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Security officals will be obeyed at all times in all matters pertaining to the enforcement of Mhaldorian law and the protection of citizens. Failure to obey will result in the use of force. Repeated violations of city law will result in harsher penalties, including permanent enemy status. Mhaldor is a dictatorship. The laws are enforced without exception. | Security officals will be obeyed at all times in all matters pertaining to the enforcement of Mhaldorian law and the protection of citizens. Failure to obey will result in the use of force. Repeated violations of city law will result in harsher penalties, including permanent enemy status. Mhaldor is a dictatorship. The laws are enforced without exception. | ||
To have the status of enemy to Mhaldor removed one must speak to either a Viceroy or the Minister of Security. It is at the Tyrannus and/or Minister of Security's discretion whether or not to remove this status. | To have the status of enemy to Mhaldor removed one must speak to either a Viceroy or the Minister of Security. It is at the Tyrannus and/or [[Ministry of Security|Minister of Security]]'s discretion whether or not to remove this status. | ||
==Definitions== | |||
=Definitions= | |||
:a) Citizens of Mhaldor are those listed in 'citizens' and 'citizens dormant'. | :a) Citizens of Mhaldor are those listed in 'citizens' and 'citizens dormant'. | ||
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:f) Fraudulent commerce is knowingly or negligently failing to render a promised consideration upon receipt of goods and/or services and/or monies. | :f) Fraudulent commerce is knowingly or negligently failing to render a promised consideration upon receipt of goods and/or services and/or monies. | ||
=Scope= | ==Scope== | ||
This law applies to: | This law applies to: | ||
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:c) Crimes committed against Mhaldorian citizens. | :c) Crimes committed against Mhaldorian citizens. | ||
=Enforcement= | ==Enforcement== | ||
:a) This law shall be enforced by the Viceroys, the Minister of Security and Security Aides. Infractions are to be brought to their attention. | :a) This law shall be enforced by the Viceroys, the Minister of Security and Security Aides. Infractions are to be brought to their attention. | ||
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:c) Sentences are as follows: | :c) Sentences are as follows: | ||
:: i) Sapients committing minor crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than five thousand gold sovereigns, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding a year, or both. | :: i) Sapients committing minor crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than five thousand [[gold sovereigns]], or a branding as city enemy not exceeding a year, or both. | ||
:: ii) Sapients committing major crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than fifty thousand | :: ii) Sapients committing major crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than fifty thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding ten years, or both. | ||
:: iii) Sapients committing capital crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not less than one hundred thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not less than ten years, or both. | :: iii) Sapients committing capital crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not less than one hundred thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not less than ten years, or both. | ||
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:: iv) At the discretion of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security, a branding sentence for a capital crime may be made permanent. | :: iv) At the discretion of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security, a branding sentence for a capital crime may be made permanent. | ||
=Criminal Code= | ==Criminal Code== | ||
:a) Petty Offences | :a) Petty Offences | ||
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:: iv) Littering is a minor crime. | :: iv) Littering is a minor crime. | ||
:: v) Unsolicited [[graffiti]] is a minor crime. | :: v) Unsolicited [[pranks|graffiti]] is a minor crime. | ||
:: vi) Presence by non-citizens in Mhaldor's [[sewers]] is a minor crime. | :: vi) Presence by non-citizens in Mhaldor's [[sewers]] is a minor crime. | ||
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:: ii) Heresy is a capital crime. | :: ii) Heresy is a capital crime. | ||
=Treaties= | ==Treaties== | ||
Treaties will be obeyed by citizens as if they were Mhaldorian law. | Treaties will be obeyed by citizens as if they were Mhaldorian law. | ||
=Passage= | ==Passage== | ||
:a) The following are prohibited from entering Mhaldor: | :a) The following are prohibited from entering Mhaldor: | ||
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:: ii) Members of [[Shallam]]ese houses | :: ii) Members of [[Shallam]]ese houses | ||
:: iii) Citizens of Shallam | :: iii) Citizens of Shallam | ||
:: iv) [[Devotion]] users | :: iv) [[Devotion (skill)|Devotion]] users | ||
:: v) [[Runelore]] users without Viceroy or Ministerial permission. | :: v) [[Runelore]] users without Viceroy or Ministerial permission. | ||
=City Enemies= | ==City Enemies== | ||
Enemies are to be slain or removed from Mhaldor by any means necessary. | Enemies are to be slain or removed from Mhaldor by any means necessary. | ||
=Marriage= | ==Marriage== | ||
:a) Preparatory engagements and solemnized marriage are permitted | :a) Preparatory engagements and solemnized marriage are permitted among: | ||
:: i) Mhaldorian citizens. | :: i) Mhaldorian citizens. | ||
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:b) Citizens married to former citizens or former city allies are granted two years grace to correct said spouses' departures, by returning them to citizenship or ally status, as appropriate. If after that time period the spouse remains outside Mhaldor's ambit, the couple will divorce. | :b) Citizens married to former citizens or former city allies are granted two years grace to correct said spouses' departures, by returning them to citizenship or ally status, as appropriate. If after that time period the spouse remains outside Mhaldor's ambit, the couple will divorce. | ||
=Citizenship= | ==Citizenship== | ||
:a) The following are disqualified from Mhaldorian citizenship: | :a) The following are disqualified from Mhaldorian citizenship: | ||
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:b) There is no penalty for leaving Mhaldor, save where the departure is without the permission of a Viceroy. | :b) There is no penalty for leaving Mhaldor, save where the departure is without the permission of a Viceroy. | ||
=Security Constructs= | ==Security Constructs== | ||
:a) Security constructs may not be placed on public property without permission of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security. | :a) Security constructs may not be placed on public property without permission of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security. | ||
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:d) The Naga will maintain a current list of all wormholes terminating in Mhaldor or on or below the Island. | :d) The Naga will maintain a current list of all wormholes terminating in Mhaldor or on or below the Island. | ||
=Shops= | ==Shops== | ||
:a) Mhaldorian shops are not subject to any treaties or agreements made in restraint of [[:Category:Trade|trade]]. | :a) Mhaldorian shops are not subject to any treaties or agreements made in restraint of [[:Category:Trade|trade]]. | ||
:b) Sale of the venom [[vardrax]] is a major crime. Shops found selling vardrax will be seized. | :b) Sale of the venom [[vardrax]] is a major crime. Shops found selling vardrax will be seized. | ||
=Allies= | ==Allies== | ||
:a) Full allies are those who advance the cause of Mhaldor, the City of [[Evil]]. Full allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when interacting with its citizens, and thus are granted the privilege of being treated as a Mhaldorian citizen for the purposes of city law. | :a) Full allies are those who advance the cause of Mhaldor, the City of [[Evil]]. Full allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when interacting with its citizens, and thus are granted the privilege of being treated as a Mhaldorian citizen for the purposes of city law. | ||