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REGIONAL CODE OF THE FEDERATION
The Versutian Federation endeavors to present all its laws in an organized, orderly format. This Legal Code will be divided into several Chapters which will be further divided into Sections, but all clauses will be numbered and remain consecutive throughout the chapter. These numbers may be renumbered as needed to maintain this consecutive order, and the Speaker will be responsible for maintaining this Code.
1. Any nation which resides within The Versutian Federation shall be considered a Resident.
Section 1.1: Citizenship
2. All residents of The Versutian Federation may apply for citizenship in the region using their forum account, by stating their nation in The Versutian Federation and requesting to be made a citizen.
3. The Minister of Immigration will be responsible for verifying the residency of all applicants during the citizenship request process and monitoring the residency of existing citizens, and may request the assistance of the other Regional Officers in executing this duty.
4. Forum Administration will be responsible for verifying the unique identity of all applicants' forum accounts so that no individual has more than one forum account, is evading a ban or judicial punishment, or is utilizing a proxy.
5. Requests for citizenship will be invalid if at any time prior to being made a citizen the applicant's nation no longer resides in The Versutian Federation, Forum Administration cannot verify their unique identity, their citizenship was previously revoked by the Court and the revocation has not yet expired, or they are part of a region at war with The Versutian Federation.
6. If an applicant's request is not deemed invalid for any of the preceding reasons, and the applicant has been a continuous resident of The Versutian Federation for at least one week since arriving or returning to the region, the Minister of Immigration will promptly approve the request.
7. The Minister of Immigration will promptly inform Parliament whenever an applicant's request is approved or rejected and initiate all procedures needed to update that applicant's status and roles in the region.
8. Any citizen who leaves the region for longer than one day; ceases to exist for longer than one day; or is so ordered by the Court will have their status as a citizen revoked.
9. The Minister of Immigration will promptly inform Parliament whenever an individual's citizenship lapses and initiate all procedures needed to update that individual's status and roles in the region.
10. In the event an individual's lack of residency would have triggered revocation of citizenship but the Minister of Immigration did not inform Parliament before residency was re-established, that individual's citizenship will be considered to have remained in effect without lapse.
Section 1.2: Proposals
11. Any citizen may propose legislation in the Parliament.
12. The Speaker may schedule for a vote any proposal before Parliament as permitted by law.
13. Any vote scheduled by the Speaker must be cancelled if a number of citizens equal to or greater than the number of citizens required to achieve quorum object to the Speaker’s decision.
14. Any proposal may be scheduled for an immediate vote if a number of citizens equal to or greater than the number of citizens required to achieve quorum, including the citizen who introduced the proposal, motion for it.
15. A vote on a proposal is automatically scheduled as soon as permitted by law in the event a sufficient number of citizens motion for an immediate vote.
Section 1.3: Voting
16. All normal legislative votes will last a minimum of five and a maximum of ten days, unless otherwise required by law.
17. The Speaker will determine the duration of a vote as permitted by law at the time the vote is scheduled.
18. The Speaker may declare a rushed vote lasting a duration less than the normal minimum, but at least one day, provided they give cause when the vote is scheduled, and the vote does not require a two-thirds majority to pass.
19. Quorum is one-third of the number of citizens who have voted in the last election.
20. If at the conclusion of a vote quorum has not been achieved, then the Speaker may extend the duration of the vote to the maximum permitted by law.
Section 1.4: Deputies
21. The Speaker may appoint a citizen to be Deputy Speaker, or dismiss an existing Deputy Speaker, at their discretion, provided the citizen is not a constitutionally-mandated elected official.
22. The Speaker may delegate any of their powers and duties to the Deputy Speaker, unless otherwise specified by law, but is still responsible for all powers and duties assigned to them.
23. When performing the duties of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker is bound by the same provisions of law related to the Speaker’s powers and duties.
