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Prosecution of Offences (Extraordinary Prosecutions) Bill wrote:
Section 1: Enabling Amendment to the State Code
1. In the Stade Code of Osiris, after Subsection 2.8, a new subsection is inserted that reads:2. Subsection 2.9 of the State Code of Osiris is renumbered as Subsection 2.10, but will otherwise be unchanged.9. The Deshret will have the power to provide for the selection of an extraordinary prosecutor for offences allegedly committed by the Pharaoh.
Section 2: Amendments to the Criminal Codex
1. In the Criminal Codex of Osiris Act, the following amendments are made:
(a) Subsection 6.1 shall read:(b) Subsection 8.1 shall read:1. The designated prosecutor will detail recommended sentences when prosecuting criminal offenses before the Pschent, according to the procedure established by the Pschent.(c) Subsection 8.2 shall read:1. In order to be valid, a charge of a high crime must be brought before the Pschent by the designated prosecutor within twelve months of the date the alleged offense occurred.(d) Subsection 8.3 shall read:2. In order to be valid, a charge of a felony crime must be brought before the Pschent by the designated prosecutor within six months of the date the alleged offense occurred.(e) After Clause 5.1(d), a new clause is inserted that reads:3. In order to be valid, a charge of a misdemeanor crime must be brought before the Pschent by the designated prosecutor within three months of the date the alleged offense occurred.Section 3: Enactment provisions(e) "Designated Prosecutor" is defined generally as the Pharaoh or any person to whom the Pharaoh delegates the responsibility to. In instances where the Pharaoh is being tried, or would be tried were the charge accepted by the Pschent, "Designated Prosecutor" is defined as the Keeper of the Deshret or any person to whom the Keeper of the Deshret delegates the responsibility to, provided such person is not the Pharaoh, the Vizier or any Scribe of the Hedjet. A designated prosecutor shall remain the designated prosecutor for any trial that commenced as a result of charges they brought before the Pschent, unless they resign or are dismissed by the authority that designated them.
1. No provision of this Act shall take effect unless all provisions of this Act take effect.
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Changes to the State Code wrote:Section 3: Deshret of Osiris
1. The Deshret will be the legislative council of Osiris, open to all citizens of the Osiris Fraternal Order who are approved for membership by the Deshret.
(a) The Pharaoh or Acting Pharaoh will be a non-voting member of the Deshret for the duration of their term as Pharaoh or Acting Pharaoh but may vote in elections.
(b) The Keeper will accept or reject applications for membership in the Deshret within seven days of their filing. Any Councilor may move for a full Deshret vote on any membership application accepted or rejected by the Keeper within seven days of acceptance or rejection of the application.
(c) Applications for Deshret membership will be on hold and will not be accepted or rejected during any election, from the time submission of candidacies begins until final results are officially declared.
(d) The Deshret will have the power to establish standards for maintaining membership in the Deshret by law.
2. The Keeper of the Deshret will preside over the Deshret according to its procedural rules. The Pharaoh and Vizier will not serve as Keeper of the Deshret for the duration of their term as Pharaoh and Vizier.
3. The Deshret will have the power to make and revise its own procedural rules.
4. The Deshret will have the power to pass any law that it determines is necessary and proper for the general welfare of the People of Osiris.
5. The Deshret will have the power to ratify treaties negotiated by the Pharaoh with other regions, organizations, and groups.
6. The Deshret will have the power to override the Pharaoh's veto by a two-thirds majority vote.
7. The Deshret will have the power to remove the Pharaoh from office by a three-quarters majority vote. The Deshret will have the power to remove any other government official from office by a two-thirds majority vote.
8. The Deshret will have the power to establish an additional Pharaonic line of succession beyond the Vizier from among Guardians of the Atef.
9. The Deshret will have the power to provide for the selection of an extraordinary prosecutor for offences allegedly committed by the Pharaoh.
910. Unless otherwise noted by this Code, all decisions by the Deshret will be made by simple majority vote.
(a) The result of a vote will be determined by only taking into account members voting, and discounting any "present" votes cast in the vote.
Changes to the Criminal Codex wrote: Section 5: Definitions
1. For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions will apply:
(a) "Off-site property" is defined as any forum or website that exists separately from the NationStates website.
(b) "Phishing" is defined as any attempt to gain administrative or moderation power over off-site property or passwords to off-site property accounts by deception.
(c) "Crashing" is defined as any attempt to cause off-site property to permanently go out of service or lose information, including but not necessarily limited to improper deletion of posts, deletion of a forum or website, and deliberate posting of content of such a nature that it could cause a forum or website host to delete the forum or website.
(d) "Spamming" is defined as any attempt to waste or exceed server capacity or to cause off-site property to become temporarily inaccessible, including but not necessarily limited to excessive page access, excessive account creation, excessive posting, and denial of service attacks.
(e) "Designated Prosecutor" is defined generally as the Pharaoh or any person to whom the Pharaoh delegates the responsibility to. In instances where the Pharaoh is being tried, or would be tried were the charge accepted by the Pschent, "Designated Prosecutor" is defined as the Keeper of the Deshret or any person to whom the Keeper of the Deshret delegates the responsibility to, provided such person is not the Pharaoh, the Vizier or any Scribe of the Hedjet.A designated prosecutor shall remain the designated prosecutor for any trial that commenced as a result of charges they brought before the Pschent, unless they resign or are dismissed by the authority that designated them.
Section 6: Sentencing
1. The Scribe of Justice or their deputydesignated prosecutor will detail recommended sentences when prosecuting criminal offenses before the Pschent, according to the procedure established by the Pschent.
2. Sentences will include formal censures or warnings, suspension of rights in accordance with the State Code of Osiris, forum bans, in-game ejections, in-game bans, revocation of citizenship, and prohibition of future citizenship.
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Section 8: Statute of Limitations
1. In order to be valid, a charge of a high crime must be brought before the Pschent by the Scribe of Justice or their deputydesignated prosecutor within twelve months of the date the alleged offense occurred.
2. In order to be valid, a charge of a felony crime must be brought before the Pschent by the Scribe of Justice or their deputydesignated prosecutor within six months of the date the alleged offense occurred.
3. In order to be valid, a charge of a misdemeanor crime must be brought before the Pschent by the Scribe of Justice or their deputydesignated prosecutor within three months of the date the alleged offense occurred.
