any fashion.
This is a class A Felony.
== Bribery ==
A person commits bribery if they intentionally: 
# Buy a privileged position from a higher official;
# Use a privileged position to buy objects, not meant for the State;
# Buy privileged treatment from a higher official;
# Sell privileged treatment to a subordinate;
== Bountyhunting ==
Bountyhunting is the legal practice of killing government approved targets for rewards appointed by either the government or private citizens. 
# Bounty applications are to be sent to the Adjutant Synkletos, Regent Archon, or Imperial Archons for proof of proper reasoning and price. These government officials may approve or deny the bounty application.
# When the Bounty is completed, the bounty applicant must inform the Adjutant Synkletos to remove the Active Bounty.
# A Board of Active Bounties and Banishments will display all persons approved as targets of Bounty Hunting.
# If a Bounty Applicant fails to pay the bounty to the Bounty Hunter for completing the mission, they will be tried as a thief according to the value of the Bounty they originally promised.
== Crime Severity ==
Felonies
A: Banishment, up to a $200,000 fine to the government, Compensation to the victim for damaged/stolen goods and levels, Execution.
B: Up to a $20,000 fine to the government, Compensation to the victim for damaged/stolen goods and levels
Misdemeanors:
# Up to a $10,000 fine to the government, Compensation to the victim for damaged/stolen goods and levels.
# Up to a $1,000 fine to the government, Compensation to the victim for damaged/stolen goods and levels.
Category:Law
Category:Viodoxa
Category:Traveler's Era