Section 1.5: Vacancy
24. When there is a vacancy or absence in the office of the Speaker all powers and duties of the Speaker are assumed by the Deputy Speaker for the duration of the vacancy or absence.
25. If a vacancy or absence exists in both the office of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, Parliament will appoint an Acting Speaker, who will assume the powers and duties of the office so long as both positions remain vacant or absent.
Chapter 2: Executive Government
1. Any law regulating the Executive government officials must be listed in this Chapter.
Section 2.1: Definitions
2. Executive Officers are the Delegate, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Domestic Affairs, and the Minister of Immigration.
3. Executive government officials are the Executive Officers and any citizens appointed to assist them in their duties.
4. Regional Officers are government officials appointed in-game to manage the region.
5. The Interim Delegate is the nation occupying the office of Delegate in-game, but not the elected Delegate.
Section 2.2: In-Game Powers
6. Regional Officers may only be appointed and granted in-game powers in accordance with this section.
7. The Delegate or Guardian will appoint the Executive Officers, the Speaker, and the Chief Justice as Regional Officers in the region.
8. The Delegate or Guardian will assign the following regional powers:
8.1. Delegate: all regional powers
8.2. Minister of Foreign Affairs: Communications, Embassies, Polls
8.3. Minister of Domestic Affairs: Appearance, Border Control, Communications, Polls
8.4. Minister of Immigration: Communications, Polls
8.5. Speaker: Appearance, Communications, Polls
8.6. Chief Justice: Appearance, Communications, Polls
9. The Minister of Foreign Affairs must inform Parliament twenty-four hours prior to the establishment or closure of any embassy.
10. Regional Officers with Border Control powers may eject or ban nations from The Versutian Federation if those nations spam or recruit for other regions.
11. Regional Officers with Border Control powers will eject or ban nations from The Versutian Federation if the Court has issued a warrant permitting an ejection or ban, or has so ordered an ejection or ban.
12. Regional Officers with Border Control powers must formally report any ejection or ban to Parliament.
13. The Minister of Domestic Affairs is responsible for the regulation of the Regional Message Board and offsite properties and may request the assistance of the other Regional Officers in executing this duty.
14. Any regulation of the Regional Message Board and offsite properties must not curtail the freedom of speech in relation to regional politics or regional affairs, but must be concerned with conduct.
15. Any actions taken by Executive Officers are subject to both judicial review and to oversight and review by Parliament through a vote to that effect.
Section 2.3: Deputies
16. Executive Officers except the Delegate may appoint a citizen to be Deputy Minister or dismiss an existing Deputy Minister, at their discretion, provided the citizen is not a constitutionally-mandated elected official.
17. Executive Officers except the Delegate may delegate any of their powers and duties to the Deputy Minister, unless otherwise specified by law, but are still responsible for all powers and duties assigned to them.
18. When performing the duties of the Executive Officer, the Deputy Minister is bound by the same provisions of law related to the Executive Officer’s powers and duties.
Section 2.4: Vacancy
19. When there is a vacancy or absence in the office of an Executive Officer, except the Delegate, all powers and duties of the Executive Officer are assumed by the Deputy Minister for the duration of the vacancy or absence.
20. If a vacancy or absence exists in both the office of the Executive Officer, except the Delegate, and the Deputy Minister, Parliament will appoint an Acting Minister, who will assume the powers and duties of the office so long as both positions remain vacant or absent.
Chapter 3: Court Procedure
1. Any law regulating the Court must be listed in this chapter.
Section 3.1: Temporary Justices and Prosecutors
2. A conflict of interest occurs when an official tasked with hearing or prosecuting a case has a vested interest in its outcome, or cannot decide or prosecute the case in a fair or unbiased way.
3. Any officials tasked with hearing or prosecuting a case who have a conflict of interest must recuse themselves from the case.
4. A Temporary Justice is a citizen who does not have a conflict of interest who is appointed by the Delegate and Speaker to preside over a case where all other officials tasked with hearing a case cannot.
