Archive:Punishment Standardization Act

**THE UNIVERSAL TRIUMVIRATE PUNISHMENT STANDARDIZATION ACT**
**6.9.13 | 6.9.13**
Major Executive Nathan Maine

**A Law** to standardize criminal punishments and classification of criminal actions.

**Section 1: General Application**

Legislation including criminal offenses shall refer to them by their level of punishment as displayed in this law. It is the duty of the court where the offenses are being tried, or the duty of the Department of Justice in the event of a legal bargain, to determine the exact amounts based on the nature of the offense should the offender(s) be found guilty.
**Section 2: Type of Punishment**

Five different types of punishment for criminal offenses are utilized by the Triumvirate:
1. Fines: The payment by the offender to the government to compensate for their wrongdoing.
2. Public Service: Offenders must work on projects for the government for a segment of time. Projects such as image design, infrastructure building, or compiling.
3. Recruiting: Offenders must recruit new citizens to the Triumvirate.
4. Banishment: Offenders are either prevented from attaining Triumvirate citizenship or their citizenship is revoked.
5. Service Denial: Offenders have certain government services (such as certification, economic aide, etc.) denied to them.

**Section 3: Infractions**

Infractions shall include extremely minor crimes which constitute no criminal record whatsoever. All infractions shall have a punishment of a fine up to ∇25. Public service, recruiting, banishment, and service denial may never be used as punishment for infractions.
Class I Infraction: Punishable by up to ∇25
Class II Infraction: Punishable by up to ∇10
**Section 4: Misdemeanors**

Misdemeanors shall include minor to moderate crimes which all constitute a criminal record to be displayed on the résumé of the offender. Misdemeanors include any crime which the punishment shall be a fine greater than ∇25 and up to ∇200, and/or public service of up to three hours, and/or recruitment of up to two individuals. Banishment and service denial may never be used as punishment for misdemeanors.
Class I Misdemeanor: Punishable by up to ∇200, up to three hours of public service, and recruitment of up to two individuals.
Class II Misdemeanor: Punishable by up to ∇150, up to two hours of public service, and recruitment of up to one individual.
Class III Misdemeanor: Punishable by up to ∇100 and up to one hour of public service.
**Section 5: Felonies**

Felonies shall include moderate to major crimes which all constitute a criminal record to be displayed on the résumé of the offender. Felonies include any crime which the punishment shall be a fine greater than ∇200, banishment, service denial, or public service of greater than three hours, and/or recruitment of greater than two individuals.
Class I Felony: Punishable by any fine greater than ∇2,000, recruitment of greater than six individuals, public service greater than ten hours, major service denial, and/or banishment.
Class II Felony: Punishable by up to ∇2,000, recruitment of up to six individuals, public service of up to ten hours, major service denial, and/or banishment.
Class III Felony: Punishable by up to ∇1,500, recruitment of up to four individuals, public service of up to six hours, moderate service denial, and/or banishment.
Class IV Felony: Punishable by up to ∇800, recruitment of up to three individuals, public service of up to four hours, and/or moderate service denial.
Class V Felony: Punishable by up to ∇400, recruitment of up to two individuals, public service of up to three hours, and/or minor service denial.
**Section 6: Significant Criminal Record**

As is used in many laws and the Constitution, any of these shall constitute a significant criminal record:
A) Class I, II, and III felonies shall all constitute a permanent state of a significant criminal record.
B) Class IV and V felonies shall constitute a temporary status of significant criminal record, but should exemplary activity and actions be displayed with no other criminal offenses that are of misdemeanor level or greater, after eight months from the offense it shall no longer be construed as a significant criminal record.
C) Possessing a felony of any level and a misdemeanor of any level shall constitute a permanent state of a significant criminal record.
D) Possessing at least four misdemeanors shall constitute a permanent state of a significant criminal record.
**Section 7: Absolute Review by the Major Executive**

To allow this law to come into full effect, the government of the Triumvirate, in passing this, allows the Major Executive to amend all Triumvirate legislation as they see fit to alter solely the provisions describing punishment for legal actions. They may amend legislation as they deem most appropriate to comprehend to conversion to this law provided that at least one other Executive whom the Executive Branch appoints after the passage of this law agrees to the alteration.