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Space Law is a collection of rules and regulations enacted by Nanotrasen which has oversight through CentCom and is enforced by the Sec Officers on the station. Space Law applies to almost all ranks and positions on station, meaning almost all are equal under the eyes of the Law and ultimately answer to her.

The rules and regulations herein are fundementals in the basics of security behaviour. There will be a lot of people breaking the law in any given round, so following these basic punishments will make your actual j*b quick and easy. Using your own judgement for sentences is recommended- ask superior officers (if applicable) for higher sentencing.

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The Law: Crime And Punishment

Crime Table

This table helps you easily see the punishments and crimes that they require. Further elaboration on crimes can be found in the last section of this article.

Code	0XX - Infraction	1XX - Mischief	2XX - Misdemeanor	3XX - Felony	4XX - Grand Felony	5XX - Capital
01		Assault	Aggravated Assault	Manslaughter	Murder	Mass Murder
02			Assault of an Officer	Assault with a Deadly Weapon	Attempted Murder	Unrevivable Murder
03	Superficial Vandalism	Vandalism	Major Vandalism	Sabotage	Grand Sabotage
04			Animal Cruelty	Botanical Illicit Production		Biological Terror
05		Obstruction of Justice	Aiding and Abetting	Enemy of the Corporation	De-Implantation	Enemy of the Corporation
06		Vigilantism	Contraband	Dangerous Contraband
07		Pickpocketing	Petty Theft	Theft	Grand Theft
08	Creating a Hazard	Negligence	High Negligence
09		Trespass	Trespass, Restricted Areas	Trespass, Max Security Areas
10			Breaking and Entering	Breaking and Entering, Restricted Areas
11	Disorderly Conduct	Fine Evasion	Insubordination	Dereliction of Duty
12			Fraud	Identity Theft
13			Drug Possession	Drug Distribution
14	Disruptive Communications	Disturbing the Peace	Rioting	Inciting a Riot		Mutiny
15		Discriminatory Language		Kidnapping	Brainwashing	Genetic Mutilation
Punishment	50-200 credit fine OR Low Martial Punishment	3 min brig time OR 300 credit fine OR Low Martial Punishment	5 min brig time OR 300-500 gulag points OR Medium Martial Punishment	7 min brig time OR 600-800 gulag points OR Major Martial Punishments	Permabrig, Exile Execution IF uncontainable, Cyborgization if applicable	Permabrig, Exile, Execution, Cyborgization if applicable

The Captain's Authority

Due to the unexplored brapp lore station space captain can make laws and repeal them and is the umm final decision maker.. Um.. Yeah.. TODO: Write this out later..

Martial Punishments

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Given the dangerous and often quickly changing enviroment on Space Station Thirteen, Central Command has permitted physical punishment for crimes. Once the punishment has been fulfilled, the prisoner is to be released immediately.

These punishments are to be applied only when it is impossible

They may, however, not be forbidden from medical care.

It is recommended to fulfill these punishments in the brig's "transfer center" if possible. Security outposts, however, may work as well. If your station AI asks, the prisoner fell over and hurt themselves accidentally.

Punishment Table

Sentencing Degree	Punishment
Low Punishment	Blunt force applied directly to an arm until hairline fracture
Medium Punishment	Blunt force applied directly to either 2 external extremities until desired level of fracturing OR Blunt force applied directly to either the forehead or rib cage until desired level of harm.
Major Punishment	Surgical or forceful removal of a limb of your choice, excluding the head. Take care to not kill the prisoner. You may also break as many limbs as you want. Remember, the first rule is to have fun!

Lethal Force

As a member of the stations Security force you are one of the best armed and protected people on the station, equipped with the almost latest in non-lethal takedown technology.

It is for this reason that the situations that warrant the use of Deadly Force are few and far between, in the grand majority of circumstances you will be expected to use your stun weapons to diffuse a situation.

There are a few circumstances where deadly force is permissible:

• Full Deterioration of Order - full blown mutinies, cults, hostile boarding parties, and Space Wizards automatically authorize lethal force against them in order to swiftly quell the chaos and bring the station back to order.
• Non-Lethal Weapons Ineffective - certain targets are impervious to nonlethals, such as Mechs^{[even doe u can just use ions]}, Xenomorphs, Borgs^{[even doe u can just use a flash or ions and tip them]}, and Hulks. Lethal force may be used against these targets if they prove hostile.
• Severe Personal Risk - sometimes getting close enough to a target to slap the cuffs on will create significant personal risk to the Officer.
  • Criminals in hostile environments such as space, fire, or plasma leaks also fall into this category, as do criminals believed to be in possession of high explosives. Ranged lethal force is the only reasonable option in these conditions.
• Armed and Dangerous - if a suspect is in possession of weapons, including stun weapons, and you have reasonable suspicion that they will use these against you, lethal force is permitted. Although in the majority of cases it is still preferable to attempt to detain them non-lethally.
  • Unauthorized personnel in the armory are considered by default to be Armed and Dangerous, maximum force is permitted to subdue such targets.
• Multiple Hostiles - it can be extremely difficult to detain multiple hostiles. As a last resort if you are being mobbed you may deploy more lethal means to disperse the crowd and preserve your own wellbeing.

Additionally, in the event of an attempted prison break, Security may fire lasers through the glass. They are expected to first fire a few warning shots before unloading their weapon into the target.

Legal Representation

If a crime is 3XX or higher, a criminal may seek out trial, assuming a lawyer is present and they agree to commit to their protection. Not even the captain can override this right o algi

Courtroom Behavior/Operations