5. A Temporary Prosecutor is a citizen who does not have a conflict of interest and is appointed by the Delegate and Speaker to prosecute a case where the Minister of Domestic Affairs cannot.
6. The Delegate and Speaker must appoint a Temporary Prosecutor if at the time a case is started the Minister of Domestic Affairs is conflicted out or is otherwise unable to perform their duties.
7. If the Minister of Domestic Affairs, a Temporary Prosecutor, or a Temporary Justice is unable to perform their duties for any reason other than conflict of interest during the case, they may request the designation of a Temporary Prosecutor or Justice. Once such designation is made, the official being replaced may not continue to be involved in the case.
8. If the Delegate or the Speaker is conflicted out or unable to designate a Temporary Prosecutor, the official who is available or not conflicted out will serve as the Temporary Prosecutor.
9. If both the Delegate and the Speaker are conflicted out or unable to designate a Temporary Prosecutor, the remaining ministers will make the designation. If all ministers are conflicted out or unable to designate a Temporary Prosecutor, Parliament will make a designation.
Section 3.2: Criminal Trial Procedure
10. The Chief Justice will establish a standard procedure for all criminal trials, in accordance with law.
11. All criminal charges will be filed by the Minister of Domestic Affairs or Temporary Prosecutor in the form of a public indictment.
12. The Chief Justice or other official tasked with hearing the case must promptly create a trial thread in the Forum when the indictment is accepted.
13. The Defendant must be provided adequate notice and time to respond to summons by the Court, which must be transmitted promptly and with every effort to guarantee the Defendant is aware of them.
14. The Chief Justice or other official tasked with hearing the case will coordinate an appropriate and reasonable time table for the trial. This time table may be altered during the trial as needed to ensure the trial remains fair.
15. The Defendant may select a citizen or themself to represent them in the trial, and enter a plea. If neither of these things is done in the time agreed upon by the parties, the Court will enter a plea of not guilty and appoint counsel for the Defendant.
16. The Defendant may replace their counsel at any time, including by choosing to represent themself.
17. Evidence will be presented by both the prosecution and defense in the time agreed upon by both parties, and both sides of the case will be provided an opportunity to object and file motions with the Court.
18. After all evidence is submitted and pending motions and objections finished, the prosecution and defense will argue their respective cases in the time agreed upon by both parties, and be afforded an opportunity to respond to the arguments made by opposing counsel.
19. When all arguments have been made and all pending motions finished, the Court will determine a verdict. If a guilty verdict is rendered, the prosecution and defense will have a chance to recommend sentencing.
20. The Defendant and any official who must carry out the sentence must be notified of the verdict by the Chief Justice or other official tasked with hearing the case.
21. The prosecution or defense may appeal the verdict as provided by law.
22. The prosecution or defense may request the recusal of the Chief Justice or official tasked with hearing the case at any time. The Guardian will review the recusal request and may order the recusal, unless they are the official hearing the case or unable to review the request.
23. If the Guardian is unable to review the request for recusal or is the official tasked with hearing the case, the Delegate and Speaker will review the request and may order the recusal.
24. If a Temporary Justice tasked with hearing the case is ordered to recuse themself, a new Temporary Justice will be appointed to replace them, unless the Chief Justice or Guardian were not previously conflicted out or recused themselves from the case, in which case the Chief Justice or the Guardian, in that order, should take over the case.
Section 3.3: Warrant Execution
25. Regional Officers with Border Control powers may petition the Court to issue a warrant for ejecting or banning a nation in the region prior to or during a trial.
26. Warrants issued by the Court must stipulate the alleged violation of law, the circumstances surrounding the violation, and the action the Regional Officer wishes to take in response to the alleged violation.
27. Regional Officers with Border Control powers may execute the warrant immediately after it is requested in the event the offense is a time sensitive matter or the Regional Officer would otherwise be unable to execute the warrant once issued.
28. Any executed warrant may also be executed against any recognized or suspected puppet of the original nation.
29. Any bans executed by warrant must be reversed if the Court so orders or the nation is found to be not guilty.
Section 3.4: Civil Trial Procedure
30. The Chief Justice will establish a standard procedure for all civil trials, in accordance with law.
31. Citizens may file a complaint with the Court for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief, provided they have standing in the case.
32. The Chief Justice or other official tasked with hearing the case must promptly create a trial thread in the Forum when the petition is accepted.
33. The Defendant must be provided adequate notice and time to respond to summons by the Court, which must be transmitted promptly and with every effort to guarantee the Defendant is aware of them.
34. The Chief Justice or other official tasked with hearing the case will coordinate an appropriate and reasonable time table for the trial. This time table may be altered during the trial as needed to ensure the trial remains fair.
35. Both parties may select a citizen or themselves to represent them in the trial. If this is not done in the time agreed upon by the parties, the Court will appoint counsel.
36. Both parties may replace their counsel at any time, including by choosing to represent themselves.
37. Evidence will be presented by each side in the time agreed upon by both parties, and each side of the case will be provided an opportunity to object and file motions with the Court.
38. After all evidence is submitted and pending motions and objections finished, each side will argue their respective cases in the time agreed upon by both parties, and be afforded an opportunity to respond to the arguments made by opposing counsel.
39. When all arguments have been made and all pending motions finished, the Court will determine a remedy.
40. In the case of declaratory judgment, each side will have a chance to recommend remedy.
41. The Defendant and any official who must carry out the sentence must be notified of the judgment by the Chief Justice or other official tasked with hearing the case.
42. In the case of injunctive relief, any activity related to the action(s) must cease immediately or as soon as practicable.
43. Each side may appeal the remedy as provided by law.
44. Each side may request the recusal of the Chief Justice or official tasked with hearing the case at any time. The Guardian will review the recusal request and may order the recusal, unless they are the official hearing the case or unable to review the request.
45. If the Guardian is unable to review the request for recusal or is the official tasked with hearing the case, the Delegate and Speaker will review the request and may order the recusal.
46. If a Temporary Justice tasked with hearing the case is ordered to recuse themself, a new Temporary Justice will be appointed to replace them, unless the Chief Justice or Guardian were not previously conflicted out or recused themselves from the case, in which case the Chief Justice or the Guardian, in that order, should take over the case.
Section 3.5: Judicial Review
47. Any citizen may request that the Court review an existing government policy or law or issue an advisory opinion on a potential government policy or law.
48. The Chief Justice may agree or decline to review the government policy or law or issue an advisory opinion when requested.
49. If the Chief Justice agrees to review a government policy or law or issue an advisory opinion, citizens may submit briefs advocating for a decision or offering information to assist in the review for at least five days after the Chief Justice confirms the review will take place. The Chief Justice may extend the brief submission period at their discretion.
Section 3.6: Appeals
50. Appeals to Court verdicts or the conclusions of reviews of government policies or laws may be made in the event substantial new evidence becomes available that was not previously considered by the Court, a law upon which the decision was based changes retrospectively, a procedural error significantly affecting the outcome of the case was made, or it can be determined that the official tasked with hearing the case had a conflict of interest.
51. If the Chief Justice heard the case or reviewed a government policy or law, the Guardian will hear the appeal, unless they have a conflict of interest or are unable to hear the appeal. In that case, a Temporary Justice will hear the appeal.
52. If the Guardian heard the case or reviewed a government policy or law, and the Chief Justice was conflicted out, a Temporary Justice will hear the appeal. If the Chief Justice was not previously conflicted out or recused themself from the case, they will hear the appeal.
53. If a Temporary Justice heard the case or reviewed a government policy or law, and the Chief Justice and Guardian were conflicted out, another Temporary Justice will be appointed to hear the case. If the Chief Justice or Guardian were not previously conflicted out or recused themselves from the case, the Chief Justice or the Guardian, in that order, will hear the appeal.
54. The appeal, once heard and a verdict rendered, is final.
Section 3.7: Vacancy
55. When there is a vacancy or absence in the office of the Chief Justice, the Guardian will carry out the duties of the office for the duration of the vacancy or absence.
Chapter 4: Electoral Procedure
1. Any law regulating elections must be listed in this chapter.
Section 4.1: Definitions
2. An election is the period of time beginning when candidates declare their candidacy until the final results of voting are announced.
3. Candidates are any citizens who declare they intend to run for government office in the region during an election period.
4. Abstentions are votes not cast for or against a specific candidate and may not be counted for purposes of determining the result of an election, but may be counted for purposes of quorum or other purposes.
5. Vacancies are periods where elected offices have no occupants due to resignation, removal from office, or abandonment. An elected official abandons an office when they fail to access the forum, their NationStates account, or post on the region’s Discord server for greater than two weeks. Vacancies may be temporarily filled until an election can be held as provided by the Constitution, Parliament, or rules adopted by the appropriate government body.
6. Absences are periods where elected offices have occupants prevented by law or other circumstances from carrying out their duties. Absences may be temporarily filled until an election can be held as provided by the Constitution, Parliament, or rules adopted by the appropriate government body.
Section 4.2: Electoral Procedure
7. Any nation who wishes to run for office must announce their candidacy when the election period begins.
8. Any nation ineligible to hold office may not have their candidacy recognized and cannot be placed on the ballot.
9. The Speaker will announce the start of an election five days prior to the start of voting.
10. Citizens may declare their candidacy from the start of the election until 12 hours before the start of voting, and may withdraw their candidacy and be removed from the ballot any time before voting begins.
11. In the event no citizen declares candidacy by the time voting starts, the Speaker will suspend the election process and restart from the beginning, announcing the start of an election five days prior to the start of voting.
12. Elections for Delegate and Speaker shall take place in April, August, and December.
13. Elections for Chief Justice shall take place in April and October.
14. Elections for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Domestic Affairs, and Minister of Immigration shall take place in February, April, June, August, October, and December.
15. The Speaker will open and close the polls for all elections except for their own, which will be opened and closed by the Delegate.
16. Votes that are cast must be private. Votes may be changed at any time until the close of voting.
17. Offices must be won with a majority of the vote. If at the end of voting a majority has not been achieved for an office, a runoff vote will be held one day after the end of voting.
18. Candidates will be included on the runoff ballot in descending order of votes received in the previous election until a majority of votes cast in the previous election is achieved. Any candidates with the same number of votes will be added simultaneously.
19. Abstentions may not be counted for the purposes of determining a majority for any election or the candidacy process for runoff votes.
20. If a candidate becomes invalid during voting, that round of voting must be restarted with all invalid candidates removed.
21. In the event an office becomes vacant, a special election following the same procedure as regular elections will be held for the position, unless the election would not conclude at least two weeks before the next regularly scheduled election.
Chapter 5: Regional Security
1. Any law regulating regional security must be listed in this chapter.
Section 5.1: Delegate Endorsements
2. The Delegate is responsible for maintaining the most endorsements of any nation in the region, and must take immediate action if they no longer have the most endorsements in the region until they have the most endorsements.
3. Nations may not have more endorsements than half the current number of endorsements held by the Delegate, unless the nation is the duly elected Delegate.
4. The maximum number of allowed endorsements for all non-Delegate nations must be clearly visible on the region’s page and must be updated as often as practicable.
5. Nations who obtain more endorsements than the maximum allowed by law must be warned by the Delegate, Guardian, or Minister of Domestic Affairs to bring their endorsements into compliance. After three such warnings, sent two days apart from each other, regional Officers with Border Control powers or the Guardian may eject or ban the offending nation.
6. Regional Officers with Border Control powers or the Guardian may immediately eject or ban nations who obtain more endorsements than the Delegate unless the nation with more endorsements is the duly elected Delegate.
7. Nations banned for ignoring repeated warnings or for having more endorsements than the Delegate must remain banned until at least one update cycle has occurred in the region.
Section 5.2: Delegate Succession
8. Upon the election of a new Delegate, the previous Delegate shall be designated Interim Delegate until the new Delegate receives sufficient endorsements to assume the in-game powers of Delegate.
9. In the event the Delegate ceases to exist, leaves the region, or resigns from the World Assembly, their office will be considered vacant.
10. In the event the office of Delegate becomes vacant, Parliament must designate an Interim Delegate to assume the powers of Delegate until the election of a new Delegate can be completed.
11. The Interim Delegate will assign the regional powers on the Delegate’s behalf when instructed, and may only use those regional powers as directed by the Delegate or Parliament in the absence of an elected Delegate.
12. Regional Officers with Border Control powers or the Guardian may eject or ban nations who have more endorsements than the designated Interim Delegate if those nations take no action to lower their endorsements. This stricter standard may be applied until a new maximum number of allowed endorsements is able to be posted or a special election for Delegate is completed, whichever occurs first.
13. Nations banned for ignoring repeated warnings or for having more endorsements than the Interim Delegate must remain banned until at least one update cycle has occurred in the region.
14. In the event the Delegate resigns their office but maintains membership in the World Assembly, they shall be designated Interim Delegate until a special election for Delegate is completed.
Section 5.3: States of Emergency
15. Parliament may, by a rushed majority vote, declare or end a State of Emergency.
16. During States of Emergency, all votes will be rushed votes as provided by law.
Section 5.3.1: Invasion
17. An invasion by another region or organization shall be considered a State of Emergency and will not require a vote of Parliament to initiate or resolve.
18. During an invasion, the Guardian may disable Executive powers from the office of the Delegate. Regional Officers with Border Control powers or the Guardian may immediately eject or ban the invading nations and any verified co-conspirators among the citizens of the region.
19. In the event the Delegate is replaced as a result of an invasion or usurpation by a nation in The Versutian Federation, the Guardian must ban the illegal occupant.
Section 5.3.2: Zombie Outbreak
20. The outbreak of a zombie virus shall be considered a State of Emergency and will not require a vote of Parliament to initiate or resolve.
21. Parliament must inform all nations in the region of the effects of the various zombie response options available to those nations during an outbreak; encourage all nations to research a cure; and clearly communicate to the international community that the region is a safe haven for refugee nations.
22. Nations embracing zombie hordes or utilizing tactical elimination squads without the authorization of government officials may be ejected or banned by Regional Officers with Border Control or the Guardian if they continue to utilize one of those options after being warned against it by a government official.
23. Nations banned for the use of non-approved zombie responses must be unbanned when the zombie outbreak is over.
24. Parliament may authorize temporary Border Control powers for additional Regional Officers not already assigned those powers for the duration of the emergency.
25. The Versutian Federation borders may be closed as deemed appropriate or necessary by Parliament or the Regional Officers, but the region shall serve as asylum to refugee nations so long as they do not embrace the zombie hordes or use tactical elimination squads without the authorization of government officials.
Section 5.3.3: Forum Outage
26. The prolonged shutdown or inaccessibility of the region’s Forum shall be considered a State of Emergency and will not require a vote of Parliament to initiate or resolve.
27. All actions or procedures necessitating the use of the Forum to complete as required by law may be handled by alternative means where applicable and practicable for the duration of the State of Emergency.
28. Government officials must keep the region informed of the status of the Forum and all necessary alternatives to the Forum of which that they will need to make use, and may take any reasonable actions deemed necessary to facilitate the region’s community and continuity of government, in compliance with the Constitution, until Forum access is restored.
Section 5.3.4: Region Migration
29. The forced migration of the community of The Versutian Federation to a new region shall be considered a State of Emergency and will not require a vote of Parliament to initiate or resolve.
30. Government officials may take any reasonable actions deemed necessary to facilitate the region’s community and continuity of government, in compliance with the Constitution, until the community is established in its new region.
Section 5.4: Historical and Successor Regions
31. The account Ghost of Versutian Past will be controlled by the Guardian and access to that account will be given to any successor Guardians along with access to the region’s Founder account.
32. In the event the community of The Versutian Federation must migrate to a new region, that region must have a general Founder account which will be controlled by the Guardian.
Chapter 6: Criminal Code
1. No nations will be charged with any crime that is not listed in this chapter.
Section 6.1: Conspiracy
2. Conspiracy is intending or plotting to commit the crimes listed in this chapter, or aiding and abetting the efforts of others to commit these crimes.
Section 6.2: DoSing
3. DoSing is the intentional flooding of the Regional Message Board or offsite properties, and posting or querying for the sake of overtaxing offsite properties and causing them to become unstable.
Section 6.3: Fraud
4. Fraud is the intentional misrepresentation of one’s identity, the impersonation of another, the use of a puppet to create a second citizen nation, the use of false pretenses to manipulate or harm others, and the manipulation of the electoral process to change the results of the election or to deceive the candidates or citizens.
Section 6.4: Griefing
5. Griefing is the deliberate antagonizing, harassing, or bullying of other citizens, including collecting, posting, or otherwise utilizing their personal information without their permission.
Section 6.5: Malfeasance
6. Malfeasance is taking actions outside the mandate of an elected office or appointment by a government official, or taking action while in office solely in pursuit of personal gain or advantage.
Section 6.6: Espionage
7. Espionage is gathering or transmitting to others, especially enemies of The Versutian Federation, information about The Versutian Federation, its allies, or any other group designated by Parliament, that is not public and is not authorized to be gathered or transmitted to others.
Section 6.7: Treason
8. Treason is directly taking action to destroy or undermine The Versutian Federation or its government, helping or supporting others taking such actions, being a part of any region or group taking such action against The Versutian Federation, or being part of a region at war with The Versutian Federation.
Section 6.8: Operational Authorization
9. Parliament may authorize military or intelligence operations in the pursuit of protecting The Versutian Federation, or as part of war with other regions or groups, that may involve the use of actions proscribed in this chapter.
Chapter 7: Penal Code
1. Any law regulating specific punishments for violations of the Criminal Code must be listed in this chapter.
2. Nations convicted of Conspiracy shall receive punishment reduced from the punishment for the crime they conspired to commit.
3. Nations convicted of DoSing shall have their posting privileges revoked or restricted, length to be determined by the court.
4. Nations convicted of Fraud shall have their posting privileges revoked or restricted, or be removed from office, or be banned from the region or offsite properties, as appropriate, length to be determined by the Court.
5. Nations convicted of Griefing shall have their posting privileges revoked or restricted, or be banned from the region or offsite properties, as appropriate, length to be determined by the Court.
6. Nations convicted of Malfeasance shall be removed from office and restricted from holding office in the future, length to be determined by the Court.
7. Nations convicted of Espionage shall have their posting privileges revoked or restricted or be banned from the region or offsite properties, as appropriate, length to be determined by the Court.
8. Nations convicted of Treason shall have their citizenship revoked and be banned from the region, length to be determined by the Court.
9. Nations who are convicted of a specific crime multiple times shall have their punishment enhanced appropriate with the extent of their repeating of the offense.
10. All punishments must be reasonable and in proportion to the crime committed.
Chapter 8: Offsite Resources
1. Any law regulating offsite resources must be listed in this chapter.
Section 8.1: Forum
2. The Regional Forum will be located at versutian.freeforums.net/
3. Regional Officers will have appropriate parallel roles and permissions on the Regional Forum.
4. The Guardian(s) shall retain primary administrator rights on the Regional Forum.
5. Forum Administration will establish a standard procedure for administration of the Regional Forum, in accordance with law.
6. The Criminal Code applies to the Regional Forum as it would in the region.
Section 8.2: Discord
7. The Regional Discord server will be located at discord.gg/ARAwk6a
8. Regional Officers will have appropriate parallel roles and permissions on the regional Discord server.
9. Regional Officers with Border Control powers may use those powers in the Regional Discord server as they would in the region.
10. Discord server Administration will establish a standard procedure for administration of the Regional Discord server, in accordance with law.
11. In the event that the Discord server owner ceases to maintain residency in the region for longer than 48 hours, is convicted of a crime by the Court of Justice, declares to Parliament their intention to cease ownership of the server, or is otherwise unable to carry out the duties of server ownership, Parliament may approve a Discord Administrator as Discord server owner, upon the proposal of a bill to that effect, and with two-thirds of votes in favor.
12. If no Discord Administrators are able or willing to be selected for Discord server owner, or if Parliament declines to choose one of them, Parliament may request that Discord Administration select a Citizen to serve as Discord server owner. The selected Citizen may then be approved as Discord server owner, upon the proposal of a bill to that effect, and with two-thirds of votes in favor.
11. The Criminal Code applies to the Regional Discord server as it would in the region.
Chapter 9: Cultural Declarations
1. Any law regulating the region’s history and culture must be listed in this chapter.
Section 9.1: Flag
2. The following shall be adopted as the official flag of The Versutian Federation: i.imgur.com/O1sbqVN.png
Section 9.3: Regional Holidays
3. March 17 shall be known as Migration Day, and will commemorate the day the community of Versutian Federation established the region of The Versutian Federation to escape its founderless status.
4. March 24 shall be known as Versutian Day, and will commemorate the date the region of Versutian Federation was founded.
5. May 22 shall be known as Restoration Day, and will commemorate the return of the region’s original constitution and the deposing of Valloria.
Section 9.4: Regional Commendations
6. Parliament may recognize citizens or former citizens of The Versutian Federation for excellence through commendations.
7. All commendations will be made in the form of awards, which must be listed in this chapter.
8. Government officials may not award themselves.
9. Parliament may revoke any previously granted award through a majority vote.
Section 9.4.1: Speaker Awards
10. The Speaker will determine the recipients of the Parliamentary Award for Legislative Excellence (PALE), which will be awarded to recognize exceptional work in Parliament through the creation of beneficial legislation.
Section 9.4.2: Delegate Awards
11. The Delegate will determine the recipients of The Black Hat Guy Honor for World Assembly Involvement (TBHGHWAI), which will be awarded to recognize exceptional representation in the World Assembly.
Section 9.4.3: Ministry Awards
12. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will determine the recipients of the Honor Abroad Award (HAA), which will be awarded to recognize exceptional diplomatic skill in service to the region abroad.
13. The Minister of Domestic Affairs will determine the recipients of the Medal of Freedom (MoF), which will be awarded to recognize active demonstration of military skills while defending the region or its allies.
14. The Minister of Immigration will determine the recipients of the New Nation Award (NNA), which will be awarded to recognize the most positive and influential contributions made during a citizen’s first year of residency.
Section 9.4.4: Court Awards
15. The Chief Justice will determine the recipients of the Outstanding Citizenship Award (OCA), which will be awarded to recognize exceptional citizens who act only in the best interest of the region.
The ninth revision as amended this twenty-first day of June 2019.
Originally ratified this twenty-fourth day of March 2018, and enacted this second day of April 2018.
11st Amendment changes.
22nd Amendment changes.
33rd Amendment changes.
44th Amendment changes.
55th Amendment changes.
66th Amendment changes.
77th Amendment changes.
88th Amendment changes.
99th Amendment changes.
Originally ratified this twenty-fourth day of March 2018, and enacted this second day of April 2018.
11st Amendment changes.
22nd Amendment changes.
33rd Amendment changes.
44th Amendment changes.
55th Amendment changes.
66th Amendment changes.
77th Amendment changes.
88th Amendment changes.
99th Amendment changes.